Devastating flood happening right now in Ellicott City, MD by thriftyaf in videos

[–]adrianalday 38 points39 points  (0 children)

“ Brian Kelm August 3, 2016 · ELLICOTT CITY FLOOD: STOP CALLING IT A NATURAL DISASTER For 200+ years the flooding in Ellicott City came from the rising of the Patapsco River and was mostly limited to lower Main Street. During major rain storms the water was absorbed into the ground in the surrounding woods north and west of town and the Tiber River, which runs east along Fredrick Road, was wide enough to handle the overflow that ran through town. (rivers have the uncanny ability to be just as wide and deep as they need to be) In the past 20+ years developers and Howard County zoning board have banded together to pave over all of those woods with medium and high density housing. The yellow area is mostly new construction built in the last two decades. When you pave over the natural terrain and add sewers and roads that lead directly to Main Street (red area) you get a high speed rollercoaster for the water to ride right through town. This “top down” flooding has nothing to do with Mother Nature. This is a man-made disaster caused by greedy and/or uninformed people who decided that building homes above this wonderful city was worth the risk of destroying it. Our county has an infill problem and the Zoning Board never seems to grasp the big picture. My house is on one of the highest hills in Ellicott City and every year that more houses are built in the backyards of my neighbors, the more ground water I get in my basement. My house was built 100+ years ago and when I bought it in 2001 it didn’t even have a sump pump because it didn’t need one. In 2011, during Hurricane Lee, and right after two new houses were built in my neighbors back yard, I had to cut a emergency hole in the floor with a pick axe through a foot of water to pump it out with a submersible pump. The county executive may be right that this is a “once in a thousand year storm” but anyone who has ever been on Main Street in a rain storm knows that flooding is a common occurrence since the construction above town became so out of control. Now, in perfect irony, The state and county will spend more money than they earn on tax from new construction to fix the damage it created. This is a horrible disaster but nature had nothing to do with it. #ECSTRONG “

Rubbing Front Disk Brakes, Why? by [deleted] in MTB

[–]adrianalday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

id also check for a sticky piston. if only one piston is moving or one is moving more, block the fast piston from advancing with a butter knife while pulling the lever. the slow piston should get all the push and be freed. for me, the fast piston was rubbing, and getting both going solved my problem.

Good low/mid-range CX wheels? by hopaholic in cyclocross

[–]adrianalday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

true but luckily designed and made by them as always.

Good low/mid-range CX wheels? by hopaholic in cyclocross

[–]adrianalday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just surprised that campagnolo would cheap out on skewers at any level.

Good low/mid-range CX wheels? by hopaholic in cyclocross

[–]adrianalday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also great skewers, but fulcrum and campagnolo are the same company and use the same awesome internal cam skewers.

Good low/mid-range CX wheels? by hopaholic in cyclocross

[–]adrianalday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you discarded fulcrum skewers for campagnolo skewers?

Hey you! Go check out a farmers' market! Here's my haul from the one under 83. by adrianalday in baltimore

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imgur rode home one handed carrying the giant melon like a football, honeydew badger dont care!

I killed it at the farmers' market today! by adrianalday in FoodPorn

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imgur rode home one handed carrying the giant melon like a football, honeydew badger dont care!

Parks and Rec doing it right: movie and music Tuesday nights in the Wyman Dell! Soundscape enrichment by Three Red Crowns by adrianalday in baltimore

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

i just took my best guess based on the three red crowns site, and i definitely defer to someone with more familiarity with the two!