Aaarrrggghhh!
08-27-15 | 09:50 PM
#26
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From: Eugene, Oregon
08-27-15 | 11:46 PM
#27
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I was thinking about talking to the city about a set of several high-powered sprinklers that re aimed across the bike path I take at 3:00 AM most days. Unfortunately, these poorly done sprinklers belong to the city. I guess this is their little "eff u" to the remaining people on bikes. They've gotten rid of a fourth of us, so they're on their way to bike-free streets.
I'm pretty sure they are really easy to adjust the travel. Just set them not to move.
08-28-15 | 12:46 AM
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From: Eugene, Oregon
They actually put them on one side of the road to water the other side. I may go fix them some day, but I kind of enjoy them as a monument to what happens when the entire city staff is car-bound while the politicians go on and on about wanting to "go platinum". I wouldn't want to fix them until I had a nice video of someone (it'll probably have to be me) riding through them. As has been mentioned, it's a first-world problem.
08-28-15 | 06:33 AM
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From: Chicago Western 'burbs
Bikes: 1993 NOS Mt Shasta Tempest, Motobecane Fantom Cross CX, Dahon Speed D7, Dahon Vector P8, Bullitt Superfly
I know there has been times in my life where I've gotten sprayed by a sprinkler, or detoured around one, but............I don't really recall any one specific instance..........its just not something I ever gave any thought to after the moment was over.
As much as I hate the aphorism, this really is a first world problem.
As much as I hate the aphorism, this really is a first world problem.
08-28-15 | 06:46 AM
#30
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No, didn't leave my sense of humor behind, and I'm not the one using bolded caps and the huge pic that you either have readily available for use, which would be sad, or took time to hunt for, which would be more sad. Just pointing out that I disagreed with your posit that everything is ok because no one was malicious and this was likely the result of laziness.
Wait until someone yells or honks at you on the bike. We might have to create a new sub-forum to deal with the fallout. Make sure you write your Senator and get him involved. I'm sure Al's got nothing better to do...
08-28-15 | 06:47 AM
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From: Chicago Western 'burbs
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No, didn't leave my sense of humor behind, and I'm not the one using bolded caps and the huge pic that you either have readily available for use, which would be sad, or took time to hunt for, which would be more sad. Just pointing out that I disagreed with your posit that everything is ok because no one was malicious and this was likely the result of laziness.
Originally Posted by revcp
The issue is that this is a private for profit business (brand new, no residents yet) that thinks nothing of setting up their sprinkler system so that the sidewalk/bike path is unuseable when their system is running.
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