[TriLUG] [OT] TriLUGger on the news

[Joseph E. ODoherty]

My experience is much the same.  Getting caught on the way home from work
isn't bad at all because you can change clothes / jump in the shower when
you get home; getting caught in the rain on the way to work is harder to
deal with.

/joeyo

On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 09:56:39AM -0400, tomed at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Riding in the rain seems like it would be an issue, but isn't. I get
> caught in a downpour maybe once a year.
> 
> The most difficult problem is extreme heat and humidity during the dog
> days. That's manageable, though.
> 
> TE
> 
> At Mon, 21 May 2007 09:34:43 -0400,
> David McDowell wrote:
> > 
> > riding in the rain must suck.
> > 
> > jerempy says you can take your bike on the trains in Sidney, I think
> > that's awesome!!  :)
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > On 5/21/07, tomed at bellsouth.net <tomed at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > In areas like this, where sprawl is maximal and public transport is
> > > minimal, the combination of bicycling and bus has a lot of synergy.
> > > Both modes mitigate each other's deficiencies: transit will carry
> > > you and your bike through heavy traffic, and when the busses aren't
> > > running, traffic tends to be light.
> > >
> > > Attacking sprawl with a bike, though, takes a lot more physical
> > > strength and stamina than what most people have. It was a real shock
> > > to my system when I started. Discouraging at first. Developing more
> > > S&S, though, has turned out to be the biggest benefit of all - much
> > > more important than financial savings.
> > >
> > > Tom Ed
> > >
> > > At Mon, 21 May 2007 08:40:41 -0400,
> > > Magnus wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Glenn Hennessee wrote:
> > > > >  If we spent on mass transit at the same
> > > > > level that we do on roads and airports we would have a mass transit
> > > > > system that would be better than any other in the world.
> > > >
> > > > The geology of North Carolina probably precludes it from having a mass
> > > > transit system on par with the major cities of the world REGARDLESS of
> > > > how much is spent.  Ever notice almost none of the homes around here
> > > > have basements?  It's one of the first things us relocated yankees tend
> > > > to notice when shopping for a house in the Triangle.
> > > >
> > > > Having a world class mass transit system depends on having a subway
> > > > running through the city itself.  Our cities don't have very dense urban
> > > > centers.  We get a few buildings taller than four stories clumped
> > > > together but the rest is just sprawl.
> > > >
> > > > Early city planners completely failed.  The City Council in Durham
> > > > actually made things worse, not better, throughout the 3 decades
> > > > following WW2 as they tore down historic buildings and went from dense
> > > > pedestrian-friendly urban streetscapes to having open plazas and parking
> > > > lots all over.  They also eliminated their streetcar system many years ago.
> > > >
> > > > As bad as our sprawl is, light rail was probably our best hope for a
> > > > mass transit backbone.  We will see Duke Nukem Forever before we see
> > > > regional rail here.
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