Bike accidents and random lady asking for a ride

Wanted to share two strange incidents that happend to me recently.

Strange incident #1:
Last week I was driving on a 35 MPH city street and noticed the lady in the far left lane stopped in the middle and a man was getting off of the ground with his bike. It appeared as if the woman had just run over a bicyclist! Because I'm nosy, and wanted to be a good citizen and help, I pulled over to the right side of the street and rolled down my window to see if they needed anything. Just as I did that, a very panicked woman got out of her car and asked the man if he was ok and if he needed any help. His response was not one that I would expect from someone who just got hit by a moving vehicle: "$20 would be fine..". Man! If I got hit by a car while riding my bike, even if it was my fault, you better believe I'd at least ask for a new bike! Sure was her lucky day...hopefully she doesn't receive a call with news of a lawsuit anytime in the near future.

Strange incident #2:
I left the gym this morning after my ass kicking from my trainer and a random middle aged woman started talking to me as I was walking to my car. She asked me if I liked the gym I was going to and me, being friendly and talkative, engaged in a brief conversation with her and told her that I liked it and was really excited about my new work out routine with my trainer and bla bla bla. Then she asked me what way I was driving and if I was going towards the Bart station. Now I could be wrong, but I think if I were to say yes, she was going to ask me for a ride. I told her I was going in the opposite direction (which was kind of a lie) and as I drove off I saw her standing at the bus stop. Who asks a random person for a ride?? I can sure say that I've seen too many weird shows and movies to want to give a stranger a ride somewhere. But I guess I should feel flattered that I look nice enough to be approached by a random woman and be asked for a ride.

Stay tuned for more strange incidents in the life of Christie.

-CM