Mon 15 Jun 2009
My Weekend: A Summary
Posted by thenextstopwillbe under Biking, Whatnot
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Saturday found me volunteering with Bike New York to teach adults to ride a bike. The program is called Learn to Ride and we helped over 50 people, most of which were riding by the end of the two hour session. It’s all the more impressive since it rained 2/3’s of the way through the second session of the day but some folks hung in there and we even had people show up for the third session.
The program teaches the “balance first” method whereby the pedals are removed from the bike and the students walk and roll until they can coast comfortably with their feet raised. We then we replace the pedals and the students learn to pedal, having already conquered the “balance” half of the process. It works extremely well and some students pick it up right away while others may need more than one session.
Sunday morning I woke up sore from the 100+ squats I did on Saturday while removing/replacing pedals. Oh, my poor knees. Nevertheless, I had tasks that needed doing so I got started after a coffee and bagel for fuel. First, I installed an A/C window unit in the back of the apt. I hope to not need it for a while but I’m ready when I do.
Second, I finally got around to doing a task that had been on my list for the better part of a month, installing solar shades and new curtains in the front part of my apt. That room gets the afternoon sun and usually gets much warmer than the rest of the unit so I’m hoping the solar shades will cut down on the heat.
The solar shade installation was pretty straightforward, just attach a couple of brackets to the inside of the window frame, tweak the adjustment, and you’re good to go. The curtain rod installation was a little trickier. I bought a laser level to help but, thanks to a wonky apartment, it proved to be both a blessing and a curse. In the end, I used a combo of level and eyeballing to get things more or less square. Anyway, once I got the curtains installed, I think they turned out pretty well and they’re a nice addition to the living room. What do you think?
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