two wheeled in york region, ontario, canada
Posted in day-to-day on Jul 27th, 2009
As an update to the post “public service announcement,” I’m pleased to report that the work at the level crossings of the railway between Yonge & Bayview are complete. Crosby, Centre and Weldrick have new, smooth pavement. I’m particularly pleased that the rubber mats have been removed from the Weldrick crossing and replaced with ashphalt. The [...]
Posted in day-to-day on Jul 24th, 2009
I’ve been keeping a log of the rides that I’ve done this year mostly for a lark. I’ve learned a couple of things: I’m a bike commuter. I don’t ride as much as I thought I did. I don’t use my bike for many errands. The first is no surprise, but the second is a [...]
Posted in commuting, cycling, day-to-day on Jul 1st, 2009
Here are some random thoughts on a lazy Canada Day morning. I’ve been a “bike commuter” since 2004. When I first rediscovered cycling after a long lay off, I was amazed at the volume of traffic in my stomping grounds in York Region. I’ve written about it now and then, and used to focus on [...]
Posted in day-to-day, humor, transport on Apr 29th, 2009
I got an IM the other day from Phil the “Cheetahman” asking me if I was interested in doing the City Chase this year. Phil is a fan of the TV show “The Amazing Race,” something I’ve only watched perhaps an hour ever. He described the City Chase as a kind of watered down version of the show. [...]
Posted in day-to-day, environment, photos on Mar 31st, 2009
On Monday as I rode around to the back of the building where I work to park my bike, I was greeted with the stench of burning plastic. The dumpster beside our unit was smoking, and there was a pool of burning plastic oozing onto the pavement. Nice way to start the week. I called [...]
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