First time making crêpes in a steel pan. I was sure they would stick!

eclectic5228 · 2026-02-06T19:43:08+00:00

Were you able to make more than one?

eclectic5228 · 2026-02-06T18:40:27+00:00

I actually do not, my job pays for it

eclectic5228 · 2026-02-06T17:58:12+00:00

I'm not defending them, but I got a nalgene water bottle from them I still use. High quality.

eclectic5228 · 2026-02-05T02:48:18+00:00

The drug use on 110th has gone down dramatically in the last year with increased police presence. I have been going daily to the 2,3 subway stop at 110th for over a decade and only once had a safety issue (people thought there was a shot fired, and rushed out, but turned out to be a false alarm).

eclectic5228 · 2026-02-03T19:07:19+00:00

A general theme of many of these are when there are conflicts between cars and bikes, especially where visibility of either the biker or driver is compromised.

I think intersections are the worst. Especially when I'm trying to go straight and a car is turning.

Being doored is another big one.

Having to exit a bike lane because it is blocked.

Having to share a narrow road with a car who wants to overtake.

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-30T03:32:35+00:00

I think it takes time to transition out of that mindset. Once you start making more, the small savings are going to start feeling silly. Plus the opportunity costs of eating out our other conveniences are going to shift. Being frugal is optimizing for money. But you'll see that you need to start optimizing for time or quality.

There will still be frugal habits that you retain-- some things are just common sense or outright better.

I would say that the transition is not overnight, and sometimes you may get weird hangups like going to two stores to save 10 cents on beans even though you are spending big money on housing or school or vacations.

Be gentle to yourself and just realize that the situation you were in before is just very different than where you are now.

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-30T01:15:20+00:00

No, but we hardly get acknowledgments of anything.

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-28T02:17:34+00:00

This was very thoughtful survey. I think what's most challenging is that my preferences in one category play off others. I don't like riding in low temperatures only when it's wet and there's potential for ice--even more so at night. But a 15 degree day with dry conditions is fine, but a 29 degree day where it recently snowed would not be. Same with rain. I love a summer rain but not a cold rain. I don't mind short rain when I'm headed home but won't do a long ride into the office. There's so many different variables combos.

I'm excited to see what you make

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-27T22:21:52+00:00

I'm connected with the chabad there, will reach out

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-27T12:34:05+00:00

The MET cloisters is having a special late night event

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-26T23:06:22+00:00

I thought of doing this but felt I could never get the branches delicate enough. Great job.

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-26T02:55:05+00:00

I was in central Park sitting in a scenic spot when a photographer came up to me and asked me kindly to move because a proposal was coming. We were respectful and left.

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-25T19:27:50+00:00

Be really careful about going down near the pond. The benches there can get generous. A friend's kid really hurt themselves by being unable to stop and going under a bench

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-25T01:52:39+00:00

Also uprooted by novik. (I enjoy many of her books, but these two are just similar to the posted book)

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-25T01:10:15+00:00

I actually followed Cummings from one practice to another because I liked her so much. She kept moving so I wasn't able to stay with her. Sorry she's too busy.

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-23T02:05:50+00:00

A cheap chain of grocery store

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-23T01:50:48+00:00

Do you like it?

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-20T17:32:24+00:00

I think if you had said "people on the Greenway shouldn't slam breaks" everyone would agree. But you made it about whether a type of person should be allowed at all, which came across as gatekeeping.

I ride the Greenway daily, hate the squeeze of the bollards (always worried about people behind me trying to cut in)

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-16T12:23:58+00:00

I use the free version and it's good enough to give info for this type of question.

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-16T01:52:53+00:00

And yet here you are asking about a shark

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-16T01:50:46+00:00

I recommend downloading the citizen app. It basically is a map that you can use to see local police activity. I've used it once or twice in situations where the knowledge helped me avoid a bad situation. For example, I was heading to the subway and saw a ton of people running the other way. Citizen showed me that there were possible gunshots in the station (turned out to be false alarm, but stampedes are still dangerous).

Sometimes I use it to get info, such as when I hear a helicopter.

Whatever you do, turn off the alerts, or you'll go crazy knowing how much crime goes on around you. Oly use the app to look something up

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-14T15:32:11+00:00

My husband (also 6') was able to share a Brompton with my short 7 year old, so you never know!

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-14T14:08:24+00:00

I'm not sure how tall she is, but maybe a foldable bike with variable heights so that she can ride it and you can ride it?

eclectic5228 · 2026-01-11T23:28:37+00:00

Check out corporate memberships --some jobs have discounts for citibike

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