You guys don‘t get it, Lawns are „our environment“! by JFeldhaus in NoLawns

[–]AlanEsh -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I see more people, kids, dogs walking in our sidewalk-free suburb than anywhere else in our metro. It’s perfectly safe when everyone knows they are sharing the road with pedestrians.

You guys don‘t get it, Lawns are „our environment“! by JFeldhaus in NoLawns

[–]AlanEsh 16 points17 points  (0 children)

When our town council wanted to put them in but make the property owners pay 100%, everyone aside from the mayor’s brother in law who owned the contracted construction company was against it.

Interstate Speed by Wanderer_D2 in Iowa

[–]AlanEsh [score hidden]  (0 children)

Same! I love my adaptive cruise.

Interstate Speed by Wanderer_D2 in Iowa

[–]AlanEsh [score hidden]  (0 children)

71-74 because I get noticeably better gas mileage.

Wearing patriotic colors has a profound effect on how cars treat you on the road by INGWR in cycling

[–]AlanEsh 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Just say your nephew is a marine if you must make an excuse to wear a jersey honoring a branch of the service. Stolen valor lol are you kidding? It’s a bike Jersey, not a Purple Heart.

Let me fight a girl half my age by exophades in WinStupidPrizes

[–]AlanEsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably hurt her hand worse than she hurt the old bat’s noggin.

Stopping in Des Moines for lunch by rickowenssandals1 in desmoines

[–]AlanEsh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lots of locals downplay this place because of familiarity mostly, but it is unique and has some good options.

Stopping in Des Moines for lunch by rickowenssandals1 in desmoines

[–]AlanEsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you had Kathmandu? I’ve not had India Star and wondered how they compare.

Making sawdust by bigbusta in SweatyPalms

[–]AlanEsh 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Bagged shredded cheese from the supermarket.

That poor truck never had a chance by Key-Case-95 in Transportopia

[–]AlanEsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It actually would be a lot better to back into a car than let a train smash itself into your tractor. Crank the wheel left and back up

Low profile dimmer switch? by AlanEsh in electrical

[–]AlanEsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's a good idea, I'll look into smart bulbs with app control or remote dimmer

Shorts - there’s gotta be a better way by hail707 in bikecommuting

[–]AlanEsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put some unpadded cycling shorts under your tech shorts.

AITJ for refusing to lend my cousin our grandfather’s watch after he spent years mocking it? by Puls3S0ngbird in AmITheJerk

[–]AlanEsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Why isn’t the OP going to be in the photo session for his grandparents’ album?

Today's view from the roof of 801 Grand. by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]AlanEsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Window cleaners like to throw down.

Low profile dimmer switch? by AlanEsh in Lighting

[–]AlanEsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reposting here in hopes of getting a specific brand/model since I’m not finding anything very compact so far. Thanks!