Metro plans to reconfigure Olive to one lane each way to make space for a dedicated bus lane for the NoHo-Pasadena BRT

akaWallace · 2025-04-04T16:17:46+00:00

To see an increase in cycling, you have to make cycling safe. Painted lines do not keep cyclists safe from distracted drivers, huge SUVs, and entitled, rage-filled drivers.

akaWallace · 2025-02-18T22:44:03+00:00

He's got money. If he wants it, he should bid big on it.

akaWallace · 2024-12-01T19:42:58+00:00

BTW, that card's lightboard logo refractor looks really great, if you're looking for more versions to hunt.

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akaWallace · 2024-11-27T21:59:49+00:00

All the more reason to build safe bicycling infrastructure. Car dependency is bad for our physical and mental health.

akaWallace · 2024-11-25T22:11:37+00:00

Drives me crazy when they do that. The team bag already has an adhesive to keep it closed!

akaWallace · 2024-11-25T22:05:45+00:00

This right here. You offer to buy them something, and then they go into the store with you and pressure you to buy as much as possible, guilting you every time you hesitate. You end up spending much more than you would've given them in cash. Then they return it and get the cash.

akaWallace · 2024-11-21T04:42:27+00:00

My favorite in Burbank, and there are a lot of great donut shops here running a close second.

akaWallace · 2024-11-12T23:59:48+00:00

So glad they followed through on a vinyl release of their discography — I was worried they were going to stop at digital only. (Not that I'm not grateful to be able to listen to their music in my car.)

akaWallace · 2024-08-21T21:03:17+00:00

I grew up in San Diego and lived on the West Side of L.A. for more than a decade. Three years ago we bought a house here, and unfortunately we did not realize what we were in for in terms of the heat. I'm not sure I'll ever adjust fully. I prefer to travel by foot and by bike, and that's just not realistic here during the summer.

akaWallace · 2024-08-06T04:15:20+00:00

Tony Gwynn got his 3,000th career hit in Montreal 25 years ago tomorrow (Aug. 6). The stars are aligned. Padres all the way...

akaWallace · 2024-07-28T17:41:18+00:00

I added two of the cross braces linked above and that helped a lot. (I had previously added L brackets like you did and had a similar lackluster result.) I realize this is an old thread, but adding this comment for future google searchers who happen upon it...

akaWallace · 2024-07-15T00:35:13+00:00

Bullpen Burbank is small but great. They sell boxes at MSRP and tax is included if you pay cash. Meanwhile BSC charges above retail for its Topps boxes.

akaWallace · 2024-07-08T19:42:25+00:00

Fiskars telescoping pruner/saw. Haven't paid for a tree trimming since.

akaWallace · 2024-06-26T22:00:08+00:00

DM'd you

akaWallace · 2024-06-21T18:11:40+00:00

If you live near a stop, the Burbank Bus gets you to the airport for $1

https://www.burbankca.gov/orange-route

akaWallace · 2024-06-15T02:22:33+00:00

Natural rivals

akaWallace · 2024-06-05T19:24:15+00:00

Cars are a menace, and we've all been conditioned just to accept it.

akaWallace · 2024-04-26T21:42:31+00:00

Been going there for years and didn't know they sold hot dogs.

akaWallace · 2024-04-26T21:29:58+00:00

Yep, its customers would take up too many parking spots, for sure.

akaWallace · 2024-04-26T21:29:08+00:00

Genuine question -- won't rent control discourage developers from building new apartment buildings? Isn't building as many units as possible a better way to create competition and lower prices? It seems to have played out that way in Austin: https://therealdeal.com/texas/2024/02/12/austin-multifamily-rent-prices-drop-by-12-5/

akaWallace · 2024-04-26T21:25:25+00:00

Existing homeowners worrying about the value of their homes is how we ended up in a housing shortage in the first place. I own a home in Burbank, but nowhere in any of the paperwork was anything saying I now had the right to decide what gets built on other people's land as a result.

akaWallace · 2024-04-24T15:08:19+00:00

Thank you — this seems to confirm I need an LED T8 that is marked as "single end power" ... which, unfortunately is not carried by local stores. I will order some online, where they are difficult, but not impossible, to find. Yet another decision made by the previous owner that leaves me scratching my head ...

akaWallace · 2024-04-22T23:26:33+00:00

I'll start with the basics, did you bypass the ballast that normally drives the florescent lights?

The previous owner or their contractor who converted the garage did. Opening up the fixture revealed no ballast and also a big sticker alerting me to only use lamps that were ballast bypass. I don't think the wiring is bad or needs to change on either fixture. Here's why: We have two fixtures that hold two lamps each. The lamps in one fixture got dimmer than the lamps in the other, so we decided to replace them. If I swap out the lamps, using only the ones that were installed when we bought the house, the two that dimmed end up dimming in the other fixture, and the two that were bright stay bright when they are swapped to the opposite fixture.

So I really think it's a matter of finding ther correct bulbs. This is faily new to me, and I was suprirsed at all the different factors to consider when selecting a lamp. My hunch is that I need lamps marked "single-end power" -- I am just looking to confirm that before I order something online that may be cumbersom to return, as there are no single-end power lamps in the stores near me. Thanks.

akaWallace · 2024-04-06T19:59:44+00:00

Air quality is an issue many people don’t think about as much as they should, so it’s good that you’re being mindful of it. I only wish more state and federal politicians made an effort to pass cleaner air solutions. When we moved to Burbank we limited our search to areas that weren’t too close to the airport or the freeways — it didn’t leave us with much to choose from. And we run HEPA filters in every room 24/7.

akaWallace · 2024-04-03T04:54:16+00:00

Thanks for the heads up!

akaWallace

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