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Great to get out for a long one, it was warm but what a nice day to ride. With rain in the picture for most the day, was able to get a short ride in on the gravel bike. Corn is starting to take off in the back ground.  What a great year I had! 2021 will go down as one of the best. Weather was awesome this year for riding, if you like it warm. The bicycle is the slow death of the planet. General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said: "A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for the necessary maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat. Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product). On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself." Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.  Great ride today, almost got hit just once coming back into town. Stopped at my favorite store and the beverage cooler was not working. Warm drinks, I was just to cheep to buy a bag of ice for myself. Friday afternoon ride on the Bianchi xr3. Had to stop for a nature break and a protein bar.  Met up with the boys for a group ride. Made plans earlier in the day to ride with them, by time the afternoon came around I almost canceled. Once I got there, sat on my bike, the days problems just melted away.  |
