Notes to two strangers

Sunday the weather was lovely, and I got lots of exercise, putting several miles on my mountain bike, probably a mile on my unicycle, and eight miles on my track bike.  This last entailed some country-road riding, which requires a high state of awareness at any time, more so in harvest season.  Anyway I saw a couple things that, if I could, I’d discuss with the people involved.  Here’s as close as I can get.

Dear smiling, waving coeds in the Mustang convertible that flew past me with butterflies wide open while I was stopped taking a picture:  I know the Ford 302 makes a lovely sound and the kick is a lot of fun.  But I wish I could tell you what a bad idea speeding is on rural Illinois roads during harvest season.  Especially across from the entrance of a grain elevator, which I was photographing.  Your little car would be a hood ornament stuck to the front of some of those tractors as they pull out.  Please think of your family and loved ones, if not of yourselves.

Dear pickup-truck-drivin’-guy who casually tossed out a burning cigarette, which I clipped with the front tire of my bike as it rolled across the road rather than see it roll into the ditch:  Littering is bad.  Burning litter is worse; don’t be a jerk.

That is all

Posted by George on 11/24/09 at 10:30 PM
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