Those intuitions

One of our bikes got stolen. It happens sometimes, I know many people whose wire-horse has found a new owner this way and many more whose were almost stolen, attempted to. And I haven’t locked it anyway.

The worst be it is that I knew a day in advance it was going to happen.

The day before I came home riding another bike and walking up the stairs I remembered that I forgot to put the spare lock on the other bike, the one I was going to use the following day. Normally I am not at all fussed about locking that bike up, I always know that it is safe even if I leave it in town for days without being locked but somehow I knew that the following day will be different. In the morning the bike of course was there but only when getting to work I realised that I have not brought the lock for it. Just as I parked my colleague came on her bike and the thought run through my head I should ask her if she had a spare lock. I discarded it as a desperate thought, why would she?

Eight hours later on the same spot I could not find my bike. It was stolen. Just as I knew it was going to be. My workmate told me that her bike was almost stolen couple of weeks back so now she has two locks at all times but of course she doesn’t use them both always, depends on the time of the day and part of town.

I could have asked her, and I would have the bike still.

Wonderful lesson. I knew the trouble approaching, I had the chance to escape it but out of ignorance I turned it down. I have learnt my lesson. Only saddens me that this had to cost a bike. Or maybe it had to be this way. Maybe recently I was ignorant enough.

Listen to your inner voice. It might be telling you something important.