My Iowa Commute - Page 4

Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 04:21 PM

Another turn and then I'm on the final stretch, enjoying the opportunity to pass all the cars that have to queue for ten to fifteen miutes to get through the traffic lights - another bikey bonus! A treat for my American friends as well here at the end of this road, just to the right on the far side of the road, is the American International School where US workers living in this area send their children - you'd have never guessed that now, would you...

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Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 04:23 PM

But I have to turn left at thos lights - then it's just a few yards before I reach the office - 33.50 minutes - not bad - almost a record. maybe tomorrow I'll show you the route home....

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Sundae · 06-12-2007, 04:25 PM

Cheers Madeira

Enjoyed that as much as the overseas commutes - possibly because the familiarity is offset by some lovely scenery.

HungLikeJesus · 06-12-2007, 04:27 PM

Cyclefrance, that's a great commute.

Did you take the pictures while moving?

glatt · 06-12-2007, 04:33 PM

If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win.

But it's not a competition, so keep on posting everyone.

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win.

Although I really enjoyed it, I'd always vote for something I have little chance of seeing. Like big buildings and weird crazy people driving on the wrong side of the road, and locations from horror movies. I agree CF gets an honourable mention of course.

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Originally Posted by glatt

But it's not a competition, so keep on posting everyone.

Now that I can agree with.

glatt · 06-12-2007, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I'd always vote for something I have little chance of seeing.

I agree completely. Which is why I like Cyclefrance's so much.

Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HLJ

Cyclefrance, that's a great commute.

Did you take the pictures while moving?

Did a few - but roads too bumpy to get a decent picture most of the time - if there's one thing the Brits are good at it's making lumpy, bumpy road surfaces!

Cyclefrance · 06-12-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win.

Not really - I can't take the credit when mother nature's the artist - just lucky to live and commute amongst all this greenery. And variety is what makes our separate journey's interesting - to be honest I find the chance to see the journeys made by other people more interesting than my own - I do mine so often it has become too familiar (and I know when the hills are going to hit!) - seeing something new is more interesting for me. Difficult to see it as a competition when each contribution brings something new and interesting to everyone else.

Perry Winkle · 06-12-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Have any of you seen one of these R2-D2 mailboxes for the Star Wars 30 year anniversary?

Yup! There's one in the touristy Harbor District in Baltimore. It's the background on my phone... If I remember my camera I'll take a picture when I'm down there tomorrow (and some others, and post them to another thread).

Undertoad · 06-12-2007, 06:44 PM

Americans in Britain send their kids to American school??! Offensive!

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 06:52 PM

Hey, stirrer

We're used to US Bases over here, no-one bats an eyelid. After all, we live secure in the knowledge our schools prepare our children for the oldest most venerated Universities in the world...

Griff · 06-13-2007, 07:14 AM

You don't want those kids coming back British, do you?

Pete rode to work this morning. A car was right up close behind her and she's thinking, Here we go another driver/cyclist confrontation. Then he pulls up beside with a grin, "Hey, you were doing 45 (mph) in a thirty!"

LabRat · 06-13-2007, 09:03 AM

Yeah! Keep them coming!!!! Thanks!! --We should change the thread title to Cellarite Commutes or something...

HungLikeJesus · 06-13-2007, 11:16 AM

I had the best intentions this morning. I brought my camera and started taking pictures. About half a mile from home the battery died, just as a baby deer walked in front of my car.

06-12-2007, 04:21 PM	#46
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Another turn and then I'm on the final stretch, enjoying the opportunity to pass all the cars that have to queue for ten to fifteen miutes to get through the traffic lights - another bikey bonus! A treat for my American friends as well here at the end of this road, just to the right on the far side of the road, is the American International School where US workers living in this area send their children - you'd have never guessed that now, would you... . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-12-2007, 04:23 PM	#47
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	But I have to turn left at thos lights - then it's just a few yards before I reach the office - 33.50 minutes - not bad - almost a record. maybe tomorrow I'll show you the route home.... . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-12-2007, 04:25 PM	#48
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cheers Madeira Enjoyed that as much as the overseas commutes - possibly because the familiarity is offset by some lovely scenery. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-12-2007, 04:27 PM	#49
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Cyclefrance, that's a great commute. Did you take the pictures while moving? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-12-2007, 06:52 PM	#57
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Hey, stirrer We're used to US Bases over here, no-one bats an eyelid. After all, we live secure in the knowledge our schools prepare our children for the oldest most venerated Universities in the world... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-12-2007, 04:33 PM	#50
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If this was a competition, Cyclefrance would win. But it's not a competition, so keep on posting everyone.

06-12-2007, 06:44 PM	#56
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Americans in Britain send their kids to American school??! Offensive!

06-13-2007, 07:14 AM	#58
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You don't want those kids coming back British, do you? Pete rode to work this morning. A car was right up close behind her and she's thinking, Here we go another driver/cyclist confrontation. Then he pulls up beside with a grin, "Hey, you were doing 45 (mph) in a thirty!" __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-13-2007, 09:03 AM	#59
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Yeah! Keep them coming!!!! Thanks!! --We should change the thread title to Cellarite Commutes or something... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-13-2007, 11:16 AM	#60
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I had the best intentions this morning. I brought my camera and started taking pictures. About half a mile from home the battery died, just as a baby deer walked in front of my car. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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