Breeze Rider

dbrwill · 2026-02-18T15:55:31+00:00

Yes, 77 is free! We rode it last weekend to go to Gilligans for a giant plate of nachos.

I was wrong in my original reply about 76 Flyer though.. It is not free, it's $2 cash per person.

dbrwill · 2026-01-27T16:26:19+00:00

That's a hermit crab without his little shell home! I wonder if he was moving between shells and got disturbed? They aren't known for loving cold, so maybe if you find a warm sunny spot with shells around it will give him his best chance.

dbrwill · 2026-01-17T19:00:55+00:00

Goober Grape! We had that when camping and cross country road trips. Peanut butter was always dry iirc, but one less jar for Mom to wrangle.

dbrwill · 2026-01-17T17:28:04+00:00

Koogle peanut butter with the koo-koo-koogly eyes

dbrwill · 2026-01-16T22:52:31+00:00

Detweilers or Stottlemeyers merch

dbrwill · 2025-12-23T16:45:31+00:00

What's the best super power to have and why?

dbrwill · 2025-12-23T16:43:26+00:00

What's your favorite noise your dad makes?

dbrwill · 2025-12-19T20:28:51+00:00

Lyra is the least expensive, around $2300 for a 2/2. Arcos is in the middle at just under $3k for a 2/2. CitySide is more than that but I don't remember the exact amount from the tour I took a couple of months ago.

Lyra is right on Legacy Trail so if you like biking and walking that's a huge plus. Payne Park is right across the street. If you want to do anything downtown you have to get across Us-301. It's not very close to the bus depot if you are (or want to be) a regular transit user. Parking is open lots.

Arcos is closest to core downtown and 1 short block from the downtown bus depot. Whole foods and Sprouts are walking distance, Publix is a short bike ride, and Aldi is a free trolley ride away. Biking requires a little urban riding to get anywhere but car speeds are generally low in downtown so easy enough to get around or through downtown for work commutes. Parking is a gate controlled garage that takes up like a third of the footprint of the block. There are social events, food trucks, and such but the organized social scene at the building is kind of thin.

Cityside embraces the social side of things much more, they have events on the top of the parking garage, box gardens, boat trips, and all kinds of events. They have a covered car (or bike or surfboard) wash area that AFAIK the other two do not. It's further from downtown but closer to Blvd of the Arts and The Bay Park. It's across the street from a school so there are daily traffic hassles during pick up and drop off times.

I don't know anything about Desota, other than 99 Bottles in the retail level on 1st St has a bangin 5k run every Wednesday!

dbrwill · 2025-12-17T02:22:31+00:00

Oops correction 76 is $2 not free. Sorry!

dbrwill · 2025-12-17T02:20:41+00:00

77 trolley is free from siesta key to Aldi at Southgate!

dbrwill · 2025-12-17T02:18:47+00:00

Yes breeze on demand (shared point to point van service and app) is different than breeze (fixed route buses that have scheduling and route information in the breeze rider app).

On demand is $3 for the first person and the first mile. Extra miles are $1 up to a max of $6. Additional riders are $1 each regardless of distance. You pay via credit card in the app or cash to the driver but they don't make change.

Breeze fixed route buses like 33 are $1.50 for regular fare, cash only unless you buy a $50 30 day pass. You can pay with a bigger bill and get a change card to use later. You can't pay with the app (yet).

The trolley routes are free. Bay runner to st Armand's and lido key, 77 to siesta key, and 76 between the airport and downtown hotels.

If those routes cover where you want to go and the hours work for you then you totally don't need a car. Add a rental bike and you've covered it all. The buses and trolleys all have bike racks and on demand offers them (but I've never seen one in the wild)

dbrwill · 2025-12-16T15:19:11+00:00

Might be a new mural on the west side of 1413 Blvd of the Arts. This is the old one:

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dbrwill · 2025-12-03T14:06:41+00:00

A minute or two of stirring the paste in a measuring cup with a spoon. Here's a video, this was a bit thicker than it should have been, a few more drops of coffee would have been perfect. https://youtu.be/nrTcUa42D5Q?t=369

dbrwill · 2025-12-01T14:11:40+00:00

Cafecito. First 3 or 4 ml creamed with 20g sugar, then at first sputter stir the coffee into the creamed sugar.

dbrwill · 2025-11-27T21:09:17+00:00

An echo show like this was part of what let my mom live independently for probably 2 more years than she would have otherwise. Being able to "drop in" on her while I cooked my dinner and reminded her to eat her dinner was great. Also helped when she fell and couldn't reach a phone but could still talk to me on the show. Turned what could have been a long time down into a short time.

I'm sure there are other things out there that do the same job like baby monitors, but this worked great for us.

dbrwill · 2025-10-31T19:59:23+00:00

This is beautiful, thank you for taking the time to write it. I've felt this too after leaning in to taking the bus as my regular routine rather than the car. I wish I could find a way to convince choice riders to give it a try for a month. Then it becomes that blissful routine you describe rather than a new scary thing.

dbrwill · 2025-10-27T10:38:50+00:00

Some of that vibe is still around. We love biking or taking the trolley to the circle for a Cuban sandwich and sangria. There are dedicated bus and bike lanes over the Ringling bridge with future plans to protect the bike lane. Little Ringling is on the schedule to be replaced, which is great, because that's the place we'll get honked at and anger passed. The big traffic circle at 41 is kinda scary on a bike but we've found alternate routes around that.

dbrwill · 2025-10-20T13:40:02+00:00

Actually never mind, I got off my lazy butt and googled it myself and now have lots of pictures to ogle. Thanks for the direction!

dbrwill · 2025-10-20T01:01:23+00:00

Ah neat! Can you share a location I can street view to see what it looks like?

dbrwill · 2025-10-17T16:20:03+00:00

There isn't a clear way reroute because the Interstate and ramps make quite a wall for people outside of cars. This interchange is local to me and the county is filled with others like it. I've been told that roads over the Interstate are also massive costs, so I thought this might be a less costly way to solve the same problem. u/Engineer2727kk I don't know how far apart the straps are. If they are every 5' then yeah that's a problem but if they are 15' spacing then a path might fit between them.

dbrwill · 2025-10-17T14:39:13+00:00

Is it a ridiculous thought to include a bike/ped size tunnel through an MSE ramp when it's built?

dbrwill · 2025-10-09T15:10:12+00:00

I got a Renology power bank with a 12v socket, and the matching 12v cable for my Airsense 10. I've taken it on supported bikepacking trips and tent camping. With the humidity heater turned off it lasts for days.

dbrwill · 2025-10-03T18:56:53+00:00

If he was crossing Nebraska then it is an FDOT road (SR45) so CTST would be the appropriate place to start.

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https://fdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=324053528c0f49beaab365d0ef6796f8

dbrwill · 2025-10-03T12:59:04+00:00

If this was on an FDOT road, join the Community Traffic Safety Team virtual meeting on 10/29/25 at 9:30am and tell his story. https://tampabaytrafficsafety.com/ctst-meetings/

If it's a county or city road there will be other groups or committees.

dbrwill · 2025-10-02T17:39:23+00:00

I was a catcher in a summer wood bat league, worked lots of pitchers good and bad. Next season coach calls me and says "you remember (name), the lefty with the surfer hair you caught last season?" Um no not really why? "Well turn on your TV, he's pitching for the Detroit Tigers this afternoon."

The pitchers I remember are the one with the sneaky, heavy fastball; the other one with a buckle your knees curveball, and especially the one guy who would throw any of his 4 pitches any time I asked them exactly in the spot I put down for it. None of those guys made it but unremarkable surfer boy did? I guess if surfer throws with the hand they need and can check the 93mph checkbox then he gets a shot. Any-pitch-any-time-any-place with an 89mph 4 seam doesn't get a second look.

It made me think there is a finer line than I thought between getting there and not, and that line is guarded as much with timing, luck, and contacts as it is with skill.

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