David Barish's Page

"I can't stop watching these. "

"It is hard to find the balance.  Protect yourself. Stay awey. Use all the lotions, potions and unctions that keep you disinfected. Then,perhaps think of calling your neighbor to wish him/her well and  leave a box of cereal, a bag of chips,…"

"On Monday it seems a  lot safer. There were less motorized vehicles coming to and from the loop.  It was a bit post apocalyptic riding in the early evening with most  bars and restaurants already closed and fewer people milling about…"

"The op asks what  we are  looking for  in a bluetooth speaker.  I  see posts at the extremes- wear  earphones to don't  listen to tunes. The former is  dangerous on  a bike and the latter  is…"

"Yup. It takes us all  back to being  a kid and getting that shiny new bike!"

"Lots of good advice has  already  been posted. it really doesn't matter what  works for  me but  what  works for you.  I  agree  with  the  suggestions of  Ortlieb panniers and a…"

"We had to  ride over a plastic barrier that  was  already laying on the ground early on Saturday as we were returning from our yearly sojourn to the Winter Solstice Percussion Concert  and marked  the moment of  our…"

"I have been pretty happy with my current weather gear. I have three different balaclavas one  is very light. One is very heavy with a guard for my face and nose. I am wearing the middle one which is still pretty light. I avoid the heavy one…"

"I am  vexed by the antipathy to the Sun-Times editorial. that editorial advocates for more  biking infrastructure such as protected lanes.  There are two clauses in the sentence Would protected bike lanes have prevented this…"

"https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+Stony+Island+Ave+%26+E+67th+St,+Chicago,+IL+60649/@41.7733009,-87.586328,3a,75y,359.38h,69.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIEnWD3FfsKq8a30naRtHKw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x880e28fda5f09543:0x2b042288d8e2abe7!8m2!3d41.…"

"I  hesitated to  speak about our obligations when I posted as I did not want to give any hint of victim blaming but Tony and  Larry make a very good point.  We have to  do everything we can (and I am making no judgement…"

"The driver  was given a citation  per  Mary Wisniewski. https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-truck-driver-cited-fatal-bike-crash-20191107-6ycc4fadxzbrvk2tobuppq65ge-story.html The blind spot argument is…"

"With the  every increasing reality of  cameras at intersections aimed at the  streets I  find it weird that there is simply crickets,  nothing. No leads. The time of day seems to  me to  make it easier to find a…"

"Let's take the pro-church  parking  argument and  give  it the most  weight we can, even  more than we think it may deserve. Where would that  leave us?  It would mean that there would be a sign on…"

"Yasmeen Thank you for  opening  this thread. I will say it  didn't  make me uncomfortable but in  doing so have to  admit that I  am  probably hiding something  or  ignoring  something…"