Showing posts with label "pet peeve". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "pet peeve". Show all posts

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Sultry Wednesday

My oh my, it's another warm one!

Coming home from work I followed this cyclist for a while.

After another block-and-a-half, just before the intersection of Navajo and Lake Murray, said cyclist decided to go up on the sidewalk and wait at the light before they continued straight. Since I was still in the street, and turning right, it presented a few seconds of conflict.




A bit further on, on Lake Murray, yet another vehicle (an SUV!!) was stopped in front of the vet, in the bike lane. As I moved left to pass them they decided to pull out. Yet another few seconds of conflict!

It is quite pleasant cycling in the warmth, until one stops for a light. Then the sun is focused on one, as if through a magnifying glass, and the heat of the car exhaust pipe a few feet in front of one is stinkyfying.

I managed to snap a shot of this fellow on a recumbent climbing the slopey overpass on Baltimore Ave. whilst still pedaling, albeit slowly, myself.

I though 'bents were slower than two-wheelers on a hill, but near the top he pulled away from me quite briskly!




Pet Peeve #364 -- People pulled over by the police who stop in the bike lane, or in this case, in the middle of a road with no shoulder.

It's little hard to make out, but in front of the TWO police cars there is an SUV stopped and getting a ticket or something.

And of course this is rushing home hour, so some zillions are inconvenienced by one person's thoughtlessness.

But is it not the way of the world?

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Squeaky Clean

I discovered last night, just before retiring, that I had an appointment at the dentists to have my teeth cleaned today. So I drove. Because of time constraints. Yeh, that's the reason.

After the dentist I stopped by the library to see if my water bottle was there. You know, the one I walked ALL THE WAY TO Performance for on Saturday. The free one.

No, it was not there. And the circ. desk attendant looked at me funny.

I've been looking at Hetchin bicycles lately. Again. Geez, they sure are pretty!

And, just for the record, if someone calls and says you have won 250,000 odd bucks in a sweepstakes, and you only need to give them a money order for 1,000 dollars, and they will pick it up tomorow, it might be, just MIGHT BE, a scam.

Just sayin'...

(pet peeve)
And also, Mr. Television News, it is spelled "sergeant", not "sargent". Geez.
(/pet peeve)

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