Bike Month Day 11 - Folding Lawn Chair to the Rescue!

Andrew's tennis team (Episode IV: Return of the Goofballs) had a match yesterday so before i pedaled to work i tried to be sure i had everything i needed both for work and the match.

fail.

i forgot Andrew's racquet bag and something else ... i knew i was forgetting something else but it wasn't until 4:39pm, while i was pedaling the xtracycle to the match that i realized I NEED A TABLE!

one of the highlights of junior team tennis matches are the snacks and drinks! the parents of the home team provide these for all the kids and put them out on the TABLE for the players. that is, if the coach remembers to bring the table.

i need to be at the courts in 20 minutes, i'm on my bike, and i have no table. i try to quickly turn around but there's a load of car traffic on brandon ave.. i ride back to my office and find - no folding table. i fly out of my office, back on the xtracycle and head in the opposite direction of the tennis courts toward a Family Dollar store. no folding table - but as i streaked through the aisles an el-cheapo tri-fold lawn chair caught my eye ... that'll do!

i roped it onto the xtracycle, then did my best impersonation of Lemond's 1989 Tour de France Final Time Trial to the tennis courts, arriving just in time to get the team warmed up and ready for some big fun.

Andrew's team played well! for his team winning = having fun + doing your best. our team won on every court, and the other team did too :)

match complete & all packed up (note the lawn chair in the left freeloader pocket)