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catsittingstill) wrote2022-06-16 10:28 am
catsittingstill) wrote2022-06-16 10:28 am
Bikes went to good home!
I had a Bike E that I was terrifically fond of, kitted out for errand running and minor load hauling, which I haven't used since we moved to the new house because multiple reasons having to do with how hard it was to get it in and out of the shed, and how in-shape one has to be to ride it up the last hill back to the house. Its tires had gone flat and it was covered with dust and I felt sad seeing it sitting unused. Kip likewise had a Vision recumbent which Bob Alway had kindly donated to us when he got a recumbent trike as I recall, but it was likewise unused at this point for similar reasons.
Well, I mentioned this on Facebook, and France (a fellow filker) said she would really like to have them, so I said sure come take a look. She actually rented a cargo van, and had room for both, so we wheeled them out of the shed and I brought out all the bike gear I had (except the bike helmets which are out of date and which I didn't consider safe to pass on.) I mentioned the Sweet Seat issue to her (they have broken under heavier riders, but I used mine for, oh, about 15 years, and never had a problem, but she might want to consider reinforcing or replacing it) and told her they were both going to need new tires and a tune up at a minimum, and she was still interested, so we strapped them down in the van. She stayed the night with me, we tried making one-ingredient banana ice cream in my food processor (it works!) and she drove off this morning, proud owner of two bedraggled recumbents that will flourish in a loving home.
It makes me happy to think of my trusty steed being put back to work by someone who will get good use out of it, and I'm also happy to have the shed space freed up!
Well, I mentioned this on Facebook, and France (a fellow filker) said she would really like to have them, so I said sure come take a look. She actually rented a cargo van, and had room for both, so we wheeled them out of the shed and I brought out all the bike gear I had (except the bike helmets which are out of date and which I didn't consider safe to pass on.) I mentioned the Sweet Seat issue to her (they have broken under heavier riders, but I used mine for, oh, about 15 years, and never had a problem, but she might want to consider reinforcing or replacing it) and told her they were both going to need new tires and a tune up at a minimum, and she was still interested, so we strapped them down in the van. She stayed the night with me, we tried making one-ingredient banana ice cream in my food processor (it works!) and she drove off this morning, proud owner of two bedraggled recumbents that will flourish in a loving home.
It makes me happy to think of my trusty steed being put back to work by someone who will get good use out of it, and I'm also happy to have the shed space freed up!
banana ice cream
Re: banana ice cream
Peel, cut in to manageable chunks, freeze, put in food processor, pulse to about oatmeal size pieces then puree. It goes through a stage where it looks like this just won't work but keep stopping the blades, opening the bowl, and pushing the ungovernable mass back down to the blades and presently it turns into something like pudding and then something very much like soft serve ice cream.
It is quite loud at first but then my food processor is always loud. 1 banana makes 2 small dishes of ice cream.
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-T~
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I'm glad to hear that both you and France are doing well.
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On another note, my house next door to Glimmerglass House, not far from Kalamazoo, Michigan, has a spare back bedroom with a semi-private bathroom. Just in case you know someone who might need a safe place to stay for a few days.