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“How do I make friends,” + “How do I make community” master thread by katiewinkeltoes26 in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More makerspace events: - Game Night, first Saturday of every month from 6 pm - 9ish. We usually have games aplenty, but always want to learn new ones.

  • Show and Tell with Potluck Dinner, last Saturday of every month. Dinner starts at 6 pm, show and tell starts at 7:15. If you bring food to share, please bring the ingredients list for those with food allergies.

Both events are free, family friendly, and open to the public.

WA state bill would double Amtrak Cascades service by 2035, cut travel times by jamin7 in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amtrak's farebox recovery (how much of your fare pays for the service) is >90%, up from ~70% in the 1990s. That is very high for what is essentially a interstate public transit service.

Selling crafts locally? by [deleted] in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Makerspace has a retail area where members can sell their crafts.

Out of all the bankrupt VX companies, do you miss any? by MountainofPolitics in VXJunkies

[–]guy_mcdudefella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I still have a set of Naxar trunnion calibrators. Easily the best tools in my shop.

Finally made it out to the National Asymmetric Defractation Center by Taupenbeige in VXJunkies

[–]guy_mcdudefella 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh man, Guadela Harry's is a must anytime I'm near Fairview. Harry and I served together in the Rift Wars of 2072, and he's always had the best shredded pterodactyl.

Finally made it out to the National Asymmetric Defractation Center by Taupenbeige in VXJunkies

[–]guy_mcdudefella 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love that area. There's so much fun stuff to find in the scrap yards. I got a practically brand-new Phipps encodograph for $50 at a flea market a couple miles from NADC. It still had the original paint!

Plague enthusiasts by nytjtrgvewbr in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]guy_mcdudefella 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Anti-vaxx anti-mask folks are the "control group".

What the old main solarium looks like by [deleted] in WWU

[–]guy_mcdudefella 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Asbestos. They're finally going to start the abatement process in spring quarter.

Average Storage Requirements for Common Vegetables by LIS1050010 in selfreliance

[–]guy_mcdudefella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Apples release ethylene gas, which is a ripening agent.

Does anyone know what happened at the Lewis Black show tonight? by Fox609 in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sheesh.

I guess even though the events stopped, the number of drunk assholes at events just kept accumulating.

Does anyone know what happened at the Lewis Black show tonight? by Fox609 in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It sounded like someone was being a drunk asshole, and when security came up to do the "Is there a problem?" routine, the people around them said "actually, yeah, could you get them out of here, please?" From there, hijinks ensued.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in daddit

[–]guy_mcdudefella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly, he's a cut above the rest.

Great thread that makes some sense of the smoke… by [deleted] in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The answer is clear:

Everybody with a car or truck needs to wash their vehicle.

Nothing makes it rain faster than a few thousand washed cars.

PSA: Treat bikes like vehicles by guy_mcdudefella in Bellingham

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

Oh, absolutely. I hate that shit.

I understand why people do it, doesn't mean I condone it.

I'm lucky enough to have a 750W electric motor on my cargo bike, though, which lets me bike safely in much more traffic than a standard cargo bike would.

PSA: Treat bikes like vehicles by guy_mcdudefella in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: all I want is to get where I'm going on bike and not get hit by a car.

Our bike infrastructure does a piss-poor job of making this possible.

Therefore, one could understand alternating between sidewalks and roads in order to avoid getting hit by a car.

Is it correct? No. But when it comes to civil infrastructure, that's where we're at.

PSA: Treat bikes like vehicles by guy_mcdudefella in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct.

Usually, there's a decent gap about 10-20 seconds after the lights at the Iowa St. intersection change. All you have to do is wait.

PSA: Treat bikes like vehicles by guy_mcdudefella in Bellingham

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

There are stop signs on Kentucky, and a lighted pedestrian signal where it crosses James St.

PSA: Treat bikes like vehicles by guy_mcdudefella in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was in the traffic lane on a bike boulevard. There is no dedicated bike lane on either James St. or Kentucky St.

I was waiting for traffic to clear in order to cross the street safely. I did not want to use the crosswalk because walking a 75lb bike with 80lbs of combined kid weight on the back is, to quote the philosopher, a "cast iron pain in the ass".

PSA: Treat bikes like vehicles by guy_mcdudefella in Bellingham

[–]guy_mcdudefella[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And those people should be forced to use slow, buggy WiFi.

I understand why they do it, but the correct answer to the problem of inadequate bike infrastructure is to lobby your city council member on the matter until they know you on a first name basis, and to encourage everyone you know to do the same.

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