Looking for photo of car roof rack/low garage accident... - Page 2

07-20-2004, 10:00 AM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:07:26 -0700, George wrote:

> Anybody know of a photo of a bike that someone had scraped off their
> car roof?
>
> I'm a little worried that I'll make a really boneheaded move some day.
> It would be so easy to come home after a ride, activate the garage
> door remote, forget that the bikes are on the roof rack, and drive on
> in.

I just got a house with a garage that has door openers (fancy
technology...). My method is to put the opener remote in the back
whenever I put a bike on top. That way I* can't open the door, much less
drive in, with a bike on the car.

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David L. Johnson

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07-20-2004, 01:39 PM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:00:35 -0400, "David L. Johnson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:07:26 -0700, George wrote:
>
>> Anybody know of a photo of a bike that someone had scraped off their
>> car roof?
>>
>> I'm a little worried that I'll make a really boneheaded move some day.
>> It would be so easy to come home after a ride, activate the garage
>> door remote, forget that the bikes are on the roof rack, and drive on
>> in.
>
>I just got a house with a garage that has door openers (fancy
>technology...). My method is to put the opener remote in the back
>whenever I put a bike on top. That way I* can't open the door, much less
>drive in, with a bike on the car.

That was actually my first system. The sign works better for me
now... I store it on top of my bike. When I get the bike out, I'm
forced to think about where to move the sign to... The right answer
is, hang it on the garage door.

As I get older, I need this sort of chain of events, to keep me from
forgetting things like putting the remote in the back of the car!

07-20-2004, 01:39 PM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:00:35 -0400, "David L. Johnson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:07:26 -0700, George wrote:
>
>> Anybody know of a photo of a bike that someone had scraped off their
>> car roof?
>>
>> I'm a little worried that I'll make a really boneheaded move some day.
>> It would be so easy to come home after a ride, activate the garage
>> door remote, forget that the bikes are on the roof rack, and drive on
>> in.
>
>I just got a house with a garage that has door openers (fancy
>technology...). My method is to put the opener remote in the back
>whenever I put a bike on top. That way I* can't open the door, much less
>drive in, with a bike on the car.

That was actually my first system. The sign works better for me
now... I store it on top of my bike. When I get the bike out, I'm
forced to think about where to move the sign to... The right answer
is, hang it on the garage door.

As I get older, I need this sort of chain of events, to keep me from
forgetting things like putting the remote in the back of the car!

07-20-2004, 01:39 PM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:00:35 -0400, "David L. Johnson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:07:26 -0700, George wrote:
>
>> Anybody know of a photo of a bike that someone had scraped off their
>> car roof?
>>
>> I'm a little worried that I'll make a really boneheaded move some day.
>> It would be so easy to come home after a ride, activate the garage
>> door remote, forget that the bikes are on the roof rack, and drive on
>> in.
>
>I just got a house with a garage that has door openers (fancy
>technology...). My method is to put the opener remote in the back
>whenever I put a bike on top. That way I* can't open the door, much less
>drive in, with a bike on the car.

That was actually my first system. The sign works better for me
now... I store it on top of my bike. When I get the bike out, I'm
forced to think about where to move the sign to... The right answer
is, hang it on the garage door.

As I get older, I need this sort of chain of events, to keep me from
forgetting things like putting the remote in the back of the car!

07-20-2004, 01:39 PM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:00:35 -0400, "David L. Johnson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:07:26 -0700, George wrote:
>
>> Anybody know of a photo of a bike that someone had scraped off their
>> car roof?
>>
>> I'm a little worried that I'll make a really boneheaded move some day.
>> It would be so easy to come home after a ride, activate the garage
>> door remote, forget that the bikes are on the roof rack, and drive on
>> in.
>
>I just got a house with a garage that has door openers (fancy
>technology...). My method is to put the opener remote in the back
>whenever I put a bike on top. That way I* can't open the door, much less
>drive in, with a bike on the car.

That was actually my first system. The sign works better for me
now... I store it on top of my bike. When I get the bike out, I'm
forced to think about where to move the sign to... The right answer
is, hang it on the garage door.

As I get older, I need this sort of chain of events, to keep me from
forgetting things like putting the remote in the back of the car!

07-20-2004, 01:39 PM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:00:35 -0400, "David L. Johnson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:07:26 -0700, George wrote:
>
>> Anybody know of a photo of a bike that someone had scraped off their
>> car roof?
>>
>> I'm a little worried that I'll make a really boneheaded move some day.
>> It would be so easy to come home after a ride, activate the garage
>> door remote, forget that the bikes are on the roof rack, and drive on
>> in.
>
>I just got a house with a garage that has door openers (fancy
>technology...). My method is to put the opener remote in the back
>whenever I put a bike on top. That way I* can't open the door, much less
>drive in, with a bike on the car.

That was actually my first system. The sign works better for me
now... I store it on top of my bike. When I get the bike out, I'm
forced to think about where to move the sign to... The right answer
is, hang it on the garage door.

As I get older, I need this sort of chain of events, to keep me from
forgetting things like putting the remote in the back of the car!