Bike News
September 18, 2007
Bad news bears…my bike was stolen at the train station. L I was so sad. Actually, I wasn’t sad, I was MAD! It was 7:00 at night and I had just gotten to the train station from a LONG day of work and all I wanted to do was go home and go to bed. I walked over to where I parked my bike that morning and it was gone. I looked everywhere thinking that it was a trick or something…nope, it was gone.
I called Naoko and told her and she came right away. What a night. Since it was 7pm already, it was too late to do anything so she took me home. My keys were gone too so we had to get some spare keys. What a night.
So the next morning I woke up and got ready to leave (early of course, since I had to walk to the station). I left in plenty of time but for some reason it took me forever to get there. I barely made the train. Tara got there maybe 10 seconds before me and stopped the train for us. She was straddling the train and the platform so that they couldn’t take off. She’s so brave, haha.
Since today was my short day, I went home at 12:30. I was so tempted to take a cab to the apartment but I thought that it would be better to walk and get some exercise so that’s what I did. That was my mistake…it was so hot! It felt like we had gone back into the summer temperatures and the sun was baking me from the inside out. My bags were so heavy and I was wearing flip flops…not ideal for my long walk home. When I FINALLY made it home, I thought I might die, but I hung in there.
I had to go to the police station and report the bike stolen. That was an experience. I’m getting pretty good at international police visits. First Italy and the car thief, now Japan and the bike thief. Lovely. That was a trip because at the Koban (police box) the older man wanted to speak to me in English. I was hot, tired, and not really into communication right then. Yumi was handling it well so I was just fine being quiet, but I had to amuse him by talking. He got a big kick out of practicing his English. I’m glad I could help a brother out.
Yumi took me home and said she would come back later with my new bike. When she did, she made my day! It’s was a bright red, shiny new bike!! The bell is a little wussy but I still have the one that Lindsey gave me for my birthday. It’s WAY better. I’m going to put it on this weekend. I want to put my streamers on too but I’m scared that they might get stolen.
My locks are changed at my apartment so no worries. I’m safe and my bike has two locks now! No one is taking this bad boy from me!! I’ll get a picture up here as soon as I can. It’s a pretty sweet ride, and there’s nothing like a blonde on a red bicycle! If I can pull any of you into town, let me know (Lindsey, name it). haha
September 18, 2007
Bad news bears…my bike was stolen at the train station. L I was so sad. Actually, I wasn’t sad, I was MAD! It was 7:00 at night and I had just gotten to the train station from a LONG day of work and all I wanted to do was go home and go to bed. I walked over to where I parked my bike that morning and it was gone. I looked everywhere thinking that it was a trick or something…nope, it was gone.
I called Naoko and told her and she came right away. What a night. Since it was 7pm already, it was too late to do anything so she took me home. My keys were gone too so we had to get some spare keys. What a night.
So the next morning I woke up and got ready to leave (early of course, since I had to walk to the station). I left in plenty of time but for some reason it took me forever to get there. I barely made the train. Tara got there maybe 10 seconds before me and stopped the train for us. She was straddling the train and the platform so that they couldn’t take off. She’s so brave, haha.
Since today was my short day, I went home at 12:30. I was so tempted to take a cab to the apartment but I thought that it would be better to walk and get some exercise so that’s what I did. That was my mistake…it was so hot! It felt like we had gone back into the summer temperatures and the sun was baking me from the inside out. My bags were so heavy and I was wearing flip flops…not ideal for my long walk home. When I FINALLY made it home, I thought I might die, but I hung in there.
I had to go to the police station and report the bike stolen. That was an experience. I’m getting pretty good at international police visits. First Italy and the car thief, now Japan and the bike thief. Lovely. That was a trip because at the Koban (police box) the older man wanted to speak to me in English. I was hot, tired, and not really into communication right then. Yumi was handling it well so I was just fine being quiet, but I had to amuse him by talking. He got a big kick out of practicing his English. I’m glad I could help a brother out.
Yumi took me home and said she would come back later with my new bike. When she did, she made my day! It’s was a bright red, shiny new bike!! The bell is a little wussy but I still have the one that Lindsey gave me for my birthday. It’s WAY better. I’m going to put it on this weekend. I want to put my streamers on too but I’m scared that they might get stolen.
My locks are changed at my apartment so no worries. I’m safe and my bike has two locks now! No one is taking this bad boy from me!! I’ll get a picture up here as soon as I can. It’s a pretty sweet ride, and there’s nothing like a blonde on a red bicycle! If I can pull any of you into town, let me know (Lindsey, name it). haha
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