From: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX (The dc-cycles list administrator) To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Errors-To: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX Subject: dc-cycles digest for 12/05/05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ 'dc-cycles' is an unmoderated email discussion list (__\/ _____ \/__) about motorcycling in the Washington D.C. area. =( \___/ )= \ ___ / An archive of the dc-cycles list is available at: | / _ \ | http://www.dc-cycles.org/ \ || || / \|| ||/ Subscribe/unsubscribe requests should be sent to: \| |/ dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:20:37 -0500 From: Aaron Maurer To: DC-Cycles Subject: [dc-cycles] from today's Dr. Gridlock chat... D.C. motorcycle parking meter rates RAISED: Hi Doc. I used to take Metro for years to work from MD to downtown, but with rate hikes, snotty Metro employee attitudes, arrogant and rude DC school kids, unruly crowds, and just an overall negative sentiment I have for Metro, last year I opted to get a motorcycle as a way to commute cheaply, conveniently, causing less pollution and road damage and to avoid any bioterror attacks on the subway and not have to be on anyone else's schedule. It was great for the past year because the meters charged only a quarter per hour. THEN last month they snuck the rates TO THE SAME RATES AS AUTOMOBILES!! The meters I'm referring to are located at 6th and Indiana Ave. Along with about 10 other regular motorcycle commuters, we happily parked there all day for about $2.00. It was a great incentive to ride a motorcycle to work....until now. I spoke to two supervisors, Larry Brown and Jerry Lyle, at DPW's parking meter enforcement division (or something like that) and they both gave me this run around and the famous "let me check that and get back to you" schpiel. Of course, NO call backs and when I called them back I got nothing but voicemails. VERY VERY VERY frustrating. The meters literally went from $2.00 to just about $10.00 a day. The incentive to commute by motorcycle has completely disappeared and without any explanation. I think thats what upsets us the most, no explanation, no warning, it was just done and thats it. Well surfice it to say, this has forced me BACK onto metro starting this week as its cheaper to ride that than my motorcycle. And now that I think about it, THAT is probably exactly what the impetus was, to force more folks to ride Metro. For many, many reasons, I hate riding Metro but I hate giving DC any more quarters even more. I'm now actively seeking employment outside the city. I just want to know why it was done in such a sneaky manner. Darnell Privott, Capitol Heights, Md. Dr. Gridlock: I'll ask. Discouraging motorcycle use doesn't make sense to me. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:38:37 -0500 From: Paul Wilson To: DCCycles Subject: [dc-cycles] "S" word - eke Hope y'all are stocked up on toilet paper, bread, milk, WD40, winter tire air and life's other necessities. I've just seen the first flakes (of snow) in Old Town Alex. -- Paul in DC - www.wilsonline.org 95 VFR - 90 KLR _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:53:33 -0500 From: skip To: DC Cycles Subject: [dc-cycles] it sucks to ride in the rain it sucks to ride in the rain when this is the storm you're in... http://www.extremeinstability.com/04-5-28.htm --skip _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 15:15:00 -0500 (EST) From: Wayne Edelen To: DCCycles Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] "S" word - eke On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Paul Wilson wrote: > Hope y'all are stocked up on toilet paper, bread, milk, WD40, winter > tire air and life's other necessities. I've just seen the first > flakes (of snow) in Old Town Alex. I'm ready. I think this is still moto related... http://www.ls6.net/polaris/20051204 >From the pillars at the end of the driveway, there is a steep drop to the right and an even longer run down to Thurston Road :-o -- Wayne _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] "S" word - eke Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 15:07:05 -0500 From: "Cedric Bernescut" To: "DCCycles" > flakes (of snow) in Old Town Alex. I'm ready. I think this is still moto related... http://www.ls6.net/polaris/20051204 Anyone read the story about the Texas Pacific Group selling their final stake in Ducati? Apparently Polaris tried hard to buy it but lost out to another investment group. Anyone else ride into work today? I did only because I wanted to leave the bike in the garage at work where it will be safer than in the driveway at home. Cedric P.S. How many loaves of bread and rolls of toilet paper will that Polaris hold? :) _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:41:57 -0800 (PST) From: "James O'Connor" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] "S" word - eke To: Paul Wilson , DCCycles Yup, my bike was lonely today with only two other bikes parked near it. Weenies ;) . I did leave work (DC) around 2:30 to head back home to Herndon. Glad I didn't wait any longer than I did. Had to ride with my left hand alternating between keeping my visor open a crack and brushing slush off the mask. Lead to a VERY cold hand. Lots of traffic making a break out of the city made for a rather unpleasant, yet happily uneventful ride home. Will leave a bit earlier next time. Did learn that my horn accumulates snow and then doesn't work for a few seconds. Blowing the horn resulted in a muffled whine when a cage started sharing my lane with me. A few seconds later, the usual not quite as muffled whine was back to full volume. Ride safe everyone. - Jimmy --- Paul Wilson wrote: > Hope y'all are stocked up on toilet paper, bread, milk, WD40, > winter > tire air and life's other necessities. I've just seen the first > flakes (of snow) in Old Town Alex. > -- > Paul in DC - www.wilsonline.org > 95 VFR - 90 KLR > > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 14:11:28 -0800 (PST) From: matthew patton Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] "S" word - eke To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX I think I'm going to try to stay on Army/Navy as long as I can. Not sure I want to dice with cagers at 50+mph in the dark and who knows what road conditions.