Thursday, August 20, 2015

The Wisdom of a "Dead Weight" Water Bottle

Sometimes, when I bike home from my dad's house, I don't refill my water bottle first. I never pull out my water bottle when I'm biking, unless I'm going on a really long trip and have to take a water break, so refilling my water bottle before I head home from Dad's house just adds extra weight to my backpack.

But today, I got a flat tire, which meant that I had to catch a bus to get me part-way home, and then walk the rest of the way. When that happened, I wished I had refilled my water bottle.

So the next time I go anywhere on my bike or on foot, I'm going to bring a full water bottle with me, no matter how short the trip is, not because I think I might want it, but because I know I might need it.

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