Oops …

[blamebrampton]

Apparently, about a week ago, I sleepwalked out to the computer and put a bid on a 1980s Japanese road bike on eBay. Which was very reasonably priced! and which I expected to go much higher than my bid. Guess what I am picking up on the weekend?

I promise to only ride it like a hipster – slowly and on the footpath ;-)

In news that will surprise no one, I was walking home from spin class tonight when I was nearly bowled over by a car coming out of the Carriageworks driveway. I gave a brief lecture on the illegality of cutting off pedestrians on pavements and the lack of right of way cars enjoy in such spaces. He looked deeply chastened, and mildly concerned that I might beat him with the foam massage roller I was carrying and unconsciously using to punctuate my exclamations. Thinking back, I probably should have.

Massage roller itself EXCELLENT for shoulder/arm soothing, though!

Comments

[kath-ballantyne.livejournal.com]

So pedestrians have right of way always? I know my brother failed his first driving test because as he was driving back into the car park he stopped to let someone with a stroller go and she motioned him on so he went.

Enjoy your new bike. Hopefully Sydney will be careful driving. I'm not holding my breath for that though. I've been there.

What is a massage roller? Sounds interesting. What do you do with it to help your arm/shoulder?

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I've learned never to expect Sydney drivers to do anything sane and just to ride as though they are all homicidal maniacs. And if that means I am sometimes on the footpath, then that will happen, and I will just go very very slowly so as not to annoy pedestrians!

And yeah, pedestrians ALWAYS have right of way, even in the middle of the road, but with a driveway crossing a footpath, absolutely. And people who ignore that are all going to a very special hell, of Mr Dopey Carriageworks man and that bitch woman at Town Hall. Grrrr!

Massage rollers are these: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/flexibilityandstretching/ss/FoamRoller.htm
And it's been quite good so far!

[kath-ballantyne.livejournal.com]

I've learned never to expect Sydney drivers to do anything sane and just to ride as though they are all homicidal maniacs. Yes. This is how I drive when I'm in Sydney. Except not the footpath bit.


Ahh. I see. I've used rubber balls the same way. They are rather limited. And very painful as most of the time a tennis ball is all I've got and they're quite hard

Might see if I can find one that's not too expensive. I have so many trigger points in my neck/shoulder/arms. Hoping the physio (that I still haven't called) can help me with that.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I used to use balls when I was still dancing: you'd know how bad it is by the type of ball you had to go to in order to release the tension – golf balls were the nadir!

Call the physio!