Comments on: Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By: Kam

Kam — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:46:59 +0000

If Anon can tell me what ATM it was, I will gladly return the $20.

By: Kam

Kam — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:35:35 +0000

Thanks! They just about had me thinking I was crazy.

By: mvtlady

mvtlady — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:22:02 +0000

I had both hands moving – I’m an expressive speaker – but I agree I should have probably taken a step back at that point. It was a very tense situation.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:11:50 +0000

There’s Momiji in Chinatown! Good food. Only a few hibachi tables but very fun (they like younger groups and are generous with their sake!) and drinks are pretty affordable.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:18:04 +0000

Urbanengineer, your post hit the nail on the head. Well done.

By: Sweetsound

Sweetsound — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:44:03 +0000

I commute via metro and my two feet. Your pontificating points were irrelevant with respect to the very simple issue of what is a safer vehicle for a child. But these realities don’t fit into your myopic mindset, and you therefore ignore them or make sweeping generalizations – like every accident is the fault of a driver , and never the cyclist.

By: kk

kk — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:00:25 +0000

Usually servers don’t carry enough coins with them to make change for a dollar and don’t have enough time to go get coins from the bartender. When I was a server, any time a bill called for coins as change I just gave back a dollar – even if all they needed was a penny back. It avoided situations like yours and I found it generally evened out when I received my tip.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:28:22 +0000

But for better or worse, the US will never be Denmark, so time to drop that as a target.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:26:28 +0000

Kam,

You’re absolutely right. For some people, ideology trumps common sense.

By: urbanengineer

urbanengineer — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:06:41 +0000

Yes, because none of the issues I brought up in my rant are relevant, where as ensuring your comfy commute even if it endangers children is. Cyclists are fine until cars run them over.