Comments on: Free-For-All Friday 12/9/11

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:37:26 +0000

The bond issue is for transportation improvements in general. There was no specific item mentioned other than sidewalk improvement.

By: J_T

J_T — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:24:56 +0000

Wine is usually the safer option for those situations. Check out Herb’s choices at

http://decaturpackagestore.com/Home.html

Or go there and ask the man himself exactly what you just asked here!

By: AnotherRick

AnotherRick — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:18:37 +0000

On a related note, I have been wondering about the bond issue for improvements to the RR crossings that was on the ballot several years ago. Didn’t that also include the crossing at West Howard at the gas station and Thinking Man? I voted for it, it passed and so far only the attorneys and the banks seem to have benefitted!

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:37:20 +0000

Car #1 northbound on 2nd Ave, stopped at Oakview intersection (4-way stop) with right-turn signal activated. Car #2 eastbound on Oakview pulls to a stop with left-turn signal activated. Car #1 turns right onto Oakview and Car #2 starts to turn left onto 2nd. At that instant, bicyclist northbound on 2nd zooms down the hill, swerves around Car #1 in the midst of its turn, barrels through the intersection and disappears. Car #2 was (atypically) dawdling somewhat and so had not actually entered the intersection yet, but driver is startled nonetheless and slams on brakes, yells a lot of bad words and finds herself indulging in a brief but vivid fantasy about the bicyclist going ass-over-teakettle on a speed bump.

Every time a motorist has an experience like this, it sets back the cause of equal rights and mutual respect for all modes of transportation.

By: Toml

Toml — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:09:17 +0000

But remember, native peoples had tomahawks.