Last night there was a little break in the temperature. It was so nice at
bedtime I even opened up the windows and enjoyed the nighttime sounds.
Unfortunately, it's already starting to heat up again. Before it gets too
miserable Hubby Tony and I decided to take a bike ride after breakfast. My
e-bike was acting fine until I left the garage. All of a sudden the electric
assist stopped and the control panel went blank. There shouldn't have been any
issues-the battery had been charged after the last ride. I tried turning
everything on multiple times, but didn't have any luck, so I told Tony to go ahead
and ride without me.
Back in the garage, I realized the key to unlock the battery pack from the
bike was in the condo. I fetched it, removed the battery, brought it upstairs,
and set it on the charger. After that I needed to decide what was next.
There are two full-service grocery stores within walking distance of my house.
I realized I could walk to the farther of the two (a little over a mile away)
and look for inspiration for tomorrow's staff luncheon at the church. I prefer
that chain because I usually don't buy very much, and the store lets me make my tax exempt purchase at the self serve register. At the other store I have to get in line behind all the overflowing carts and use a
cashier.
I grabbed my wallet and a bag and left the condo.
By this time it was 8:30, and already starting to heat up, but there was a nice breeze blowing and enough trees to provide shade. Just past the
subdivision pool I noticed someone had drawn a chalk line down the sidewalk.
I didn't think much about it until I turned the corner and saw that the line
continued on the new street. Then I couldn't help but track it.
Sometimes the line
was light, and sometimes dark. Sometimes it was straight, and sometimes curvy.
Sometimes it was joined by a second line.
When the street ended I turned left. The line still was there, but I
could also see that it crossed the street to the sidewalk on the other side.
On my side of the street I saw two pieces of chalk. I used one of them to
sketch a smiley-faced appreciation of the work the line drawer put in.
The line continued all the way to the end of the subdivision. I turned left
and the rest of the trip was uneventful. At the store I decided that
tomorrow's lunch will be meatloaf, mashed potatoes, some type of vegetable,
garlic bread, and cookies from the bakery. After purchasing my items I started back
home.
When I reached the subdivision entrance I decided to figure out just how long
the chalk line was. I took a screenshot of my health app that showed how far I
had already walked. When I reached the end of the line I took another one for
comparison. It was six tenths of a mile! Someone put a lot of effort
into their chalking.
Five years ago:
Doing My Civic Duty