tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984499113019674536.post2088043003354685145..comments2024-03-27T02:14:18.237-07:00Comments on Beers with Demo: Crime, smog, traffic and graffiti and all they have to show for it is their crappy newspaperDeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02448369692335981936noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984499113019674536.post-71249961144795099652011-07-24T22:55:41.678-07:002011-07-24T22:55:41.678-07:00Nice catch.Nice catch.Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845915135831361834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984499113019674536.post-17697258226606425892011-07-24T13:24:36.003-07:002011-07-24T13:24:36.003-07:00Minority rule. I'm emailing you the best pictu...Minority rule. I'm emailing you the best picture.SarahBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201948440490000538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984499113019674536.post-56358000994213417212011-07-24T08:11:11.832-07:002011-07-24T08:11:11.832-07:00Chris, great perspective. Thanks for swinging by ...Chris, great perspective. Thanks for swinging by and chiming in. Please stop by again.Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448369692335981936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984499113019674536.post-18809053632428153342011-07-23T18:24:56.721-07:002011-07-23T18:24:56.721-07:00I am a cyclist and a resident of LA County (not LA...I am a cyclist and a resident of LA County (not LA city proper). The way the local media and municipal governments coddle cyclists turns my stomach. I ride a bicycle for exercise and recreation. I drive a car to work and do my shopping. Put another way: my car contributes much more to the economy and governments' coffers than my bike. Yet, for some reason, there is an attempt up here to raise the status of cyclists, apparently now above that of everyone not traveling by two wheels. We have all been buzzed by cars and had curse words hurled at us. Flip them the bird or mutter under your breath and get over it. Don't take them to court because your feelings were hurt. (Physical harm caused by a motorist is a different story, and the law already covers that.)<br /><br />As to the Times' behavior, this should surprise no one. Both Tobar's original text and the Times' post-publication editing. The recent call to cancel my subscription was pure comedy and something I had been looking forward to for a long time.<br /><br />Thankfully, I return home to San Diego Monday after a long, dark decade up here.Chrisnoreply@blogger.com