Brunswick on Nostr: The first time I rode my bike more than two miles from the house in the middle of the ...

The first time I rode my bike more than two miles from the house in the middle of the city was at 7. The uncles ditched me with their girlfriends when they said they were going to the lake park and go swimming. I ran inside to get my swim trunks and by the time I came out they were gone. I had no idea how to get there, but I knew which direction they pointed. So I went from gas station asking the attendant who didn't even know what city they were in, then resorting to searching street maps, to asking people in drug stores to walking in bars and asking the bartender (who actually knew east from west) to laundromat asking people how to get there. That was the day I realized most people were fucking retarded and probably couldn't find their own way home, and when they were lead there they probably pissed in the potted plants and put ice cream in the oven. After about two and a half hours of following bullshit directions, I found them laying in the sun and drinking beer. Of course when I showed up the party was over because they realized what happened.
This was the day I never questioned my ability to be where I wanted to be despite other people's stupidity and sabotage.