Almost one year since i started working for youDevise. In that time i have had many adventures and written none of them down. i'm not sure anyone noticed.
So what did you miss? youDevise continues to be cool. My Brompton is excessively cool but cycling in London is deeply terrifying. Considering the Mayor cycles to work (using only his abundant hair as a helmet) i am amazed on an almost daily basis how poor the road network is for cyclists considering that there are about one million of us now.
Cycling really lets you see the cold dark interior of London's polluted heart. I've been yelled at, called countless names, moaned at by the police and nearly bashed off my bike by dozens of taxi drivers. I've even been told by one particularly prickly taxi driver that i'm lucky to be alive and that running me over is just about preferable to obeying the rules of the road.
In short i absolutely hate cycling to work. Mainly because i don't really want to get mashed by a truck or smacked by a black cab. So i actually tried rollerblading, which was disastrous. And finally, my new plan is to run to work. Starting on Monday. I might let you know how it goes.
Why is this entry entitled "Popcorn"? Because i was just eating some.
About Me
- Ian
- Ian and Natalie Davies, Computer Scientists, who would have been professional skiers had there been any snow in South Africa when they were growing up, now live permanently in the Chablais Alps that they love just south of Lac Leman. This is their story.
3 comments:
You know, in Berkeley we have whole roads designated 'bike boulevards'. And abundant bike paths. And we get sun.
Just saying ;)
Have fun with the running and be safe!
My jealously knows no bounds. I've heard there's a smallish IT-industry in the Berkeley area. Certainly sounds appealing!
I actually wouldn't know - as of Monday I take the BART into the city to work. Everyone I know in Berkeley are animators.
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