Enough of a breeze today to blow off a young woman's "pollster"-style hat just a couple of blocks before Canal Street. It's a nice change from yesterday's saunatastic return ride.
Had to circumvent a slow-moving beeline at Waverly.
I passed the GNC which has a BSN powder strategically placed in the front window -- so I know it's on clearance and it's just a matter of getting to that spot on 15th Street 120 seconds earlier for me to assess the situation, it being 10% off week and all that.
As I approached 31st Street for my left turn an 18 wheeler was pulling out and visibility was low. I stopped riding when I detected 2 young kids on skateboards going south when they should only be going north in this lane. Upon halting, the first kid sort of slid in to me. It wasn't a big deal and I didn't feel a thing. He even signaled to his follower that he needed to stop. Kid #1, laughing (somewhat embarrassed) said it was the truck's fault.
"I blame the truck."
"I blame your bad judgment and sense of direction."
"I blame the truck."
Do not ride in to oncoming traffic. You are asking for a premature death if you do.
Thank you for reading.
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