a way to reduce broken glass (sign petition, please) - The Chainlink2024-03-28T15:48:35Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/a-goal-to-aim-for-less-broken-glass?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A497763&feed=yes&xn_auth=no*bump*
We've got over 200 si…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-07:2211490:Comment:5107302012-02-07T19:42:42.847ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
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<p>We've got over 200 signatures. Let's keep it growing.</p>
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<p>We've got over 200 signatures. Let's keep it growing.</p> So far we're at 195 signature…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-26:2211490:Comment:5064262012-01-26T13:50:23.146ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>So far we're at 195 signatures. Who hasn't signed yet and would like to help push it over 200? If you know people who might be interested, please <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/state-of-illinois-create-a-glass-bottle-deposit-program" target="_blank">share the link</a> with them. Thanks!</p>
<p>So far we're at 195 signatures. Who hasn't signed yet and would like to help push it over 200? If you know people who might be interested, please <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/state-of-illinois-create-a-glass-bottle-deposit-program" target="_blank">share the link</a> with them. Thanks!</p> Signed.tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-09:2211490:Comment:5000792012-01-09T15:38:27.324ZMichael J Blanehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MichaelJBlane
<p>Signed.</p>
<p>Signed.</p> I signed it! Thanks for posti…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-09:2211490:Comment:4997372012-01-09T00:33:11.844ZTony Adamshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TonyAdams
<p>I signed it! Thanks for posting it Anne!</p>
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<p>Dunno if it will reduce flats, but if it reduces the amount of trash we send to landfills it would still be worth it.</p>
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<p>I have not kept track, but my fuzzy memory suggests that less than half of my flats are from glass. My current experiment at flat reduction is a pair of Panasonic RIBMOs - so far, no flats, but I only have few hundred miles on them so it is too early to pronounce any kind of judgement. </p>
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<p>I signed it! Thanks for posting it Anne!</p>
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<p>Dunno if it will reduce flats, but if it reduces the amount of trash we send to landfills it would still be worth it.</p>
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<p>I have not kept track, but my fuzzy memory suggests that less than half of my flats are from glass. My current experiment at flat reduction is a pair of Panasonic RIBMOs - so far, no flats, but I only have few hundred miles on them so it is too early to pronounce any kind of judgement. </p>
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<p>At the moment I'm drinking a homebrew, which is in a re-used New Glarus bottle. How can we go about getting the drunken bottle throwers into homebrewing?</p>
<p></p> I've also used Mr. Tuffy tire…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-08:2211490:Comment:4996512012-01-08T23:42:40.944ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>I've also used Mr. Tuffy tire liners. The one thing you need to be careful about with these is to keep your tires pumped up at or near maximum pressure when you're going out to ride. If you're using these and let your tires get a little soft, you're much more vulnerable to <a href="http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/snakebites.html" target="_blank">pinch flats (also known as snakebites)</a> when you ride over railroad tracks, potholes, steel plates, etc. Learned that one the hard…</p>
<p>I've also used Mr. Tuffy tire liners. The one thing you need to be careful about with these is to keep your tires pumped up at or near maximum pressure when you're going out to ride. If you're using these and let your tires get a little soft, you're much more vulnerable to <a href="http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/snakebites.html" target="_blank">pinch flats (also known as snakebites)</a> when you ride over railroad tracks, potholes, steel plates, etc. Learned that one the hard way. <br/><br/><br/><br/></p>
<p>If you keep your tires pumped, tire liners offer excellent protection against glass flats. The only times I ever got flats with them were when I didn't pump up my tires or accidentally ran over a drywall screw.<br/> <br/> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/a-goal-to-aim-for-less-broken-glass?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A499676&x=1#2211490Comment498963"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I used the Mr Tuffy tire liners. They work great on cheap tires and you can reuse them after the tire is worn out. Never get glass flats. Nails and screws on the other hand..that's unavoidable.</p>
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</blockquote> Signed!tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-08:2211490:Comment:4996762012-01-08T02:44:21.184ZShirlee Bermanhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ShirleeBerman
<p>Signed!</p>
<p>Signed!</p> Yep, that would be a problem.…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-06:2211490:Comment:4992022012-01-06T21:55:05.237ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>Yep, that <em>would</em> be a problem.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Thunder Snow said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/a-goal-to-aim-for-less-broken-glass?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A499199&x=1#2211490Comment497818"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Of course, there's <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298433,00.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this little problem</a> and …</p>
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<p>Yep, that <em>would</em> be a problem.<br/> <br/> <cite>Thunder Snow said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/a-goal-to-aim-for-less-broken-glass?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A499199&x=1#2211490Comment497818"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Of course, there's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298433,00.html" target="_blank">this little problem</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2011/02/11/business/alleged-scam-spurs-criticism-of-bottle-bill/" target="_blank">this</a> to contend with, from real life <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youtu.be/x1blsZxXDCU" target="_blank">Kramers & Newmans</a>.</p>
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</blockquote> I used the Mr Tuffy tire line…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-06:2211490:Comment:4989632012-01-06T21:53:31.194ZMagMileMarauderhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MagMileMarauder
<p>I used the Mr Tuffy tire liners. They work great on cheap tires and you can reuse them after the tire is worn out. Never get glass flats. Nails and screws on the other hand..that's unavoidable.</p>
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<p>I used the Mr Tuffy tire liners. They work great on cheap tires and you can reuse them after the tire is worn out. Never get glass flats. Nails and screws on the other hand..that's unavoidable.</p>
<p></p> I find that the amount of bro…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-06:2211490:Comment:4992012012-01-06T21:52:20.229ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>I find that the amount of broken glass from car windows varies a lot by neighborhood and location within a neighborhood.</p>
<p>I find that the amount of broken glass from car windows varies a lot by neighborhood and location within a neighborhood.</p> This petition is a good idea…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-01-06:2211490:Comment:4991992012-01-06T21:41:18.132ZWadehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Wade
<p>This petition is a good idea but I see more glass from broken car windows than anything else. Good tires ftw!</p>
<p>This petition is a good idea but I see more glass from broken car windows than anything else. Good tires ftw!</p>