Elwood Gruschow's Page

"Yeah I rode today.  I rode my 3 speed to Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building at 77 W Jackson Blvd.  I locked my bike to the bike rack on the sidewalk outside the door and went inside.  At the the security desk they escorted me back…"

"BUMMER!     I read about Le Tour de Shore yesterday, babysat grandkids today, worked out time and money to ride Le Tour de Shore, got out credit card and went online to register.      THE CAMPING OPTION IS SOLD OUT…"

"The campground is Indiana Dunes State Park , NO ALCOHOL in campground or anywhere in the park.   I have read reviews saying the no alcohol policy was the main activity of the state park rangers. Indiana Dunes State Park is an often…"

"Congratulations Andrew, looks like you nailed it.   I looked up DUMBO it is Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.  I also found this photo of one of these racks in use with a Mongoose carcass.  Image credit…"

"Obliviousness/lack of a sense of what is going on around them (situational awareness.)  A sense of entitlement and ego-centric world view where they are the only "real" person and everyone else is merely a shadow or shape moving…"

"I'll add to this, people in grocery stores leaving their cart in the middle of the aisle, blocking passage. Common theme - obliviousness to the presence of others.  I think this has more to do with intelligence than with sense of…"

"Oh, yes: this is another favorite :) "

"+1 Entitlement is rampant from all populations on the path.  The only way to deal with it is realize that it's going to be insane when it's nice and either slow down or avoid it completely.  If you want to head out there on an…"

"or the groups of CARA runners who take up the whole path and don't allow anyone to pass, or the pedestrians that walk 3 wide, or the group of 20 jerk bicyclist who take over the path and run down pedestrians and curse them out as they pass, or…"

"My personal fave are the runners who run right down the center line of the path, forcing me to pass on the right.  "

"I run mostly on the LFP and I have found many bicyclist to be just as "entitled" as pedestrians. I love it when I'm running on the path and a bicyclist comes flying out of an on ramp and about runs me over while getting onto the…"

"The Park District needs to build a paved bypass trail for bikes that runs closer to LSD from Fullerton south to underneath the pedestrian bridge, where it would join the existing bypass trail.  This would greatly increase safety for everyone."