I failed to get the previous post posted or the forums failed to do so last night. One way or another, my apologies. I was late at getting on my bike today. My sister came over to see the kitties and I had a lot of lawns with bullish growth to mow once she left. It was a nice afternoon to ride but there was a South East wind to contend with. I used my best battery and logged 42 miles. I rode in assist level 3 into the wind and 2 with the wind. I wasn't completely out of battery. I might have been able to squeak out another couple of miles.
I only saw one other rider today. I saw this guy yesterday. He was riding on the sidewalk on the other side of the four lane in the town South. He might barely be retirement age. He is riding a no assist trike. It looks like the Walmart trike I hauled to my son's house a few years back for his mother in law to ride when visiting. If it's the same bike, it's a lot of work to pedal. It is just a single gear trike. One way or another, he was giving it hell just like yesterday.
They mowed beside the state highway a couple of weeks ago. The immense amount of trash was reduced to small bits that you can't see while in motion. If you stop and look, there is an incredible amount of bits of this or that in the grass. The big, identifiable, trash was all mowed up. Sadly, after only two weeks, that trash is back.
Most of what I see is fast food trash, McTrash to be more specific. In less than a five mile stretch, I bet there are at least a half dozen cheeseburger wrappers and drinking cups. The number pales when compared to the french fries containers. My guess is it's a snack on the way home from work. Maybe it's tossed out the window so they aren't busted for grabbing the junk. Whatever the reason, it is a sad reflection of mankind that feels justified in polluting the side of the highway. Makes me sick!
