@luis_in_brief@clive I seriously think older generations view all cyclists like messengers or roadies from the 80s, swerving about, and in their disdain they are unwilling / unable to acknowledge that e-bikes have fundamentally changed ridership demographics and patterns. way more women ride now — I suspect cargo bike ridership is split 50/50 between moms and dads
@clive@luis_in_brief I also want wider protected lanes so I can ride beside my kids. one nice thing about two-way cycle tracks is the opposite lane can be used for passing
Ms. Saldana, 64, was exasperated at the sustained outage, the fourth she has had to endure, after Hurricane Ike in 2008, Harvey in 2017 and the winter freeze in 2021.
“I’ve lived in this house for 38 years,” she said. “I am old. I don’t want to do it anymore.”
She said she thought about moving but was not sure where she would go. For now, she said she was taking cold showers and driving her car around the block with the cold air blasting.
“A Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm is LIKELY - possibly as early as later today and continuing through the weekend; exact timing remains somewhat uncertain. At least seven
earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are in transit
Only three Severe (G4) geomagnetic storms have occurred so far this solar cycle (since 2019); the last was a brief occurrence on March 23. This is SWPC's first G4 Watch since 2005”
They're making announcements at Jack London Amtrak station that there's a system wide delay (I don't think 🤞 my train is affected) that because of a stuck drawbridge, wondering where that would be. also this is the closest I've ever been to missing a train (other than the time we missed our stop and were carry-bys).