Hey Yukon driver: you're a waste of space!
Driving around tonight I met up with a friend who was traveling by bike. It being very late, I offered to toss the bike the back of my hatchback so we could cruise around the city a bit. Yes, it's not especially environmentally friendly, but the bike had no lights, so it was the safe and legal thing to do.
While figuring out the ideal way to slide the bike into my 3, a GMC Yukon finally engulfed its driver, and he started to drive off. But not before he had to obnoxiously - and rather ignorantly - cry, "you don't have a chance".
Excuse me? I've successfully transported bikes in that car before - without even taking the front wheel off. This would hardly be a challenge.
And, it wasn't!
The bike fit neatly and we drove home safely, stopping for delicious pizza on the way. And overhearing the hipster drama of Queen Street West. West Queen West, if you want to be exact. The distinction is critical when considering the breed of hipster you'll find in the area: especially crazy hipsters.
In the span of less than ten minutes, several case studies in modern youth subculture manifested themselves in front of us
We had fun - nothing like spending six hours out all night after a full work day - and didn't need to flee from the police RIDE (who knew the "E" originally stood for Etobicoke?) spotcheck, unlike a certain SUV we spotted on Richmond.
That's right - flee my downtown core, you arrogant SUV-driving troglodyte. Come back to Clubland after studying on how to behave. The Clublife blog, incidentally, is hilarious - I highly recommend it for regular doses of mocking Guidos (a.k.a. Yankee Ginos).
The conversation at the spotcheck, incidentally, amused me greatly. After being waved up to the first of three cops - and being told the first one was just an actor playing a cop's role, the interrogation began.
Cop: Did you have any liquor tonight?
Me: Oh lord no.
(Although I have a litre of liquor sitting right behind my seat).
Cop: Have a good night.
And I drove away. Don't get the wrong idea, though. The beverage in question is a birthday present for offering in a little over a dozen hours from now.