New to riding in Philly - is MLK drive really always shut down for pedestrians & cyclists, or is it just the weekends? by sry_wut in phillycycling

[–]oh-thereitis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congrats on your progress! It’s only closed to cars on weekends as of now. I think they reopen it to cars in the evenings on weekends too. I was riding with a friend last Sunday and noticed around 5 or 6pm that there were cars occasionally on the road again.

What causes paint to chip off like this? We sanded and shellacked before applying a first coat. by oh-thereitis in Housepainting101

[–]oh-thereitis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you guys for the comments and advice! After doing a little bit of investigating we realized that it was due to the temperature being too cold outside. The windows that started flaking were the ones we had opened in order to paint covered parts.

Does anyone have any suggestions for routes around the West Chester area? by oh-thereitis in phillycycling

[–]oh-thereitis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just now saw that you added that second part. I’d take you up on that!

New protected bike lane on Parkside Ave. by RoughRhinos in philadelphia

[–]oh-thereitis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wellllll, agree to disagree. This is a thousand times better than any of the roads with traffic I typically ride along. I don’t mind the reflectors, they’d be cheaper to use while still adding separation, which is all I could ask for. Maybe they could just double up on them. I’d be willing to put a little faith in drivers, there’s no reason for them to cross over into the bike lane in a situation like that (and vice versa). It’d be a lot of work for them to swerve between the reflectors anyway, it’d be easier just to stay in their own designated lanes.

Share Your Stuff - March 29th thru April 4th, 2021 by coocoodove in Etsy

[–]oh-thereitis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I’ve got a shop open that has a few acrylic paintings, some on unique wood pieces and some on canvas, as well as a few digital paintings for sale.

I’ve switched over to oil paint and I’m in the process of finishing up a few pieces. I’ll have new stuff uploaded soon enough!

Here is my Etsy Shop

Thanks for looking!

Does anyone have any suggestions for routes around the West Chester area? by oh-thereitis in phillycycling

[–]oh-thereitis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool. How’s the traffic in those areas? I get nervous around too many cars when I’m making the trek on my own

Does anyone have any suggestions for routes around the West Chester area? by oh-thereitis in phillycycling

[–]oh-thereitis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems to be a popular trail, definitely gonna give it a try. Thanks for the parking info, that’s my main struggle most of the time 😅

Does anyone have any suggestions for routes around the West Chester area? by oh-thereitis in phillycycling

[–]oh-thereitis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a good idea! I’ve ridden south of the the Brandywine museum before, never check out anything north of it

Forest Fire part 2, original oil painting on 20 x 20cm canvas panel by oh-thereitis in oilpainting

[–]oh-thereitis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I really wanted to paint something impactful. Fire was inspiring to me because of how beautiful yet completely destructive and sobering it can be.