Free air at gas stations?
Apr. 14th, 2011 05:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunsen_hI'm finally able to ride my bike again, and it seems that there have been a few changes in the past year: all of the local gas stations are now charging to turn on the air compressor to inflate my tires. Anywhere from 50 cents to a dollar... some of them used to be free. (And I used to buy gas at the stations that didn't charge me to inflate the tires, on the rare occaasions when I used a car.) Are there any places around that will let me inflate my tires for free? Preferably in the Merivale/Meadowlands area?
So far, I've been out twice on my bike — just short excursions. It's still somewhat painful for me to do it; the pain seems to be connected with stretching and bending my back, not with bumps in the road or other things that jar my back. Since the stretching and bending is stuff that I need to do more of to get better, I'm going to try to continue, within limits of the level of discomfort that I can cope with.
It's very nice to have even this limited amount of mobility again. And nice to be out in the sunlight.
So far, I've been out twice on my bike — just short excursions. It's still somewhat painful for me to do it; the pain seems to be connected with stretching and bending my back, not with bumps in the road or other things that jar my back. Since the stretching and bending is stuff that I need to do more of to get better, I'm going to try to continue, within limits of the level of discomfort that I can cope with.
It's very nice to have even this limited amount of mobility again. And nice to be out in the sunlight.
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Date: 2011-04-14 09:24 pm (UTC)Good luck finding free air pumps.
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Date: 2011-04-15 01:08 am (UTC)You might consider investing in a small air compressor, but look carefully...a lot of places that charge (I know our local canadian tire does this) donate the proceeds to charity...so it's not quite as tough to swallow.
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Date: 2011-04-15 03:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-04-15 05:48 am (UTC)I have a floor pump with a built-in gauge that I use at home, and a smaller one I carry around in my backpack in case of a flat.
I can count the number of times I've had a flat when I've been too far to walk to a gas station and the smaller pump has been invaluable in that, even if it is less than graceful due to it's small size.
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Date: 2011-04-15 06:50 am (UTC)