Simulated Day in the Life of Bike and Build

In what was truly just a simulation of what I will be doing this summer, I hit the Sat morning spinning class, and after a quick shower and bite to eat, headed over to the Columbus Habitat Rebuild Store, to help move things for customers. During the actual bike trip, I will of course be riding one day and building on another, but its good to combine the two tasks into one day as well. There was a steady stream of customers, and you could really tell that some of the customers that were down on their luck were extremely grateful for the items they found at such low prices and made sure to express their appreciation to the volunteers. There was also a steady stream of donations that came in, including about 50 sets of blinds from Max & Erma's, heating ducts and a washing machine. The guy opened up the washing machine to put the hose in it, and found some of his laundry still in the washer! He removed it (of course) and after I wheeled it into the store and stopped to put a price tag on it, another customer had already purchased it. Talk about a quick turn-around. I am sure most retail companies would be thrilled with such a short shelf-life.