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How big is your carbon footprint? Usually mine is pretty large. Today, however, mine was so miniscule that whatever the wind didn't blow away the rain washed out.
Today I rode a Schwinn World Sport, my secondhand rummage sale bike, three miles to the Hwy. G Park and Ride. From G, I caught the eastbound Wisconsin Coach for a 20 mile ride to Milwaukee. I then walked a block to where I keep my other bike, a Schwinn Traveler, the roadside freebee someone had thrown out three years ago. I finished my commute to work with another short bike ride.
The commute was repeated in reverse in the afternoon, the bad weather held off, and I felt good about it. Didn't save the planet but didn't make it worse either. It was something good I did for my health and should probably do it more often.
Miles covered, one way: 24
Total time in transit each way: 1:05
Bus ticket: $2.50
Laughing all the way past the gas station: priceless
