Is this something that I should worry about?
08-27-22, 04:55 PM
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Is this something that I should worry about?
i have been seeing more and more of these painted in bike lanes and on the hard shoulder. even on some hard climbs which surprised me. this one is going up Geiger in Reno. maybe started sometime last year. anyone know what this means? most are like this but one other looks to have swept back wings. they look peaceful but should i be worried about some bird apocalypse or something?
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You should worry about everything. Everything.
I worry that i don't worry enough.
(Hey, dude ... . the first rule of Bird Apocalypse is .... Don't talk about Bird Apocalypse. You want to be the next one pecked?)
I worry that i don't worry enough.
(Hey, dude ... . the first rule of Bird Apocalypse is .... Don't talk about Bird Apocalypse. You want to be the next one pecked?)
08-27-22, 07:46 PM
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08-27-22, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
You should worry about everything. Everything.
I worry that i don't worry enough.
(Hey, dude ... . the first rule of Bird Apocalypse is .... Don't talk about Bird Apocalypse. You want to be the next one pecked?)
I worry that i don't worry enough.
(Hey, dude ... . the first rule of Bird Apocalypse is .... Don't talk about Bird Apocalypse. You want to be the next one pecked?)
08-27-22, 08:18 PM
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Dude, we're not supposed to talk about it!
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08-28-22, 01:06 AM
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If you find Lions marked on the road in Portland... DO NOT FOLLOW THEM!!!
They'll lead to the most 20% hill climbs you can imagine!!! Straight up, then down, then right back up.
If your trail markings were route markings, I'd anticipate some kind of directional indicator associated with them.
If they are sporadic, perhaps someone's "tag". "Bob Was Here".
They'll lead to the most 20% hill climbs you can imagine!!! Straight up, then down, then right back up.
If your trail markings were route markings, I'd anticipate some kind of directional indicator associated with them.
If they are sporadic, perhaps someone's "tag". "Bob Was Here".
08-28-22, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by CliffordK
If you find Lions marked on the road in Portland... DO NOT FOLLOW THEM!!!
They'll lead to the most 20% hill climbs you can imagine!!! Straight up, then down, then right back up.
If your trail markings were route markings, I'd anticipate some kind of directional indicator associated with them.
If they are sporadic, perhaps someone's "tag". "Bob Was Here".
They'll lead to the most 20% hill climbs you can imagine!!! Straight up, then down, then right back up.
If your trail markings were route markings, I'd anticipate some kind of directional indicator associated with them.
If they are sporadic, perhaps someone's "tag". "Bob Was Here".
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'Birds are reptiles with feathers and wings,' according to my biology 1 professor, at least in terms of physiology. I think he might have followed that up with, 'Or reptiles are birds without wings.'
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Originally Posted by spelger
but should i be worried about some bird apocalypse or something?
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Originally Posted by spelger
should i be worried about some bird apocalypse or something?
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That is one complex Dan Henry.
BITD before GPS and all the things, I painted many a Dan Henry. My strategy was paint 'em fast and get down the road before the locals came out and asked what I was up to. Nothing good could come of that conversation.
That sucker took at least a minute
BITD before GPS and all the things, I painted many a Dan Henry. My strategy was paint 'em fast and get down the road before the locals came out and asked what I was up to. Nothing good could come of that conversation.
That sucker took at least a minute
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Reminds me of the time BITD when the locals came out and painted over the Dan Henrys with black paint the night before an event. The mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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Originally Posted by koala logs
It also means a Peugeot car will sometimes drive on the bike lane or the shoulder. So you need to be on the lookout for Peugeot cars and ready to bailout from the lane if you see one!
A Peugeot will break down long before it could hurt anyone.
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Originally Posted by koala logs
It also means a Peugeot car will sometimes drive on the bike lane or the shoulder. So you need to be on the lookout for Peugeot cars and ready to bailout from the lane if you see one!
