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[samcallahan]

As part of a continuing effort to make myself less dependent on cars, I've been commuting to work on my bicycle, running errands, and getting some exercise in.  Last weekend, I took it one step further...

My adventure started when my wife called me to let me know that a girl’s night was planned for our house on an upcoming Friday, and I needed to

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[bill_sheehan]

Damn, that sounds like fun.

So, how did you manage to avoid I-80?

[samcallahan]

Well, I initially looked like it might have my access to the bike path, and then it looked like their might be a last minute escape to a regular street, but there wasn't so I turned around right at the access controlled, no non-motorized vehicle sign and start my backtrack. As I'm going the wrong way, a sterling example of humanity in a car that wasn't worth much more than my 40 year old bike stops in the median and asks for directions to a neighboring suburb. I have to tell him "I don't know, I'm not from around here.". Which understandably, doesn't make sense to him. He says, "I think it might be this Medu Lane", which makes me realize his reading skills are limited as well, as I've never heard anyone pronounce "Meadow" like that. I wish I had told him that he really didn't want to get his directions from the guy bicycling the wrong way on an on-ramp for the interstate, but instead slunk away with alacrity.