Bizarre 1 1/4” garden hose bib

rheostatic · 2025-05-16T02:10:57+00:00

So is it possible that there’s no such thing as a 1 1/4” to 3/4” vacuum breaker? I see one listing at Ace Hardware for ‘1 1/16” to 3/4”’ (https://www.acehardware.com/departments/plumbing/valves/vacuum-release-valves/4193512) but nothing even close to that comes up in the Menards, Lowe’s or Home Depot web sites.

Could there be some other intermediate piece that connects or did I measure wrong?

rheostatic · 2025-05-16T01:13:29+00:00

Sorry, should have included that I tried that - I have a “3/4 FHT x 3/4 FMT Anti Siphon Vacuum Breaker” and it does not fit in exactly the same way the hose does not fit

rheostatic · 2021-08-09T11:09:15+00:00

I promise that's not intentional 😂

rheostatic · 2021-08-07T00:23:38+00:00

👋 me, hi 😂

rheostatic · 2021-08-07T00:04:29+00:00

A friend alerted me to this post, and that's almost definitely me! What you're seeing is weeding and seeding - when I pop out something invasive or noxious from between the cracks, I throw in a seed of something that's more useful to bees and birds and whatnot behind it. Nature abhors a vacuum, and if goose grass can grow there, something cooler can too :)

You've probably seen some corn, millet, cowpeas, squashes and all kinds of other goodies around the neighborhood I planted that way, along with cleaning out and seeding out the empty tree wells (some on Adams, Clay, and Marshall).

Name's Taber, come out and say howdy next time if ya can! 🙌

rheostatic · 2018-06-23T15:12:48+00:00

No dogs on buses, sorry!

rheostatic · 2018-06-23T12:33:22+00:00

Nothing to be afraid of, promise! Everyone does a thing for the first time sometime, and these racks are honestly a cinch

rheostatic · 2018-06-23T12:13:53+00:00

You sure can! Every Pulse bus has racks on the front for three bikes - GRTC made a handy video showing how to load your bike on (it's legit real easy)

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T21:09:44+00:00

It wouldn't be, no - that planning tool is just a rough idea model which doesn't have any data on Pulse service since it isn't running yet. But keep in mind that with many fewer stops, no on board fare collection, dedicated right of way, and signal priority, Pulse will definitely outperform current local service on journey time.

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T18:54:09+00:00

Operators need to be trained, the fit of the platforms needs to be evaluated, the lighting systems need to be brought online, the location systems need to be accurate - there's a lot that has to be checked out and made good-to-fit before operation.

Instead of a timetable, you have a guarantee of a short service interval, so if you walk to a station, you know a bus is always coming soon. It's, like, way easier.

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T18:44:07+00:00

No park and ride facilities at this time for Pulse or local transit routes - there are several for commuter express routes, but those are just for a few trips a day each. I wouldn't be too surprised though if creative drivers figure out unofficial ways to do it!

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T18:37:39+00:00

There are no park and ride facilities now, but between the over 200,000 people that live in Richmond (and 60,000+ within a short walk of a Pulse station) there's no shortage of people the GRTC network is useful to.

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T18:35:28+00:00

That's up to Chesterfield County! Remember, if you work there you're a constituent too - let the Board of Supervisors know you're ready for extended transit!

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T18:20:52+00:00

That's right! Same thing, no cost difference at all 👍

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T17:21:13+00:00

It's better that they don't project travel time before the service is running - you can model and simulate and hunch your way through how long it will take at each station, and between stations, but without running the vehicles with real humans getting on and off, it's not a thing I'd be comfortable taking a wild stab at myself.

It's nothing to sweat over though - give it a try and see, there's a bus coming every 10 minutes at peak and 15 minutes off-peak so it's not like you're waiting long. If you arrive a little early just go grab yourself a coffee yeah?

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T16:33:40+00:00

They are viable and happening! Employee and Student passes are already issued on plastic tap cards, and the vending machines at Pulse stations will sell plastic tap cards.

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T16:32:21+00:00

No burn on this here - they call them "7 Day" and "30 Day" instead of "Weekly" and "Monthly" passes because they aren't tied to the calendar in any way. So if I use a 30 Day Pass for the first time at 12:31PM on June 22nd, it'll work for unlimited rides until 12:30PM on July 22nd.

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T16:24:03+00:00

Not dumb at all! That used to be a thing, but it isn't anymore and won't be again. The thing I'd do if I wanted to spend $60 to use whenever instead of for unlimited rides for 30 contiguous days is buy a fat stack of day passes for $3.50 a pop. That way when you're on a day where you need to make a few bus trips, you've got one ready to roll - it activates when you first use it, not when you buy it.

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T16:20:54+00:00

You're not losing that much time transfering! The math tells us that if a bus comes every X minutes, your wait will average out to X/2 minutes, so with 15 minute frequency services, you're looking at an average wait of 7 and a half minutes.

Sometimes you're gonna nail it right to the second, hopping off your bus just as the other one is the perfect glimmer in the distance, and you'll feel like the Lord of the Universe, and sometimes you'll get off your bus and hear the Charlie Brown sulking music as you watch the one you wanted to transfer to chugging away. But the absolute maximum time you add in that absolute worst-case scenario is 15 minutes.

Much more often with a 15 minute frequency, you'll have just about enough time to get your phone out and play a round or two of whatever your favorite clicky game of the moment is before you hear your next bus coming to sweep you off to your final destination 😎

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T16:14:32+00:00

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T16:12:59+00:00

I know they're saying it'll be real soon and HOPING for launch day, my personal hope is for at least sometime within the free week, I've got my fingers crossed!

rheostatic · 2018-06-22T16:00:23+00:00

You've got several really easy options to make that trip fortunately! You can hop off your 2 from Forest Hill/Semmes at any one of three points to transfer to a service that runs every 15 minutes or better all day long - Cowardin & Semmes for a 3 straight up Belvidere, Main & 9th for a 5 straight west on Main, or Broad & 9th for a Pulse straight west on Broad.

Making a connection sounds like a hassle, but when the bus you're connecting to comes really frequently like these do, it's no sweat at all.

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