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Laura Blake
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riders of the storm
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Barter/Share/Give
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Midnight Marauders
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Centurions
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Cyclists Who Love Cyclis…
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Laura Blake's Discussions
Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by carl whetherspoon Oct 12, 2011.
Recommendations for touch up paint?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Blake Apr 17, 2010.
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carl whetherspoon replied to Laura Blake's discussion 'Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?'"They end up getting donated to working bikes cooperative."
Joe Willis replied to Laura Blake's discussion 'Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?'"Where do all of the bikes go? Do they get auctioned off?"
Joe Willis replied to Laura Blake's discussion 'Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?'"Saw my first tag last night by my place in Buena Park. The bike has had the rear wheel gone for a month or so."
Anne Alt replied to Laura Blake's discussion 'Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?'"Yeah! Great news.
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Laura Blake replied to Laura Blake's discussion 'Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?'"Wow!! Such good news! I hope this means that this program is finally starting to get some much-needed attention. Hopefully the abandoned bike in front of your apartment is taken care of quickly. The only advice I can give is…"
Laura Blake replied to Anne Alt's discussion 'bike parking hall of fame/hall of shame (was bike parking at stores, libraries and other major destinations)'"Repeat offender Home Depot. I can't wait to see what they have in store for winter... Maybe an army of Santas guarding the bike rack?
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Rhea Butcher replied to Laura Blake's discussion 'Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?'"THE WEB FORM IS BACK!!!!
http://chicagobikes.org/bikeparking/abandonedbike.php"
Rhea Butcher replied to Laura Blake's discussion 'Has anyone had success getting the city to remove an abandoned bike?'"I called 311 a few weeks ago about an abandoned bike right in front of my apartment and there is still no tag on it. It would be really great for this process to work a bit faster than 7 months. I guess I'll just look forward to it being gone…"
Laura Blake replied to Gabe's discussion 'Think of this as a Missed Connection.'"Don't make this a bigger deal than it needs to be and let's not play the "you're wrong, I'm right" game. And trust me, in the case I was describing, that driver was not just trying to be nice. He flew off…"
Laura Blake replied to Gabe's discussion 'Think of this as a Missed Connection.'"Now who's the spaz? If you want to go when someone waves you through, that's fine. Go right ahead. Other people would rather the person with the right of way go first. Period. In doing so, maybe making the…"
Laura Blake replied to Gabe's discussion 'Think of this as a Missed Connection.'"Ahhh, the stand-off....my favorite. I've had a few where the driver clearly arrived at the intersection before me and therefore I stopped and waved for them to go. Why do drivers ignore this and think they're being nice (or…"
Laura Blake replied to Anne Alt's discussion 'bike parking hall of fame/hall of shame (was bike parking at stores, libraries and other major destinations)'"Yes, there is another bike rack at that store. However, it is too close to the wall and often surrounded by other merchandise, which makes it very difficult to have any more than 2 or 3 bikes locked there.
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Laura Blake replied to Anne Alt's discussion 'bike parking hall of fame/hall of shame (was bike parking at stores, libraries and other major destinations)'"The Home Depot on Elston. Yes, there is a bike rack in there somewhere...
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- What I ride:
- Road
- The kind of riding I do:
- Recreational, Exercise, Commuting, Around Town
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 9:34pm on April 26, 2010,
David P. said… - Nice bike! Hope you're having fun on it.
- At 8:52pm on April 5, 2010,
Alan Ortiz said… - Just got a Facebook posting from Clybourn Goose Island. The dopplebock and the frankenporter sound like something right up your alley. LOL
"On tap now for CBC... Citrus, Bordeaux Barrel Aged Dopplebock, Belgian Blackberry, German Pilsner with Saphir hops and a 5 gallon of Frankenporter."
- At 2:39pm on April 3, 2010,
Ryan L said… - Was cool finally exchanging words with ya after seeing you on a few other rides. Don't forget about the Midnight Marauders ride coming up on the 17th.
- At 8:40am on December 31, 2009,
igz said…
- we over at kedzie and hirsch, right by the hill. also been there for a few months, and also came by way of Logan Square. i never thought id sled again till i saw that hill.
ill try to keep the creep-o meter down
- At 12:28pm on December 30, 2009,
- hey there. i live right across the street. where exactly are ya? we must be neighbors.
ps, accidentally sent a friend request trying to message you to ask that question. wasnt trying to be creepy. tho this explanation might be making it creepy.
- At 2:26am on September 23, 2009,
Drew Bly said… - yes! we made eye contact for like 2 seconds, it was good to see a face i knew!
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