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[nosrednayduj]

Rode my 1000th mile today:


The Black Lives Matter sign is still there. (Well, it was a couple hours ago, anyway.)

Comments

[lauradi7dw]

Yay for large multiples of ten. I am about to hit a million meters on my rowing machine (not so impressive, as I bought it in 2007 and only use it in spurts).

I put up a Black Lives Matter sign in our yard a couple of hours ago. So far, so good.

[nosrednayduj]

Typically our BLM sign only gets stolen at night. We've had one stolen in broad daylight with witnesses (early on, before we had the camera and the neighbors didn't get the license plate). One passer-by picked it up dumped it on the lawn twice, but the cops recognized him and told him to please stop. He was claiming that you can't put a political sign in the road right-of-way, which wasn't true, and he didn't object to other people's signs in similar locations, so we kinna doubt that story.

[lauradi7dw]

right now the blm sign is in the middle of one side of the yard, rather than near the curb. The roofers left a large sign advertising themselves in what would be the obvious place. I have asked them to remove it, and they say they will pick it up when they're in the area, whenever the heck that might be. It's very sturdy, and I already deal with too much plastic, so I'm not going to throw it in the trash, but it's annoying.

[cjsmith]

Wow! Yay 1000!

[nosrednayduj]

On track for 2000+ for the year. I only have the 2000 goal, but I'm always pleased if it's more!

[cjsmith]

Have you ever mapped out how far that (or any specific year's actual total) would get you, starting from where you live? Nevada somewhere, perhaps?

[nosrednayduj]

Not really. Where ever I ended up, it would take a whole year to get there, cuz I can only ride a maximum of 30ish miles in a day!

[cjsmith]

Well, true! I was idly wondering whether that had ever been a fun curiosity for you - if all your riding this year had been westward, say, where would you be. Skipping, of course, the idea that riding on the straightest and most direct roads (I-80, say) is not the greatest idea ever.

[lauradi7dw]

In 1976, there was a cross-country biking route in honor of the bicentennial. someone who had done it gave a reminiscent talk at our library a couple of years ago. Some of the ride was just along the shoulder of highways and such, but there were also small towns and national parks. The total distance was 4250 miles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikecentennial
30 miles a day would "only" take five-six months, depending on rest and tourism (and then one would have to get back)