Popular Post sprig Posted August 17, 2016 Popular Post Posted August 17, 2016 Reading this stuff has me paying more attention as to whether I'm slow or not. So, driving Belmont today (to and from Lincoln golf) I'm driving 35 (speed limit 30). Going north, a pickup is about 3 blocks behind me, but catches me in half a block, then plays bumper tag until I go straight and he turns on 32nd. (He had to be going 55-60 to catch me that quickly). Going back, going 35 again, I'm bumper tagged again by a very impatient dude in a car, and when I signal to turn right, he pulls out to the other lane and passes me. It's a city street, not a damn highway. To all those who think an old guy going 5 over the limit it too slow, screw 'em. Develop some patience, or leave earlier if you're late. 11 Quote
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 27 minutes ago, sprig said: Reading this stuff has me paying more attention as to whether I'm slow or not. So, driving Belmont today (to and from Lincoln golf) I'm driving 35 (speed limit 30). Going north, a pickup is about 3 blocks behind me, but catches me in half a block, then plays bumper tag until I go straight and he turns on 32nd. (He had to be going 55-60 to catch me that quickly). Going back, going 35 again, I'm bumper tagged again by a very impatient dude in a car, and when I signal to turn right, he pulls out to the other lane and passes me. It's a city street, not a damn highway. To all those who think an old guy going 5 over the limit it too slow, screw 'em. Develop some patience, or leave earlier if you're late. 5 MPH over is perfectly acceptable, it's when I get caught behind the people cruising 20 mph down belmont that drives me crazy. 1 1 Quote
sprig Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 23 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said: 5 MPH over is perfectly acceptable, it's when I get caught behind the people cruising 20 mph down belmont that drives me crazy. Guess I don't drive it enough to see those drivers. Most I see are 40+. And I wouldn't have a problem with a 40 mph speed limit on the smooth newer portion of that street, south of 32nd. North of 32nd is rather narrow and rough Quote
northernraider Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 30-35 MPH seems perfectly fine on Belmont. There are too many houses, people, and narrow roads with street parking to cruise through there. I live near 20th st south of 32nd and people just fly down that road due to a lack of traffic control devices. Quote
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 10 minutes ago, sprig said: Guess I don't drive it enough to see those drivers. Most I see are 40+. And I wouldn't have a problem with a 40 mph speed limit on the smooth newer portion of that street, south of 32nd. North of 32nd is rather narrow and rough Agreed, south of 32nd could be 40 mph or at least 35, it's not as narrow and bumpy as north of it is. My parents live out south of town so I frequent Belmont quite a bit. The worst is when I decide to take the entire stretch of Belmont from south end of town all the way to downtown and get stuck behind someone at 47th Quote
The Sicatoka Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, dagies said: STAY OFF SPRIG'S LAWN! No, NO, NO! It's ... 1 Quote
sprig Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 26 minutes ago, dagies said: STAY OFF SPRIG'S LAWN! That goes double for ground squirrels 1 Quote
sprig Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: <--- sprig? Careful if you're traveling the greenway Quote
dagies Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 12 hours ago, sprig said: That goes double for ground squirrels Squirrels ate all of my tomatoes this year. bastards Quote
sprig Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 17 minutes ago, dagies said: Squirrels ate all of my tomatoes this year. bastards Need a link to a good pellet gun? May scare the neighbors as it looks like a real rifle. Quote
Vegas_Sioux Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 On 8/16/2016 at 1:24 PM, siouxjoy said: I have a theory that a lot of the very slow drivers (on 32nd especially) are Canadians that don't know how to convert kph to mph. It still drives me crazy, but I am a little less angry when I encounter it, since I myself don't know how to convert mph to kph. We had two friendly manitobians "drag racing" down 32nd Monday they topped out at 20 miles an hour 2 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Vegas_Sioux said: We had two friendly manitobians "drag racing" down 32nd Monday they topped out at 20 miles an hour Do not say "drag racing" in Grand Forks. It causes my blood to boil. < think: Ms. Marvin > Quote
dagies Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 23 hours ago, sprig said: Need a link to a good pellet gun? May scare the neighbors as it looks like a real rifle. I've been trapping and disposing of them but they're like the Russians in WWII. they just keep coming, and you can't get 'em all. I do have a pellet gun but these days in the city I don't carry it around the yard. That's asking for trouble. Quote
sprig Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, dagies said: I've been trapping and disposing of them but they're like the Russians in WWII. they just keep coming, and you can't get 'em all. I do have a pellet gun but these days in the city I don't carry it around the yard. That's asking for trouble. I've got some space in south Forks with the greenway behind me, so I get away with a few pellets. And the neighbors seeing me do it support it, since they want the damn rodents out of their yards. Have never seen ground squirrels as scared of traps as these. I could put a trap or any other object by all holes and the rodents disappear, never using the holes again, including the main wiener raising burrows. 100 traps to pick up is just too many every time I mow. Besides, it's my sport these days, living so far away from the ducks. 1 Quote
ericpnelson Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 I'm gonna be a bit of a hardo with this statement,but this is a really cute thread to read from Williston. 1 Quote
Fetch Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 9 hours ago, sprig said: I've got some space in south Forks with the greenway behind me, so I get away with a few pellets. And the neighbors seeing me do it support it, since they want the damn rodents out of their yards. Have never seen ground squirrels as scared of traps as these. I could put a trap or any other object by all holes and the rodents disappear, never using the holes again, including the main wiener raising burrows. 100 traps to pick up is just too many every time I mow. Besides, it's my sport these days, living so far away from the ducks. Citizens Arrest Citizens Arrest ! Quote
sprig Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 7 minutes ago, Fetch said: Citizens Arrest Citizens Arrest ! I know you would bring a 22 and shoot with me 1 Quote
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted September 6, 2016 Author Posted September 6, 2016 Columbia Road...three city blocks...four months and counting. Meanwhile, in China: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-116-excavators-demolish-a-massive-overpass-in-jus-1786244829 2 Quote
UND-1 Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 8 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: Columbia Road...three city blocks...four months and counting. Meanwhile, in China: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-116-excavators-demolish-a-massive-overpass-in-jus-1786244829 That Columbia thing is a pain in the ass. Now they closed off the 13th Ave connection to pour the radii. Also, people aren't driving any faster. In case anybody was wondering..... Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 39 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: Columbia Road...three city blocks...four months and counting. Meanwhile, in China: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-116-excavators-demolish-a-massive-overpass-in-jus-1786244829 I suppose we could do what Omaha does and have dirt roads. http://whkradio.com/news/articles/omahas-answer-to-pothole-complaints-a-new-dirt-road If Terry Bjerke had won the Mayoral race in June, this very well might have been the future of Grand Forks roads. Thank God he got thumped by 20 points. 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 On 8/17/2016 at 2:28 PM, sprig said: Reading this stuff has me paying more attention as to whether I'm slow or not. So, driving Belmont today (to and from Lincoln golf) I'm driving 35 (speed limit 30). Going north, a pickup is about 3 blocks behind me, but catches me in half a block, then plays bumper tag until I go straight and he turns on 32nd. (He had to be going 55-60 to catch me that quickly). Going back, going 35 again, I'm bumper tagged again by a very impatient dude in a car, and when I signal to turn right, he pulls out to the other lane and passes me. It's a city street, not a damn highway. To all those who think an old guy going 5 over the limit it too slow, screw 'em. Develop some patience, or leave earlier if you're late. On 8/17/2016 at 2:57 PM, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said: 5 MPH over is perfectly acceptable, it's when I get caught behind the people cruising 20 mph down belmont that drives me crazy. I cannot stand either of these types of drivers. Quote
sprig Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 2 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said: I cannot stand either of these types of drivers. Possibly you can get someone to build you a road you don't have to share with anyone 1 1 Quote
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