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It’s like asking what can be done about the earth continuing on its orbit while spinning on its axis….

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I tried to adopt “Let it Go” this year. I even have it framed on my desk at work in a frame with a bicycle chain.

But, I am really bad at it. For example, this morning I spent at least 30 extra minutes getting to work because I called in every car parked in the bike lanes to 311 while running errands before work. I even exchanged words with a few of the drivers. I think I need more practice.

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@Bilsko 63877 wrote:

Bilsko<--- Spends half a minute hovering the mouse over rcannon's silly looking animated GIF, looking for a image-mapped link.... No luck.

Ditto. Should have just kept scrolling and saved myself some time!

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After spending pretty much all summer as the top fund raising team, Team WABA is now in 2nd place to Team World Bank. All political commentary aside (really? Team World Bank??) if you have been considering donating but have been procrastinating, Team WABA could really use your help NOW! The top fundraising team is determined on 9/14. Please consider this your big pink bike shining in the sky!!

Team WABA, click here and pick someone to donate to: http://bike.climateride.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=5203

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I do most of my grocery shopping at the Penn Quarter farmers market on Thursdays (the grocery store gives me hives so luckily the BF takes that as his chore since he does not like my choices in paper products and typically use two Ortlieb roll top panniers. They hold A LOT. For the “big” days (when I have to pick up my two cases of yogurt or 25 pounds of fruit) I use my Burley Travoy. I also do a CSA in Adams Morgan and can tell you that eggs are not nearly as fragile as you think… I have not managed to break any yet!

Now, if I could just bike to my CSA in Upper Marlboro. Alas, PG has way too far to come with the roads and the general behavior of their drivers before I will try that trip. I have creatively driven it many times in an attempt to find a way to do it but not even I am that crazy.

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Also- wristbands are available at the door, but if you buy them at the door they do not include a raffle ticket.

Edited to add (from the organizers): Wristbands are available at the door. But if you buy in advance (site shuts down at NOON), you get a free raffle ticket. Raffle tickets will also be on sale (1 for $5; 6 for $20) there. So don’t forget to bring a little cash!

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Sure!

https://savetheplanetdrinkabeer.eventbrite.com/

Save the Planet! Drink a Beer!
Rebecca Mills and Leigh Ann Evanson
Thursday, September 5, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
Washington, DC

Policy
1904 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20009

We’re riding our bikes from New York to D.C.
to raise money for WABA!
You can help us by drinking!

Your hosts, Leigh Ann and Rebecca, are riding 300 miles over five days to raise funds for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), which aims to make bicycling safer and more accessible in the District and the surrounding region.

We’ll have raffle prizes, fun, and merriment — all while helping to build up bike infrastructure!

Buy a $10 wristband and get Happy Hour specials until 10pm ($5 selection of beers, house red and white wine and rail liquors). Buy a wristband in advance (through Eventbrite, link above) and get a free raffle ticket! Each attendee gets a free Capital Bikeshare day pass!

Our growing list of raffle items includes:

Noms: Gifts cards to Whisked, GBD, Big Bear Cafe, Boundary Stone, the Tabard Inn, Sweetgreen, and Drafting Table; a 2 lb. bag of coffee from Sidamo; a care package from DC Brau; a one-week farmshare from Claggett Farm
Arts: Two season passes to Molotov Theater, tickets to an upcoming show at Studio Theater, and two tickets to any upcoming show at the 9:30 Club
Bikes: A care package of bicycle accessories from BicycleSpace, a certificate for a Confident City Cycling class presented by WABA, a vintage Climate Ride jersey, and a certificate for a free tune-up at Rollin’ Cycles

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Two members of Team WABA, who I do not believe are on the forum, are having a Happy Hour fundraiser tonight with a lot of great raffle prizes. Come out if you can!

https://www.facebook.com/events/626002557430361/

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To the a$$clown driving the BMW at 11th & K NW- of course you didn’t see me coming through the intersection. You had crawled much too far up the tail of the truck in front of you that had decided to cut me off and menace the pedestrians in the crosswalk. I am not sure why you think that means you get to curse me out and demand I yield to your turn. That is not how this works, jerky. When you can’t see the traffic approach the intersection you are turning through, you are doing it wrong. You have a nice day too f@$%er.

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@DismalScientist 63034 wrote:

Maybe if the cycletrack wasn’t put down the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue, but instead bike lanes where put on the right side of the road, this wouldn’t be an issue.:rolleyes:

Oh, you mean like the pedestrian “launching zones” on 15th St and L St? Yeah, it wouldn’t make a difference. Pedestrians would still be standing in it.

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@cyclingfool 63060 wrote:

Something about driving your car across the country to participate in Climate Ride seems wrong. :p

P.S.-Just giving you a hard time…

But, if you raise at least $5000 they will offset your carbon emissions for a year up to 17 tons! At least they are this year.

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@jrenaut 62292 wrote:

I think DC could solve the national debt by stationing police officers at maybe a half dozen intersections on 15th NW. They could wait until the northbound light goes green and just pull over the idiot who turns left ON THE RED ARROW every single light cycle.

The ones that drive me nuts are the ones that then stop while running the red light and wave me through, like they are doing me some kind of big favor. In the past week I have stopped twice at 15th & Mass to tell them they are running a red light. They then ask me if I am going or not and when I reply with “what should you care, you have a red light anyway and if you go you are RUNNING A RED” they just try to accelerate through me. But hey, I am the scofflaw ruining the streets so what do I know.

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This morning I went on a recreational ride. Tomorrow I plan the same but may need to wake up earlier to have coffee to deal with the pre-9am weekday crazy out there!

To the driver of the truck with the unsecured scrap metal in the bed- OMFG! Either slow the hell down or tie that shit down! When it came flying out of your truck bed as you sped across the 14th St bridge, the cyclist and I passing each other were both a bit shaken and obviously relieved when the first bounce changed its course back to the car lanes and away from the bike/ ped access lane. Luckily the other drivers on the road appeared to have been sufficiently caffeinated to put their video game skills to the test in real life scenarios this morning and no one was hit by the multiple large flying pieces of metal.

To the woman that stopped in the middle of the Custis to adjust her iPod- 1. really?? 2. I mean, really?? 3. MOVE OFF THE TRAIL!! I would credit you with the sense to have at least stopped at the top, and not the bottom of a hill, but I really think that was dumb luck on your part because you were already riding with headphones in both ears, thought it was appropriate to stop your bike, dismount, put the kickstand down, and then stand there in the middle of the lane to deal with your all so critical iPod emergency.

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@fuzzy 62325 wrote:

They are raffling off a fat tire bike… Not giving the details because I want that bike.

One of the cruisers? That is one of the fund raising prizes on the Climate Ride this year. What are they like?

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Now, in the WABA blog:http://www.waba.org/blog/?p=12268

Only 5 days left to qualify for the bike giveaway!

And wouldn’t it be great to help get a DC rider on the Hall of Fame?? http://www.climateride.org/fundraising/hall-of-fame I am only $1308.40 away!!

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