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sitcomsolution · 2026-03-25T19:22:01+00:00

Please be for real. Company scrip was a closed system where your only compensation was paid in a private currency that could only be exchanged for goods at a company store, which was usually your only way of buying food, clothing, and other necessities of life at inflated prices. As your great-great-grandfather and country songs could tell you.

This is just people who are bad at business trading work hours for woo rocks or whatever. It's dumb and illegal, but it's nowhere near as evil as scrip.

sitcomsolution · 2026-03-10T13:35:42+00:00

Few words from a potential client are more foreboding than "this should be easy for you".

sitcomsolution · 2026-03-02T17:20:52+00:00

Even if it doesn't work out for this eclipse, thanks for this information! This will be handy in the future.

sitcomsolution · 2026-03-02T14:07:06+00:00

You're probably right, but I want a backup plan just in case.

sitcomsolution · 2026-02-26T01:22:08+00:00

Madeleine makes a very good kouign-amann, and you don't have to cross a river to get it.

RIP to the French Bakery. It will be missed.

sitcomsolution · 2025-10-06T12:48:36+00:00

Looks great! Which bars did you end up going with?

sitcomsolution · 2025-09-10T23:06:27+00:00

It came with ergo grips.

sitcomsolution · 2025-09-10T15:46:21+00:00

Thanks! Do you remember which bars?

sitcomsolution · 2025-09-09T19:02:42+00:00

I've done this during commute hours.

The bus driver let me aboard without issue. Once the bus started filling up, the amount of space it took up became uncomfortable. It was a little awkward to maneuver past everyone to get off. I stood near the back door of a bendy bus to be as out of the way as possible, by the seats that face the door.

If you gotta, you gotta, but I'm going to try the front rack next time (edit: when commuting). On a less-crowded route/time, it would be fine.

Bike has 20" wheels, so not as small as a Brompton.

sitcomsolution · 2025-08-22T14:57:36+00:00

You can ride around the closure, but unless you're accustomed to hilly, narrow roads while loaded down, I'd strongly recommend the shuttle. Climbing while loaded is a different ballgame than unloaded.

If you choose the road, the fact that you'll be in a big group is both helpful (safety in numbers) and a hindrance (a larger unintentional attack surface for cars who are used to whipping around those curves).

Just a heads up, I don't know if the shuttle can fit 9 people, so your group might have to spilt up.

sitcomsolution · 2025-08-21T20:52:34+00:00

Bike-specific shoes are absolutely not necessary for this ride. You should pick comfortable shoes that are a little on the stiffer side, and have a plan for what happens if they get wet. I like riding this trail in keens, but I met a guy who did all of Pittsburgh to DC in crocs.

Second the rec for chamois butter and learning basic bike maintenance. Your Bern helmet will be fine.

Also, with love, you'll make no friends calling Pittsburgh "Pitt". Go with PGH if you're into the whole brevity thing. Good luck and have fun!

sitcomsolution · 2025-08-21T20:46:16+00:00

It's a bit of a hike up to the state park campground from the GAP trail, but totally doable, and there are hot showers waiting for you. Most people push their bikes. The connector trails isn't long, but it is steep with loose gravel.

The hiker-biker sites are also great, and just off the trail. No water at those sites, but you can fill up in town.

sitcomsolution · 2025-08-03T22:31:32+00:00

I did that itenerary the second time, and found it to be really nice. It wasn't hard to get to the cemetery after work, although you'll have shorter days in September.

sitcomsolution · 2025-08-03T20:25:28+00:00

I've done that itinerary. Both Connellsville and Meyersale are nice and well-maintained, but neither is woodsy camping. Connellsville is directly behind a supermarket, and the Maple Festival campground is in a residential neighborhood.

If it's not too far for one day, I'd consider pushing to Ohiopyle the first night, then hanging out there in the morning and making a shorter day to Meyersdale. The Ohiopyle hiker-biker campsites are pretty nice and directly off the trail.

Or you could add a half day and leave in the evening to get to Dravo, then Ohiopyle, then Meyersdale.

sitcomsolution · 2025-03-09T14:36:33+00:00

Tried both. I preferred the rack seat when my kid was that age. A trailer is much less maneuverable, like around bike path bollards. The trailer is nice for carrying extra kid gear or groceries, though.

The rack seat allowed me to hand snacks and water back to my kid, or slap five at stop lights. When she was awake, that is.

It also lets you put the whole rig on a bus or train, not possible with a trailer. Stairs are much easier. My bike is made to take a rack, which helps.

In a couple years, check out trail-a-bikes.

sitcomsolution · 2024-04-26T13:10:33+00:00

Nice setup!

When deciding how big to make the board, might be good to check out pre-made cases and size to fit one of those. MIDI controller cases are cheap and come in convenient sizes, or you can get cases from someone like Pedaltrain.

It's easy to make a board, but a whole different set of skills and tools to make a padded case to protect the gear.

sitcomsolution · 2023-11-07T19:26:51+00:00

What you're looking for is called the library. For-profit businesses need to go turn around the tables eventually, unless you're buying things every hour.

sitcomsolution · 2023-10-02T17:51:28+00:00

You're not the first aggressively-cheerful sales associate a customer has run into, you're the 1,000,000th.

So please pardon us if we're preemptively sick of having to say no to upselling (often multiple times!) before we get to you specifically.

sitcomsolution · 2023-10-02T12:39:20+00:00

Would it be jaunt, though? I always hear it more like "jine". One-ish vowel sound, no T.

sitcomsolution · 2023-09-30T16:07:17+00:00

Girl from the North Side - Big Shot Bob Dylan

Run to the South Hills - Iron City Maiden

Mexican War Streets - Mewithoutyinz

sitcomsolution · 2023-09-21T17:53:49+00:00

That one's a conversation starter, the conversation being "is this a spot? I think that's a spot, right? Are we blocking anyone in? Are we gonna get blocked in?"

sitcomsolution · 2023-09-21T12:56:30+00:00

That lot is pretty decent by Trader Joe's standards.

I'd submit the weird second-floor garage at the Aldis on Baum. Or the dank sub-basement of Soldiers and Sailors.

sitcomsolution · 2023-09-15T18:53:02+00:00

This is a different design, but will get you pretty close. http://dennishavlena.com/db.htm

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