{"id":4642,"date":"2013-04-21T13:54:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T17:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=4642"},"modified":"2013-04-23T05:35:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T09:35:58","slug":"the-leatherman-at-the-organic-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=4642","title":{"rendered":"The Leatherman at the Organic Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ooops, I got some organic\/shmorganic yuppies upset.  My spouse required more rabbit food (protein cereal grains) that is only sold at an organic market.  While I was out and about running errands on my Harley today, I stopped by that market to get the grains my spouse asked for.  Dressed like this:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LeatherBDU24.jpg?resize=584%2C516\" alt=\"LeatherBDU24\" width=\"584\" height=\"516\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LeatherBDU24.jpg?w=792&amp;ssl=1 792w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LeatherBDU24.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LeatherBDU24.jpg?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LeatherBDU24.jpg?resize=768%2C679&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/LeatherBDU24.jpg?resize=339%2C300&amp;ssl=1 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I should have known&#8230; really&#8230; what would happen, especially when I rode up to the store and observed most vehicles parked in the store&#8217;s lot were hybrids.<\/p>\n<p>It was my full leather that caught attention of some folks who&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230; looked me up and down, turned their nose up, and with disdain, a few said things like, &#8220;how many cows did you have to kill to make that outfit?&#8221; or &#8220;don&#8217;t you know that you really shouldn&#8217;t wear all that leather in <u>this<\/u> store?&#8221; or a general incredulous question, &#8220;is THAT leather?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lots of finger pointing and sneering was going on around me.<\/p>\n<p>Oooops, yep, I forgot&#8230; the type that frequent that store are mostly vegetarians or vegans.  They don&#8217;t like anything related to cows, and a few are quite outspoken about their feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Oh well, I just got the rabbit food I came in for, paid for it, and left.  It was funny, though, as I was placing my purchase in my Harley&#8217;s TourPak, a woman drove up in the largest SUV I had ever seen.  She pulled out four reusable bags from the back seat as she was lecturing her child, &#8220;you have to re-use bags because all those plastic bags are bad for the environment.&#8221;  Sure, saying that while driving a vehicle that gets 10 gallons to the mile.  <\/p>\n<p>Ho hum, such is life as a leather-clad biker in the &#8216;burbs!<\/p>\n<p>Life is short:  be cautious when mixing two worlds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ooops, I got some organic\/shmorganic yuppies upset. My spouse required more rabbit food (protein cereal grains) that is only sold at an organic market. 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