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Old October 28th 18, 03:27 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Joy Beeson
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Default AG: I met him again today


Last Thursday I was on my way from KCH to Goodwill, just turning right
off Arthur onto Park, when I saw a flashing green light at the end of
Arthur, near the Do Not Enter signs.

It's illegal for anyone to enter Detroit at Arthur, but whenever a
negligent suicide causes a train to block Winona, Market, Center,
Main, and Fort Wayne, people try, so there is some short-tempered
signage at the end of Arthur.

parenthetical remark
Just checked: Google Maps remains convinced that it's possible to
enter Detroit from Arthur *AND turn left*, but it's no longer the
preferred route from Byer Park to the library.
/parenthesis

Adding a flashing light to the mix isn't surprising, but *green*?

So I looked again, just in time to see a bicycle with a flashing green
headlight turn onto Ellsworth. So I *have* seen a flashing light in
daylight before I saw the bicycle.

Shortly afterward, he overtook me on Park and I saw that he also had a
blinky on the back of the bike. When he'd gained about half a block
on me, the blinky was no longer visible even though I knew where to
look for it. He was wearing a black backpack, but the neck and
sleeves of his orange jacket remained visible whenever the road
between us was straight until he turned off on Anchorage. I turned on
Anchorage too, but the distance that had been between us was greater
than the sight distance in either direction.

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Today was my last Farmers' Markets Tour of the season. The courthouse
market will meet in the Center Lake Pavilion twice more before
Christmas, but the real market at the fairgrounds is done for the
year.

On the way home, just after crossing Market on Lindberg, I saw a
flashing green light on or near the foundry. This quickly resolved
into a bike rider about half that far away. His jacket wasn't orange
-- yellow, I think -- but I think it was the same guy. I didn't look
back to see whether he had a blinky.

A bit later I met a car with green headlights. This time I had time
to lift my brown/yellow sunglasses -- still green, but not so
strikingly green.

I'll be *so* glad when I can ride in prescription glasses! I failed
to find the optician today, but I looked on Grant by mistake for
Bronson. I *think* I'll be able to find it on Monday, if I'm healed
enough to get a prescription.

--
Joy Beeson
joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/


 




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