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I had a chance to canoe to the office for 4 months. The place I was staying at was on the river and they owned canoes. I would pop out at the park, chain up the

I had a chance to canoe to the office for 4 months. The place I was staying at was on the river and they owned canoes. I would pop out at the park, chain up the canoe, then a 3 minute walk to the office. Going to the office was downstream but going home was a workout at times.

stronglikedan 3y ago
> going home was a workout at times Like going to the gym after work to relieve the stress of the day!
samstave 3y ago
Did you ever Canoe to work and then it started raining during the day and you had to Canoe home in the rain? Yeah, thats what biking to work daily for over a decade was like. LPT: Check your bike into a hotel baggage check with the bellhop, tip them $20 and they will protect your bike in their storage for at least a week, longer if you build a report with them. I used to lock my bikes up at various high-end hotels in SF. 1. The millenium tower : ring the guard button in the valet port coche and they buz you into the garage near the dumpsters and they have a bike-rack-tree to lock your bike to, and its behind cams and security doors. The intercontinental and the W hotel allow you to store your bike for a week. (make sure you tip well, and get the name of the host) sometimes you need a bit of social engineering when you arent staying at the hotel - like a good tip... but also its just being amenable and friendly, and you talk them up first and tip at the end of the convo.... but you can do this with any large hotel, and so long as you tip well... So come in and say things like: "I am in town for a conference, and only need to store this here a day or two" "I am checking into the hotel later, but I have to go to an interview right now" (Tip this one good (($20)) as it will make him less likely to get upset if you dont return the same day. I have had so many bike components, and whole bikes stolen from me in SF, Santa Rosa, San Jose ubtil I learned this trick.

stronglikedan 3y ago

> going home was a workout at times Like going to the gym after work to relieve the stress of the day!

samstave 3y ago

Did you ever Canoe to work and then it started raining during the day and you had to Canoe home in the rain? Yeah, thats what biking to work daily for over a decade was like. LPT: Check your bike into a hotel baggage check with the bellhop, tip them $20 and they will protect your bike in their storage for at least a week, longer if you build a report with them. I used to lock my bikes up at various high-end hotels in SF. 1. The millenium tower : ring the guard button in the valet port coche and they buz you into the garage near the dumpsters and they have a bike-rack-tree to lock your bike to, and its behind cams and security doors. The intercontinental and the W hotel allow you to store your bike for a week. (make sure you tip well, and get the name of the host) sometimes you need a bit of social engineering when you arent staying at the hotel - like a good tip... but also its just being amenable and friendly, and you talk them up first and tip at the end of the convo.... but you can do this with any large hotel, and so long as you tip well... So come in and say things like: "I am in town for a conference, and only need to store this here a day or two" "I am checking into the hotel later, but I have to go to an interview right now" (Tip this one good (($20)) as it will make him less likely to get upset if you dont return the same day. I have had so many bike components, and whole bikes stolen from me in SF, Santa Rosa, San Jose ubtil I learned this trick.