tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post7913333936463106468..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Last Post of the Old EraSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-25838954577185785452012-03-04T14:23:28.651-06:002012-03-04T14:23:28.651-06:00Steve A,
Thank you. I may take you up on that soo...Steve A,<br /><br />Thank you. I may take you up on that soon (although I'm currently working on a different post, on whether it's a rational decision to cycle).<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Invisible<br />http://invisiblevisibleman.blogspot.com/Invisible Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942359504874275065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-74760489647574694322012-03-02T13:49:46.225-06:002012-03-02T13:49:46.225-06:00Invisible, feel free to use my photos if they help...Invisible, feel free to use my photos if they help you illustrate the point. I have fallen on slick paint myself.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-32353534469389939662012-03-02T10:20:49.195-06:002012-03-02T10:20:49.195-06:00I have been pondering writing a post on my own blo...I have been pondering writing a post on my own blog (http://invisiblevisibleman.blogspot.com/) about whether the people who designed some bike "facilities" were actually at all familiar with bicycles or had ever ridden one. The cycle superhighways in London are, for example, marked in smooth paint. The result is that, as soon as it rains, every cyclist has to ride outside the markings because the marked cycle superhighway becomes too dangerous for bikes.<br />It would, as the saying goes, be funny if it weren't serious.<br />Invisible.Invisible Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942359504874275065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-72672816885443288122012-03-01T21:32:10.583-06:002012-03-01T21:32:10.583-06:00Added note: Drain grates of any kind are unusual a...Added note: Drain grates of any kind are unusual around North Texas. The common practice is a simple hole in the curb which no cyclist would ever fall into, but which WOULD suck in cats and other small animals in a rainstorm. I have seen cats duck into such drains voluntarily when no water was pouring into them. I do NOT think it is fair to conclude from this comment that Hurst values stray cats more than its school children. I DO wonder what the contractor was thinking.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-2362775696732354642012-03-01T21:24:10.519-06:002012-03-01T21:24:10.519-06:00Chuck, the grate is less than a month old. Conveni...Chuck, the grate is less than a month old. Conveniently, a Hurst city councilman is my boss and will receive a link to this post. He is relentless in looking out for his city and is not inclined to allow a low bid contractor to get it sued due to something that was generally recognized 50 years ago.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-10007958622935802372012-03-01T20:04:54.369-06:002012-03-01T20:04:54.369-06:00Do we know when at grate was installedDo we know when at grate was installedChuck Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135578486955751337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-10836505844440104612012-03-01T18:18:21.050-06:002012-03-01T18:18:21.050-06:00yikes!
I like that the bike on the book looks lik...yikes!<br /><br />I like that the bike on the book looks like it could be a bike on any hip new pretty bike blog now....<br /><br />Interested to see the new direction!MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-40189196116269422292012-03-01T10:50:40.556-06:002012-03-01T10:50:40.556-06:00Crazy, man, crazy. I'm gonna build me some car...Crazy, man, crazy. I'm gonna build me some car tire catchers and leave 'em by that there bike catcher and see if anyone catches on.<br /><br />Well, not really. I haven't seen anything that bad here in Canada, and I ain't flying to Texas with my 400 lb. car catchers.RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-46153038697941554602012-03-01T08:41:17.853-06:002012-03-01T08:41:17.853-06:00Unbelievable......!!
-TrevorUnbelievable......!!<br /><br />-TrevorTrevorW�� https://www.blogger.com/profile/13212954091289189979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-45805051469598525872012-03-01T07:25:07.675-06:002012-03-01T07:25:07.675-06:00Steve, when I see crap like this grate, I hope tha...Steve, when I see crap like this grate, I hope that the Voice of the Texas Sasquatch will never be silenced. But a little clarity sometimes can be a good thing, too.John Romeo Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289456379789026152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-89772490517838618572012-03-01T05:19:54.097-06:002012-03-01T05:19:54.097-06:00Pondero, the actual construction was done by some ...Pondero, the actual construction was done by some contractor, but I was still amazed to see such practices nowadays. It is possible nobody told the City Enginer that they decided to build a bike trap.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-58253220714350053462012-03-01T00:33:05.545-06:002012-03-01T00:33:05.545-06:00That's pretty bad.
They should at least paint ...That's pretty bad.<br />They should at least paint the thing yellow or something.limomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392808188162372410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-26933154673106952922012-02-29T21:52:43.667-06:002012-02-29T21:52:43.667-06:00They looked nasty when you showed me the pics on y...They looked nasty when you showed me the pics on your camera. The bigger pictures bring the hidden danger to light.<br /><br />Thanks for this PSA.<br /><br />Paz :)GreenComotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272116464292908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-64733279911640864972012-02-29T20:38:18.948-06:002012-02-29T20:38:18.948-06:00That terrifying grate sent chills down my spine. ...That terrifying grate sent chills down my spine. I know the Hurst City Engineer and plan to talk with him soon about another matter, and might bring this up.<br /><br />Looking forward to what's next for the blog.Ponderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042079750126434523noreply@blogger.com