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carmen_cygni t1_jak6jo7 wrote
Reply to comment by sde136 in With my (limited) knowledge of pedestrian safe infrastructure, I redrew what I think would be a much safer Arthur Ashe/ Broad St intersection! by Other_Ad39
I worked next to that rotary for five years...some lively sounds in the Summer when out-of-towners had no idea what they were doing.
carmen_cygni t1_jaied13 wrote
Reply to comment by The_Kentwood_Farms in With my (limited) knowledge of pedestrian safe infrastructure, I redrew what I think would be a much safer Arthur Ashe/ Broad St intersection! by Other_Ad39
Yep, no instructions, just a free-for-all. Exiting from the inner lane is a part of everyday life.
carmen_cygni t1_jahmwad wrote
Reply to comment by gravy_boot in With my (limited) knowledge of pedestrian safe infrastructure, I redrew what I think would be a much safer Arthur Ashe/ Broad St intersection! by Other_Ad39
"Big Ben...The Parliament..."
carmen_cygni t1_jah8nxm wrote
Reply to comment by TheBroox in With my (limited) knowledge of pedestrian safe infrastructure, I redrew what I think would be a much safer Arthur Ashe/ Broad St intersection! by Other_Ad39
> The interior lane can't double as a turn lane if the exterior lane isn't forced to exit
Apparently you've never been to Massachusetts.
carmen_cygni t1_j68w6mf wrote
carmen_cygni t1_j68vjcr wrote
Reply to comment by sulfuricZoologist in Bars in Barnstable by sulfuricZoologist
I'm sure it's because the conference venue is half the price to book this time of year (as opposed to May - Oct).
carmen_cygni t1_j5af2q0 wrote
Reply to Odd question but does anyone know of any place where you can get a Siamese kitten in RVA? by ProximaCentauriB15
Smitty's has a Lilac Point kitten that's being fostered locally.
carmen_cygni t1_j2b7hbr wrote
Reply to comment by DefaultSubsAreTerrib in Sorrel/щавель by AdAlternative5545
We weren't sure how the hibiscus would do in RVA, so the first year we planted 24 seeds in 2 long rows of 12, and they all got huge! It became the joke of the summer. We had so many of those friggin' calyces, and they are at PITA to get the core out of (and fuzzy, sharp coating on them). Then you have to dry them if you want to save them. We ended up buying a shitload of Belle Isle Moonshine and infusing the bottles, so everyone in our lives got these for Christmas that year.
carmen_cygni t1_j29wvya wrote
Reply to comment by DefaultSubsAreTerrib in Sorrel/щавель by AdAlternative5545
> There's a hibiscus-family sorrel that is often made into a sweetened beverage in Caribbean cuisine (in Spanish it's called jamaica).
Hibiscus sabdariffa var. sabdariffa! I grew it when I lived in Richmond. The leaves are for eating/cooking, and the calyces are for tea, syrups, jelly etc.
carmen_cygni t1_j18d4a9 wrote
Reply to comment by Alphatron1 in Mass RMV by [deleted]
We had to parallel park….on Cape Cod.
carmen_cygni t1_jdyk4s1 wrote
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