Friday, March 30, 2012

Scooter Mystery

I wrote a blog in December talking about a puffy elf sticker that was put on the cover of our Buddy Scooter. Just as mysteriously as it was put there it was removed in January.  Those little puffy stickers have real sticking power, so it had to have been removed, it did not fall off.

Jeff and I have designated days that we are responsible for moving the scooter to the opposite side of the street for street cleaning days.  Several times over the last, may-be, six weeks we have asked each other whether or not the other person moved the bike on their non-designated days.  Both of us said that we had not done the good deed and we assumed Jordan was the good deed doer.  After asking her, we found out that she has not been moving the bike either.

The only problem with this "good deed" is the person moving the bike does not remove the lock, which is a long coiled chain that wraps around the tire, so once they push it to the other side of the street the chain is all curled up in the front tire, which takes quite a bit of time to untangle.  Surely, they can feel the drag on the bike when they roll it and realize that the chain is wrapping around the tire. 

Over the winter the bike cover has become rather tattered and torn.  Two days ago when we went to move the bike to the alternate side of the street we found the cover had been patched up. It's not perfect, but someone took some time and effort to sew it up.

So?  Hmmm....  What?

In New York you do not touch people and you do not touch their stuff.  So who is this mystery person putting puffy elf stickers on our cover, removing the holiday decal as the seasons change, moving our bike at the risk of busting the tire by wrapping the chain around it, and patching up the tattered cover?  Have you ever heard of anything so bizarre?

2 comments:

  1. I think you should leave a thank you note along with a little treat for your mystery person. Put em in a zip lock. I can't wait until you put these "chapters" in your Finding My Way in New York book. Your blogs are so gripping and so well written! Ann in Missouri

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  2. I agree with Ann - a little note in a ziploc! Not all New Yorkers are hands off, standoffish or rude :) Maybe you've lucked in to finding a good neighbor! :D (I got a job, so I'll be able to have Justin visit, either in the summer or definitely next Christmas! so he and Cam can get together as well :D )
    Sandy

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