Something I've discovered I love in the last year is renting the Lime eBikes. You download an app on your phone, link it to funding, and then use QR codes to activate the bikes, which are parked around the city.
Previous to the pandemic, I did rent the scooters offered this way whenever I got the chance, and my favorite brand was Byrd. The husband always thought the scooters too risky, and didn't like me using them. He feels more secure about me on the bikes, and of course I use a helmet. Before our recent move, I biked about twice a week home from work. Now I'm biking a few more times per week.
I don't like that the money I spend this way is going to Uber, a company that's anti-union, but the Lime bikes are the most practical for us right now. We've always been a one-car family, and now that the economic reality of the last couple of years has really set in, the truth is that we're likely to remain a one car family for some time.
I rode a bike to the bank and the grocery today on my lunch hour - I'm working from home today. The bike ride felt good. I have to focus on what feels good, so I don't get sad about what doesn't.
We should have bought a new car this Spring. That was the plan, for years. Buy a new car when our oldest was 16, and give the 2008 Prius to her. There's no new car. There's no new used car. We're still okay.
I do like bike riding. It does feel good. Honestly it's faster, I think, than running errands with a car would be. Maybe if things pick up in the next year I'll buy my own eBike, but for now I'm happy enough to rent on the spot - most of the time I use them for one-way rides home after the husband has dropped me at work.
It's 2022, the world is on fire, and nobody knows anything. We're all just trying our best.
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