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@Brünø Moore 104094 wrote:

Probably for the same reason that part of 295 is a national park.

We better start charging admission then!

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@rcannon100 103971 wrote:

In

Can I change my RSVP? I wasn’t planning on making it, but with this kind of generous patronage, I might just have to make it happen. That’s a lot of nachos.

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@jrenaut 103892 wrote:

Shouldn’t there be a “failure to obey traffic signs or signals” law to fall back on?

“I didn’t see ’em.”

Seems to be a legally valid legal defense for motorists. If it gets em out of manslaughter cases, it will surely excuse them from being in the wrong lane.

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@jrenaut 103879 wrote:

There have been discussions in my family about moving to a warmer climate…

We have a similar discussion in my family in the summer about moving to a cooler climate.

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@mstone 103875 wrote:

all timestamps should be based on ISO 8601 notation: YYYY-MM-DD[T]hh:mm[:ss][.ssssss][+-offset]

because it actually makes sense

So does the metric system. That doesn’t seem to have derailed us from archaic measurements yet.

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@worktheweb 103861 wrote:

I almost spat out my hot chocolate from laughing there. Most people have been quasi-considerate due to the conditions, but I did have an angry motorist in a German luxury vehicle honking his horn and driving aggressively around me (I was in the Bike/Bus lane). Never ceases to amaze me the calculus (or lack thereof) that must go on in the motorist’s head … “to save 30 seconds on my commute, it is acceptable to kill or injure a cyclist” … of course, if he actually did that, the time in court would greatly outweigh 30 seconds, but since he overpaid for a mode of transportation, other road users rights are nullified … :rolleyes:

Calculus is way too advanced for most of these types. Basic arithmetic is probably a stretch for some of them.

@jrenaut 103866 wrote:

I had a guy behind me at a light roll down his window to tell me to get in a bike lane. I turned around and told him I was in a bike lane and pointed to the sign. He looked at it, rolled up the window, and left me alone. That was fun.

Case in point.

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@Orestes Munn 103846 wrote:

Military does dates year/month/day.

I stand corrected, and as a freak user of the 24 hour clock.

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@ShawnoftheDread 103838 wrote:

But I’d you go by the 24-hour clock, you don’t write your dates that way.

Not necessarily. Phone, computer, and wristwatch times all set to 24-hour clock for me, and I write my dates the ‘murican way.

If I’m not mistaken, the same is true for US military and aviation.

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I was surprised to see as many riders out as I did, especially given the relatively late time that I left home – around 9 AM. I counted 7 others. I was surprised how much snow there was, too. Drivers were calm and sane. In fact, along Commonwealth they weren’t going much faster than me. I was rolling at 10-12 mph, cars were maybe doing 15, so all passes were as if in slo-mo.

The ride in was a blast. I was happy to go slow and easy and just enjoy. Took a couple pictures. Soaked in the winter beauty. Sadly, one picture had to be of a National Park Police cruiser parked AGAIN in their favorite spot in a crosswalk by the Jefferson Memorial. I will gladly send it along and be the squeaky wheel again. At least it had icicles on the front bumper, so it kind of looked pretty, even as it angered me.

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@Arlingtonrider 103806 wrote:

Ramblingrider – bikeshare!

I’m pretty sure I saw someone doing just that this morning in Del Ray. Looked like a rider I normally see on a road bike, but this AM he was on a CaBi. It’s a good strategy, and you’re not having to worry about cleaning up the salty slushy that gets on your frame and drive train.

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Studs are mounted. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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This. (http://www.aerostich.com/thermometer-clip.html)

The thing I miss most about switching to GPS and not using a traditional bike computer anymore (most recently had had the Planet Bike Protege 9) is having a thermometer to refer to during rides. Came across this little guy. Plan to clip it onto handlebars so I can know how freezing my saddle is.

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My “shop” is a bit more modest, though it was improved greatly by the gifting this Xmas of a folding repair stand – pictured. It’s the laundry/utility/storage room in the basement of my apartment building. It does the trick, though.

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@dkel 103436 wrote:

No more saddle bag that won’t fit my stuff and occupies the space where my tail light goes

Tail light goes on your rear rack, man. Therein lies your problem.

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@Steve O 103296 wrote:

Where was everyone?

Sorry. I was on my way, but I got a flat somewhere around Corpus Christi.

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