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response 150 of 352:
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Oct 22 04:05 UTC 2003 |
For those appreciative of travel narrative, item:enigma:381
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gull
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response 151 of 352:
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Oct 22 17:39 UTC 2003 |
I've heard it claimed that at highway speeds, opening the windows
compromises the car's aerodynamics enough to cancel out any benefit from
having the A/C switched off. No idea if it's true, though.
I can report that having a bicycle on the roof rack reduces fuel economy
by a surprising amount. Bikes are draggy things at 70 mph, apparently.
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tod
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response 152 of 352:
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Oct 22 17:52 UTC 2003 |
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bhelliom
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response 153 of 352:
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Oct 22 20:28 UTC 2003 |
Ooooo, he said "rearmounted".
Wow...I really need a nap...
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senna
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response 154 of 352:
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Oct 22 20:44 UTC 2003 |
I think cracking a window with the AC on is probably better than having the
AC off, because the air coming into the car would just use the window as an
exit. An open window is catastrophic to aerodynamics at high speeds. I'm
not at all surprised that bikes are bad, too, especially on top. The ones
in back probably vary depending upon how much air is designed to "stick" to
the back of a vehicle, and that is often not much on the SUVs you see carrying
them.
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jmsaul
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response 155 of 352:
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Oct 22 22:29 UTC 2003 |
Re #136: I would have disagreed too, until the traffic pattern changes.
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gelinas
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response 156 of 352:
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Oct 22 22:38 UTC 2003 |
Maynard between Liberty and William is open again.
I've been deliberately choosing to drive S. State between Washington and
Liberty at every opportunity. I do see the point about fewer parking spaces,
but I _don't_ see increased congestion; I find it much easier to get around
that area now. Yesterday, I turned right off N. University and left
onto Liberty. Yes, only three or four cars got through on the left arrow,
but I was first up on the next cycle.
Jaywalking has long been a problem in the campus area; the pedestrians do NOT
play well with others. Never have, probably never will.
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bhoward
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response 157 of 352:
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Oct 22 23:37 UTC 2003 |
Personally, I've always thought it a feature that pedestrians had (maybe
"assumed" a better choice here) priority over cars in the campus area.
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keesan
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response 158 of 352:
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Oct 23 00:01 UTC 2003 |
We don't normally drive except for Christmas and Easter when it is not too
hot.
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aruba
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response 159 of 352:
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Oct 23 01:49 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, my feeling is that pedestrians reign around campus, and drivers should
just deal with it. Of course, that's just my feeling.
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gelinas
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response 160 of 352:
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Oct 23 03:16 UTC 2003 |
Not quite. Sooner or later, the pedestrians have to give the cars a chance
to get through the intersection, too. If the pedestrians ignore the cars,
as so many do, and just keep entering the crosswalks, the cars are left with
little choice but to enter the crosswalk too.
If cars are stopped at the stop signs, stop at the curb and give them a chance
to go, too.
It's just courteous.
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bru
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response 161 of 352:
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Oct 23 11:13 UTC 2003 |
I remember when I first moved to Ann Arbor, a student yelled at me to "Get
out of town" because I was driving my car on campus. She had the opinion that
campus belonged to the students an people with cars who live in the city don't
belong here.
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gull
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response 162 of 352:
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Oct 23 13:29 UTC 2003 |
You probably shouldn't have been on the sidewalk. ;>
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rcurl
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response 163 of 352:
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Oct 23 16:50 UTC 2003 |
I've lived in AA for many years and commuted to work at UM's main campus
for most of that time, and no one *ever* 'yelled at me to "Get
out of town"'. I wonder what bru was doing that would elicit any comment
(apart from driving on the sidewalk - or across the Diag).
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tod
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response 164 of 352:
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Oct 23 16:59 UTC 2003 |
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goose
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response 165 of 352:
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Oct 23 17:34 UTC 2003 |
You too? And here I thought I was special....
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tod
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response 166 of 352:
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Oct 23 18:13 UTC 2003 |
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eprom
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response 167 of 352:
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Oct 24 14:55 UTC 2003 |
There was a Coronal Mass Ejection detected wenesday, that is expected to hit
earth at about 3pm EDT today...and expected to last 12-18 hrs.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/10/23/solar.forecast/index.html
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other
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response 168 of 352:
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Oct 24 14:59 UTC 2003 |
Folk, if you,re in a suitable area, this means the Aurora should be
stunning!
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micklpkl
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response 169 of 352:
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Oct 24 15:37 UTC 2003 |
Yes, check it out:
NASA's Space Weather Web site is predicting that the northern lights could
be visible as far south as Oregon and Illinois.
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tod
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response 170 of 352:
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Oct 24 16:39 UTC 2003 |
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flem
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response 171 of 352:
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Oct 24 18:41 UTC 2003 |
re #168: What would constitute a suitable area?
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other
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response 172 of 352:
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Oct 24 19:27 UTC 2003 |
Any place from which the Aurora would be visible.
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dah
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response 173 of 352:
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Oct 24 19:38 UTC 2003 |
Asshole.
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mcnally
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response 174 of 352:
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Oct 24 19:44 UTC 2003 |
Dang. I wish we were expecting clear weather here, as I've never seen
a good aurora display. Unfortunately tonight's forecast is 25-40 mph
winds and 90% chance of rain -- not great sky-watching weather.
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