Finally: a bicycle!!

 

Finally: a bicycle!!!!

I used to bike everwhere in the past. 
A high bridge? No problem.
Long distance to bring a studybook to a friend?
No problem.

I knew every wobbly stone, and even when the roads were iced I would go to school, which was at the other end of town on a hill.

Later I had two kids on it: one in front an one in the back. Nicely in fitted seats.

I didn't bicycle because it was nice to the environment... I did it because I was fast, knew all the small paths, and I could park it everywhere.

Most people knew which bicycle was mine... the silver one... the blue one... the black one with yellow patches... the one with pink flowers... the one with blue stripes....

Some of them I lost to people who had no moral and stole mine.
One day I found the two seats on the floor and the bicycle gone. There I stood, outside the shopping centre: two full bags, two kids who could hardly walk...
And then that day I had given a whole day at the church, organising the children's easter morning celebration... I was so tired... ad then I had to walk home, because someone had stolen my bicycle that stood chained to the waterpipe of the church!! The chain was cut...so it would have been a professional.

I had to stop bicycling 11 years ago because of my heart.
So I was stuck at home, dependent on others with a car.

But the past years I felt I could start again... but Mr J. didn't bother to spend the money on one.
And he didn't drive me to a shop either.

So two or three years ago I asked the kids to look for one.

Son 1, full of promisses... told me he had a foldable for me.
It never came.

Son 2 was looking for an affordable oneBut only found junk.

I looked online...found some...but found out those sellers were not reliable.

And the prices went up and up...
The electric ones were even more expensive.
And because the normal ones where in high demand, the prices went up even further.

When Mr J . died I decided I would have a bicycle soon.
When someone dies the partner receives some money to make adjustments to the new situation.
Well, this was a required adjustment. I need to be able to get my own groceries.

One of my daughters had a bicycle she lended her sister.
It was far too heavy for me.

And today she suddenly came at the door.... hands on her back....
with the keys for a "new" bicycle!!!

A light one, so it's easy to use.
A white one!!
And the back is silver with grey dots!! 
So again a weird one. LOL!

She found it online.
Went to the family she bought it from by bus.
Turned out the girl in the family had this bicycle, but it was not heavy enough to be used for going to school. So she got another one.
This one has been used only once or twice. I can see, because the tires are not dirty and the other parts are extremely clean and nothing is scratched at all.
So I have a new bicycle for the prize of a second hand one.

The family was happy it would go to someone who needs one and who loves to ride on a decorated one.
And I am finally able to do what needs to be done and go to the shops or anywhere else when I want to.

It will take a while before a cross the bridge.. but I will be fine in this part of town.


Yeay!!!!!

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About **Syl

Syl: "Life is a chain of challenges. Sometimes the largest challenges are we ourselves. Facing life, facing others and facing yourself requires either a worryless attitude or plain courage. Most of the time it is dealing with judgement. Maybe life is about getting rid of it."