tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post5485885724560632598..comments2024-02-16T04:11:30.642-05:00Comments on Tales From The Sharrows: Prison MemoirsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-89392918014164472312014-03-03T20:38:15.900-05:002014-03-03T20:38:15.900-05:00I sometimes have to work on weekends, and there is...I sometimes have to work on weekends, and there is a marked difference between commuting then and commuting during the week, even on a bicycle. I don't deal with much car traffic to begin with, but when I do, it's much lighter on the weekends. There are also fewer bicyclists, but my route is not (yet) congested with bike traffic. Maybe I'll notice more when the weather finally stays warmer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-80331511108428405212014-02-27T16:41:23.899-05:002014-02-27T16:41:23.899-05:00If I leave my house between 8:30 and 9:30 am and r...If I leave my house between 8:30 and 9:30 am and return home between 5:00 and 6:00 pm, I know the exact light cycles and exactly when I need to hurry or coast. On the occasions I travel outside of those windows, I am thrown for a loop by weirdly timed lights and my commute takes 20ish% longer, which is a nuisance. It does give me a nice excuse for a relaxing ride home, though - if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? It's not very tempting to coast through a red light when it's red light stacked on red light stacked on red light. Red lights all the way down!Ampersandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-91385336897157704792014-02-26T14:14:36.090-05:002014-02-26T14:14:36.090-05:00Mainly warmth (more sun = better). Also, TurfBuil...Mainly warmth (more sun = better). Also, TurfBuilder (TM) isn't good for the local watershed- but then again, neither are lawns. Now gimme that cheeseburger & get off mine...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-68854295400935149412014-02-26T09:46:39.234-05:002014-02-26T09:46:39.234-05:00A day doesn't go by that I don't think wha...A day doesn't go by that I don't think what an awesome commute I have on the Mount Vernon Trail. I love the mornings with the sunrises over the Potomac. My regulars like the Hoppy Guy and the Trash Walker let me know if I am on schedule. The occasional surprise wave from Reba or Nancy Duley adds variety. <br />At 7 am the drivers in Old Town and I communicate telepathically. Just a glance and I know I can go through the stop sign. Any other time of day, the parking space hunters will kill me for doing that. <br />Of course Rosslyn sucks any time of day but you can't have everything.Rootchopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920848117942799222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-52331365209184903742014-02-25T22:28:13.596-05:002014-02-25T22:28:13.596-05:00I'll respond by quoting one of my recent Faceb...I'll respond by quoting one of my recent Facebook status updates:<br /><br />"Ahhhh, bicycle commuting in Austin, TX: playing leap frog with the #1 bus, keeping pace with the poor saps stuck on MoPac, and the comedy styling of the frenetic cagers in a big hurry. "<br /><br />Due to the continuing drought conditions our grass is a little brown. Some of our bike lanes are starting to turn green. We have lots of sprinkles and toppings due to the great ice-storm freak out of 2014. Our water department patches utility work like a group of 5 year olds with plastic shovels and pails. And the drivers...oh the drivers...100 to 150 new ones each day thanks to hitting the top of the Forbes fastest growing cities list yet again.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-4184106409597728552014-02-25T15:55:17.196-05:002014-02-25T15:55:17.196-05:00I bike from Tenleytown to Franklin Square around 7...I bike from Tenleytown to Franklin Square around 7:30am and conditions are super different depending on whether I leave early or late, even 5 minutes on either side. If I can get there before 7:30, there are few enough cars to ride safely on Connecticut Ave between Cathedral and Calvert. After that, it gets too congested and ornery so I take 29th to Calvert. In general though, you really get rewarded for heading out earlyish. Commuting back at 4pm is the added bonus. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com