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cool WSDOT webpage
The Washington State Department of Transportation recently redid their
website, and they now have specific weather as well as traffic information for certain locations. I was particularly pleased to see this one: http://traffic.wsdot.wa.gov/i90/bridge/I-90.htm This gives a view of the I-90 bridge, and depending on which way the camera's facing, you also get a view of the bike lane. Personally, I understand windspeed and direction information so much better when it's graphically displayed. And I like the gust information, too. I can view this before I ride to work, and make an informed decision if I would really just rather hang up the bike on Mercer Island, or simply ride across the bridge. I wonder if WSDOT knew how useful this information would be for cyclists. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:03:23 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
wrote: The Washington State Department of Transportation recently redid their website, and they now have specific weather as well as traffic information for certain locations. I was particularly pleased to see this one: http://traffic.wsdot.wa.gov/i90/bridge/I-90.htm This gives a view of the I-90 bridge, and depending on which way the camera's facing, you also get a view of the bike lane. Personally, I understand windspeed and direction information so much better when it's graphically displayed. And I like the gust information, too. I can view this before I ride to work, and make an informed decision if I would really just rather hang up the bike on Mercer Island, or simply ride across the bridge. I wonder if WSDOT knew how useful this information would be for cyclists. Wow, very nice site. Hmm. 25 MPH wind and clearly raining. Stay in bed. Here on the other side of the USA (NYC) we're expecting a temperature around 60 and wind gusts to 40 MPH. From the W/NW. That caused me some grief going in this morning but should be smooth sailing going home. I think that if I raise a sail I won't have to pedal. Have to watch those cross-streets until I get out of Manhattan. You can really get hit by a nasty wind and pushed into traffic. |
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"dgk" wrote in message
... Wow, very nice site. Hmm. 25 MPH wind and clearly raining. Stay in bed. I didn't. I ran downstairs and pulled a pair of thermal tights and some shorts out of the dryer. It wasn't that bad at first, but after about three miles the wind kicked up and so did the rain. I was riding right into it, so I had these little icy needles pounding the bare flesh of my face. Since I was experiencing all four of Dane J's Unpleasant Conditions (Dark, Wet, Cold and Windy), I decided to hang it up after a couple more miles at the park and ride, and leave the rest of the commute to Sound Transit. The reward was the way home. It had warmed up to 50 degrees, it was sunny and bright, and the sun hadn't gone down yet. It was still pretty windy -- gusts up to 30 mph, but now it was a tailwind, not a headwind. Here on the other side of the USA (NYC) we're expecting a temperature around 60 and wind gusts to 40 MPH. From the W/NW. That caused me some grief going in this morning but should be smooth sailing going home. I think that if I raise a sail I won't have to pedal. Yes, exactly -- it felt like if I had had a spinnaker to unfurl, I could have been blown home. Have to watch those cross-streets until I get out of Manhattan. You can really get hit by a nasty wind and pushed into traffic. Yes -- this is a real problem for me downtown, the worst of a windy day. I think it's real scary, how the wind blows and stops around skyscrapers. I could see why someone with a Manhattan commute would decide not to ride when it's windy. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:50:22 GMT, Claire Petersky
wrote: "dgk" wrote in message ... Wow, very nice site. Hmm. 25 MPH wind and clearly raining. Stay in bed. I didn't. I ran downstairs and pulled a pair of thermal tights and some shorts out of the dryer. It wasn't that bad at first, but after about three miles the wind kicked up and so did the rain. I was riding right into it, so I had these little icy needles pounding the bare flesh of my face. Since I was experiencing all four of Dane J's Unpleasant Conditions (Dark, Wet, Cold and Windy), I decided to hang it up after a couple more miles at the park and ride, and leave the rest of the commute to Sound Transit. The reward was the way home. It had warmed up to 50 degrees, it was sunny and bright, and the sun hadn't gone down yet. It was still pretty windy -- gusts up to 30 mph, but now it was a tailwind, not a headwind. Here on the other side of the USA (NYC) we're expecting a temperature around 60 and wind gusts to 40 MPH. From the W/NW. That caused me some grief going in this morning but should be smooth sailing going home. I think that if I raise a sail I won't have to pedal. Yes, exactly -- it felt like if I had had a spinnaker to unfurl, I could have been blown home. Have to watch those cross-streets until I get out of Manhattan. You can really get hit by a nasty wind and pushed into traffic. Yes -- this is a real problem for me downtown, the worst of a windy day. I think it's real scary, how the wind blows and stops around skyscrapers. I could see why someone with a Manhattan commute would decide not to ride when it's windy. If you really want to be all weather but look a little silly buy a motorcycle type full face helmet and put the plastic on the front. I have seen a few other hard core riders do this, including one 12 year old who insisted that WAS his real helmet. I found a compromise that works well for keeping my eyes from tearing at the cold wind, a swimming face shield with one piece of plastic in front. Works well with my glasses but it has a huge dork factor. It is better than not going out, I just try to get out in the back woods area before I am seen. -- Bill (?) Baka |
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Bill Baka wrote:
I found a compromise that works well for keeping my eyes from tearing at the cold wind, a swimming face shield with one piece of plastic in front. You really should post a picture of you riding like this. It fits so well with all the wacky crap you're always saying. Rich |
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"Rich" wrote in message
... Bill Baka wrote: I found a compromise that works well for keeping my eyes from tearing at the cold wind, a swimming face shield with one piece of plastic in front. You really should post a picture of you riding like this. It fits so well with all the wacky crap you're always saying. I'm convinced that Bill Baka is the anti-Fabrizio. The clue is in the name, "Baka", which means "dummy" or "idiot" in Japanese. Too many of us have fallen for him not for it to be true. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 05:13:35 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
wrote: "Rich" wrote in message ... Bill Baka wrote: I found a compromise that works well for keeping my eyes from tearing at the cold wind, a swimming face shield with one piece of plastic in front. You really should post a picture of you riding like this. It fits so well with all the wacky crap you're always saying. I'm convinced that Bill Baka is the anti-Fabrizio. The clue is in the name, "Baka", which means "dummy" or "idiot" in Japanese. Too many of us have fallen for him not for it to be true. What do you mean 'fallen for him', or is that a cycling joke? jj |
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Another workday shot to hell. Thanks a lot, Claire!!!
I like the view of SR 520. Can't wait to see it after dawn. The site also has ferry cams, for those who want to gloat about the l-o-n-g lines of cars they'll pass on two wheels. --Karen M. |
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On 09 Dec 2004 06:54:03 GMT, David Reuteler wrote:
which reads as bill to me. then he drops off the face of usenet until april of 2004 when he pops up in rec.bicycles.misc. guess he got bored of ham radios. but he wasn't particuliarly, umm, "wacky" on the amateur radio groups where he did post a fair bit. didn't like japanese radios much, tho. "Ham" radios;-) In and of itself, that isn't funny, but when you add little bill to it, I had to smile and I must admit, I laughed out loud. I think he is real, well, I think he exists. As to his exploits??? Did you find any threads, where he happens to brag about how many times he has hit his head, on concrete or other equally hard surfaces? That might help explain some things. I think it is quite possible that little bill is brain damaged. Life is Good! Jeff |
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