Each Generation Has Transportation Needs

Some teenagers dream of going to the prom or getting a great job. His dreams were of riding up a mountain with the breeze blowing in his face. He watched Lance Armstrong and followed the news about him in the papers. He watched people riding bikes through the park.

He thought over and over of buying mountain bike, buying mountain bike, it dominated his thoughts. He wanted to be out in the fresh air and sunshine, riding up a hill till he worked up a sweat. He’d wear the required helmet even though he hated them. He’d get one in dark blue to match the new bike.

Some kids dream of riding skateboards and others want to roller skate. Some want to ski down mountains or cross country. He wanted that bike and could envision himself on that fast bike. He would save up his earnings from the lawn care business and his job at the grocery store. Soon he’d follow his own recreational desires.

His mom was at her desk when he came downstairs. She was leafing through a stack of cake decorating books and smiled as she looked up. They went into the kitchen and had cereal and orange juice together. She told him about a woman at work who bought a diamondback bike. She really thought it lived up to the fine reputation it had.

He said he’d look at those when the time came he could afford his new bike. They chatted about her cake decorating job and his lawn care jobs and the new one at the grocery store His time was filled for work and he was really glad the locations were close by. He was going over to weed a couple of flowerbeds for Mrs. Hanson later that morning.

His mom was going to bake and decorate three different cakes this week for lawn parties. Spring was a busy season and she was dreaming up ideas for them. One was going to have a palm tree, sand and water all done in different colors of frosting. The blues and greens would look good on a pale yellow background. The other two were a chocolate for the kids at the same reunion and a refreshing lemon cake. The first would be decorated with beach balls and the second with sand dunes and ocean waves.

His mom was saving to put a down payment on a new car. She had $3,500 put away, plus would get money for the car she drove now towards the price. They both had big shopping plans. He’d go with her to look at cars and she’d shop with him when he went to look at diamondback bikes.