{"id":4750,"date":"2013-10-02T21:35:41","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T20:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toomik.net\/helen\/blog\/?p=4750"},"modified":"2013-10-02T21:35:41","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T20:35:41","slug":"scouts_and_thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toomik.net\/helen\/blog\/2013\/10\/02\/scouts_and_thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Scouts and thieves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The catch-22 of blogging: when my life is full of things happening, things that might be worth blogging about, I don’t have time to blog. When there is a calmer period and time to blog, I don’t have anything much to blog about.<\/p>\n

So here’s a recap of some older news.<\/p>\n

Last weekend Ingrid’s scout group had a hike. The word “hike” to me means lots of walking but this was more of an outing. We drove to a recreation area with some forest and a lake; the kids did various activities; we had picnic lunch; the kids played. The activities ranged from “intro to maps” and the basics of how to start a fire, to building tripods with sticks and rope. Families were welcome to come along, so all four of us were there. Adrian loved it as much as Ingrid did, I think. For us adults it was a welcome green break from city life.
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\nThe weekend before that my bike got stolen. I had thoughtlessly left it overnight at the bike parking at the station, and on a weekend to boot. By the time I went back to pick it up, on Sunday afternoon, all that was left was the cable lock, cut open, and my helmet. Losing the bike was bad enough, but it was even more inconvenient to lose the child seat and the hitch for the bike trailer. I don’t commute by bike but I use it every day to get the kids home after preschool and school. I’ve now bought a new bike and a new seat, but still cannot attach the trailer to the new bike.<\/p>\n

I guess we’ve had no exposure to crime for such a long time that we’ve become complacent. (I’m thinking of the theft of our suitcases and drinks<\/a> from the basement as well.)<\/p>\n

Once bitten, twice shy – this time I bought a big fat U-lock for my bike. No more cable locks. And no more overnight parking, either. I really don’t want to lose a bike again, especially since the new one is even nicer than the old one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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