Rating: NSS
I took probably the last bike ride of the season around Forest Park today. It was a bit chilly, but an otherwise lovely ride. I did see a few unusual things on my trek around this metropolitan park.
I saw a dog with no hind legs. It had its hindquarters in a sling-like contraption with wheels. I almost hit a duck crossing the path. I told it to move, but I guess the duck didn't understand English. I know the ice-skating rink opened for the season recently, but it did seem odd to see ice skaters out on a pleasant afternoon.
A lovely fall day for the waning season.
Showing posts with label bikes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bikes. Show all posts
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Bicycle Courtesy
Rating: S
Just a few tips for sharing the trail.
1. If you're on a bicycle/jogging trail and someone wants to pass you, let them pass.
2. Keep it on your side of the trail--that would be the right side here in America.
3. I know you want to walk or ride with your buddy or buddies, but remember that there will be faster people who may pass you, so try not to overlap the middle too much.
4. Don't have your music so loud that you cannot hear people announce that they are passing.
5. Use common sense and courtesy.
Thanks.
Just a few tips for sharing the trail.
1. If you're on a bicycle/jogging trail and someone wants to pass you, let them pass.
2. Keep it on your side of the trail--that would be the right side here in America.
3. I know you want to walk or ride with your buddy or buddies, but remember that there will be faster people who may pass you, so try not to overlap the middle too much.
4. Don't have your music so loud that you cannot hear people announce that they are passing.
5. Use common sense and courtesy.
Thanks.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Local Protest is all in Fun
Rating: CNS (because sometimes you just gotta laugh)
So there will be a World Naked Bike Ride in St. Louis this weekend to protest rising oil prices and oil dependency. “Come as bare as you dare,” the organizers say, since there are some indecency laws that may be enforced by police who are willing to come close enough.
If you want to ride, it begins at Tower Grove Park at 9pm on Saturday. If you want to watch, and who wouldn’t?!, bring binoculars. The riders will be the lightish (or multicolored—if they participated in the pre-ride paintapalooza) blobs against a dark night. If you don’t have a bike, you may rollerblade or skateboard.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is pleased to host this event. He says that while they mean well, their methods “should be looked at more closely”. I wish I could link you to the page from where the Mayor’s quote comes, but I heard it only on the radio news on 106.5 The Arch.
So for all you protesters, bicyclists, and clothing haters, come frolic and have the most fun you can have on wheels! We hope to see you out, especially if we are driving our gas-hogging SUVs, because it’s really hard to see bikes in the dark from up that high. . .
Oh yes, organizers remind all participants to wear helmets--safety first, folks!
So there will be a World Naked Bike Ride in St. Louis this weekend to protest rising oil prices and oil dependency. “Come as bare as you dare,” the organizers say, since there are some indecency laws that may be enforced by police who are willing to come close enough.
If you want to ride, it begins at Tower Grove Park at 9pm on Saturday. If you want to watch, and who wouldn’t?!, bring binoculars. The riders will be the lightish (or multicolored—if they participated in the pre-ride paintapalooza) blobs against a dark night. If you don’t have a bike, you may rollerblade or skateboard.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is pleased to host this event. He says that while they mean well, their methods “should be looked at more closely”. I wish I could link you to the page from where the Mayor’s quote comes, but I heard it only on the radio news on 106.5 The Arch.
So for all you protesters, bicyclists, and clothing haters, come frolic and have the most fun you can have on wheels! We hope to see you out, especially if we are driving our gas-hogging SUVs, because it’s really hard to see bikes in the dark from up that high. . .
Oh yes, organizers remind all participants to wear helmets--safety first, folks!
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