so, you are all holding your breath, waiting for news of siggimus \u2014 did he survive or did he not?<\/p>\n
well, we won’t give away the ending, but it was indeed quite an ordeal<\/p>\n
it was a test-run to see if siggimus was up to bicycling to job #2<\/p>\n
see, on may 6 a country-wide ‘bicycle to work’ program starts. the people at siggimus job #2 are fanatic about this (frankly, a few of them are bordering on insane). they do not take the shortest route. they take the longest route possible that still lets them get a couple of hours of sleep in between working & bicycling, visiting remote places. some are rumoured to be upset they live on an island<\/p>\n
the threats were of course vague & unspecific, for those are the most powerful<\/p>\n
anyway, let’s just all agree that not participating in ‘bicycle to work’ is not an option<\/p>\n
so, siggimus decided to do some warm-up<\/p>\n
going there was nothing & siggimus does not worry one bit about that bit<\/p>\n
none of the 7 or so km, as 95% of it is downhill<\/p>\n
returning, on the other hand …<\/p>\n
well, there was headwind<\/p>\n
not a light breeze, or even a gentle breeze. no, you wouldn’t even call this a fresh breeze!<\/p>\n
this was the real stuff. you’d call it a fresh to moderate gale<\/p>\n
in case you don’t know, for a big man like siggimus this is like bicycling uphill with the brakes on<\/p>\n
& after about 15 mins of that, it was time to ascend the mountain, on top of which siggimus bought an apartment a few years back, as if he never even contemplated owning a bicycle<\/p>\n
well, siggimus paid the price for such foolish thinking, or should he say, such foolish lack of thinking<\/p>\n
there was a near-death experience<\/p>\n
but at that point, siggimus simply got off the bike & walked for about 50-75 metres or so – catching breath & drinking water to drown out the taste of blood. not bad, walking 75 metres out of 15 km<\/p>\n
legs were a bit rubbery as he got off the bike, but they worked & that’s what matters. managed to get him into the elevator<\/p>\n
so, to finally give away the ending, siggimus survived, for he is a survivor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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