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The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapsed 85 Years Ago “Galloping Gertie” fell into Puget Sound on November 7, 1940, when 42 mph winds caused the suspension bridge to twist violently and collapse.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse on Nov 7, 1940 stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering failures.

At the time it had the longest center span of any suspension bridge.

This disaster improved the understanding of aerodynamic forces in civil engineering.

5 months ago 2 2 0 0

Either way, that shit looks delicious

5 months ago 2 0 0 0

Would.

Is there a peanut sauce base?

5 months ago 2 0 1 0
Pad thai pizza.

Pad thai pizza.

Pad thai pizza.

5 months ago 79 5 19 2

Ayers Elementary, but the bike lane is on the Ryal Side!

5 months ago 1 0 1 0
A yellow lab on a frosty field with the sun rising behind him

A yellow lab on a frosty field with the sun rising behind him

Frosty morning with the Branch Manager

5 months ago 12 1 1 0

I just watched that!

5 months ago 0 0 0 0

I am loving all the Reggie Miller/Wout van Aert content. It's very cute to see Reggie so damn excited about riding with Wout.

5 months ago 11 0 1 0
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Ahhhh yeah. That's not something I've encountered yet although I'm sure I will.

5 months ago 1 0 0 0

It's a blast and makes me feel less guilty about my breakfast pie

5 months ago 0 0 0 0
Black Friday Gravel

Friday, November 28

10 a.m.

Zumi's in Topsfield

Black Friday Gravel Friday, November 28 10 a.m. Zumi's in Topsfield

I'm doing my 4th annual Black Friday gravel ride this year, so if you live in Massachusetts you should definitely join. It'll be 30ish miles and include a delightful coffee stop midway through.

5 months ago 9 2 1 0

Hopefully they can help. I'm really sorry.

5 months ago 2 0 0 0

I love this framing

5 months ago 1 0 0 0

"You can go anywhere in a car!" is freedom.
"You cannot go anywhere without a car!" is not.

5 months ago 40 9 2 2

Definitely. We have data showing SNAP is an economic multiplier. I think it's something like every dollar spent on SNAP results in $1.50 of economic activity

5 months ago 5 1 0 0
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Every time I watch it I find something new to laugh at

5 months ago 1 0 0 0
The car has a computer printed piece of paper that says vasectomies save the world.

The car has a computer printed piece of paper that says vasectomies save the world.

Roses are red
My ice cream is swirled
The Toyota’s flyer said

5 months ago 23 3 0 0

Do you mean from the sense that it feels impossible to get things done?

(I'm more involved just in my town, where it's obviously a different dynamic)

5 months ago 1 0 1 0

This is how I feel about all my bikes

5 months ago 3 0 1 0

Smart. I'll start on my decade plan.

5 months ago 2 0 1 0

Pan's Labyrinth I believe

5 months ago 2 0 0 0

But but mullet protocol

5 months ago 1 0 1 0

For some of us that's all we have, okay!!!

5 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Right, with an alleycat that's built into the race and I assume that means you get participants ready and wanting that. I don't know if gravel is the same.

5 months ago 2 0 1 0

Yeah, and part of the thing with road is decades of "the way things are done" and the enforcement of rules. But that is also kind of in conflict with the whole gravel ethos.

5 months ago 3 0 3 0

Like you said, traditional pack racing on the road has specific constraints and rules and etiquette. Gravel...doesn't.

5 months ago 3 0 3 0

Too many people think car dependency is some static thing that cannot possibly be fixed. We have real issues in this country that lead to car dependency, and while they may be challenging in some areas, they are fixable!

5 months ago 6 0 0 0

Yeah, my particular gripe there is reinforcing the idea that it's "super fun" as he writes later in the article. I don't know, maybe I'm boring, but endangering yourself and everyone else ain't my idea of fun...

5 months ago 5 0 1 0

Thinking again of this article and the fact that there are not nearly enough small, affordable vehicle options.

5 months ago 1 0 0 0

I know writers don't do the headline but "lovable chaos" is certainly a choice

5 months ago 2 0 1 0