I’ve lived in Bellingham for nearly 20 years, I’ve written numerous times of my affinity for bicycles, I’ve been a bicycle commuter for most of my last 10 years of employment, and I mention on my About page that the “bicycles” in Fish & Bicycles resonates with the fact that bicycles have an iconic presence here.
So, naturally, I strongly identify as a quintessential Bellingham resident.
Well, back in November 2011, I wrote about how my family and I moved to a new home here in town, and how that move kicked my ass.
But today comes a story of one man’s move across Bellingham that makes me question my B’ham street cred. The move looked like this:
Bicycling caravan moves Bellingham man into new apartment
The mere thought of hauling a sofa, a dinette set, a bed and a bed frame down a flight of stairs and into a moving truck is enough for some of us to break a sweat.
Now imagine hauling all of that five miles across town, by bike.
Oh, and also bringing along everything else you own. Basically in one trip…
On Tuesday evening, March 27, [Tim] Flores recruited a few friends and acquaintances who offered to bring a ton of his things – literally, he estimated it weighed about one ton, in all – from the outskirts of northwest Bellingham to the Puget neighborhood.
After a morning practice run, Flores and Caleb Brown, a coworker at the downtown Comnunity Food Co-op, loaded about 600 pounds of stuff onto two bikes and bike trailers.
By 5 p.m., eight more bikers had arrived at his apartment complex at 915 Mahogany Ave. to help with the move, using only their cycles, trailers, bungee cords and backpacks.
I don’t know what’s more admirable, the fact that he actually pulled this off, or that he lives minimally enough to have made this possible.
Both are pretty impressive !!
Just loved everything about this story. Reminds me yet again why I live here…