No, really. This is actually lame.
All of my vehicles tags expired in April, and the schedule for renewals is such that it's truly impossible to handle it by using a bicycle and the bus. You just can't do it, and get a full day of work in. They open at 7:30, mere minutes before the last bus heads downtown, then close at 4:30, before the first evening bus from downtown can get there.
They have a "convenient" drop box, but it's behind locked doors until 7:30 AM. It's obviously meant only to be used by impatient people when there's a huge line for renewals.
I took the super-slow A bus from my usual bus stop at 6:10 in the morning, to the Johnson County offices and discovered this. I wised up and transferred to the D bus (where I'm writing this post), which will get me downtown a few minutes faster than the other bus I was riding.
Now for something that's cool! I'm sharing the bike rack on the front of the bus with a fellow bicycle commuter. I don't know if he's a frequent commuter or not, but the fact that today is supposed to be rainy tells me he's either uninformed, or somewhat dedicated.
Update: The cyclist is definitely a dedicated bike/bus commuter. I had a chat with him as we left the bus.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Lameness and coolness
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2 comments:
What happens if biking becomes very popular and your the third bike?
I'll have to wait for the next bus, or *gasp* ride all the way downtown!
I noticed you disabled comments. Too much spam? It sounds like your gear-grinding buddy needs a Trek Lime (I'm only half joking)
I've ridden three of them. I have to admit, they're kind of fun. I would have altered how the shifting works, and coaster brakes to nothing for me, though.
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