Heidi's Journal

09/18/2011 14:51 #55168

Inadequate bike rack
Category: biking

I just rode my bike over to Tops & Rite Aid over on Niagara. Rite Aid's bike rack was at least identifiable as a bike rack, but it wasn't securely secured to the ground. Tops' bike rack was insufficient, so I locked my bike to a locked cart. Carlos the Cart Guard (that's what his nametag said) kinda scolded me, so I asked him what I should do next time since the rack was clearly inadequate. He suggested I get a different kind of lock. :-p

I've been trying to increase the amount of biking-as-transportation I do and I've found that bike racks are not evenly distributed around the city. At the First Niagara where we have our business account, we have to use a street sign. The account rep we spoke with said the racks have been stolen in the past and they don't want to keep replacing them. At the Washington Street post office, we use the hand rail. Allentown has lots of bike racks.

terry - 09/20/11 13:18
Well I can confirm that the First niagara manager did say that the bike rack was stolen, she seemed pretty genuine about it.

metalpeter - 09/19/11 16:41
Can't believe I'm going to say something nice about the co-op but it is in a good part of town.. So guessing it has a good bike rack... Some how don't think hardly anyone bikes to Tops Niagara... Wonder how long the bike rack has been in bad shape a day or a year.... I worked with this Puerto Rican (know that spelling has to be wrong)Women who said that she doesn't go to Tops Niagara cause there are to Many Puerto Ricans. -->there so I figure well them I'm not going.... Granted that was years ago and it has gone up scale a bit but... I have had a problem there so I don't shop there... But the real reason I don't go is the two other tops are better for how I travel....

YesThatCasey - 09/18/11 20:08
I'd call bullshit on that story too.

tinypliny - 09/18/11 15:55
They stole my recycle bin. Maybe there is a gang of low-level eco-terrorists afoot.

paul - 09/18/11 15:48
Something is so totally wrong with this bike racks if the racks themselves are getting stolen. I mean who would even steal a bikerack. I almost sounds like a bullshit story. I guess maybe for scrap metal.

09/13/2011 20:25 #55149

More stuff
Category: stuff

Jill & Shane let me have this awesome globe lamp. We've been cleaning out and organizing the office and lots of random things are being tossed or given away. I also scored a four-drawer vertical fling cabinet.

Nisha & Blu, a bluetick coonhound, hanging out. (A's dog Whitey is a treeing Walker coonhound.)

Classic chair in the 2nd floor women's room at DNIPRO.

I took a cruise on the Miss Buffalo Sunday. I hadn't seen the West Ferry drawbridge up before.

Cruise included Stripteasers :-)

10-person double qwirkle!

metalpeter - 09/14/11 18:50
Wow I saw those two Jo Jo Marie and Cat Sinclair/McCarthy on facebook hope you enjoyed the Miss Buffalo I haven't been on it since I think I was a kid?

That globe light looks pretty cool....Since you have the skills do to so you should turn out all the lights and take pictures of it! Does it spin? In other words are the same places all ways lit on the map?

09/10/2011 21:00 #55132

Video - Susquehanna River aerial

Full article

gmap of approximately where the plane flew

09/09/2011 10:42 #55119

Stuff
Category: friends

Nineteen Buffalo Queer Women went to Spicy Thai last night. I had an excellent basil eggplant, Thai spicy. Nice place and they were very gracious about having 75 percent of their seating taken up. I didn't get the impression that Thursday nights are hoppin'.

Nisha is visiting and loves all the attention at Taza. Fausto & Paula let her sit on their laps.

My truck broke down on Edward between Franklin & Delaware on Wednesday. The Midas on Niagara Street came and towed me and then the mechanics huddled around like it was the coolest new mystery. Ignition coil failed.

metalpeter - 09/09/11 17:13
Think I tried Thai Food once but it was some noodle thing with oil that was pretty good.... Wasn't really brave enough to try anything else really was.... In other words good choice of place to eat you ladies are brave...

09/09/2011 10:01 #55118

Tioga river sluice wash out
Category: weather

A took this picture yesterday of a spot on near the headwaters of the Tioga by County Bridge.

Approximately where the lat-long marker is:

It's DCNR land so it's unlikely that the sluice will be replaced. The other end of the path also has sluices washed out. We get back there with A's 4wd F150 but it's rough.

I have a neat video of a road and its sluice pipe being washed way in Broome County, NY, but it looks like it's in icky FB format and I can't share outside. My favorite amusement park, Knoebel's Grove in Elysburg, PA, has been hit pretty hard but they've always bounced back from flooding. You can see their pix here

::Download Flash Video::

heidi - 09/10/11 15:44
Thanks! That's so cool! Looking forward to the automatic tool.

paul - 09/09/11 23:13
I added it.

heidi - 09/09/11 14:43
Yes, please!

paul - 09/09/11 14:00
After a little work I figured out how to add facebook videos. Do you want me to add it for you? I will be something to do to it automatically later.