Their new place, Uliveto, is exactly the same. Apps were okay, pasta entree was incredibly bland, service was poor, and they are trying to juice as many seats as they can out of that tiny ass space. I ate with my elbow in somebody’s armpit the whole time. I could smell dude’s hair gel he was so close. Such a stunningly poor value but damned if there wasn’t a line of suburban housewives out the door.

Geeeee, now who made that flag a political football? Step 1: identify a representation of a group you hate, Step 2: be offended by that representation, Step 3: call for that symbol to be banned by a government entity to protect your feelings when it’s really just about sticking your finger in the eye of the “others” you hate.

I’d make them fire me over a rainbow sticker. But I quit teaching in Hanover after 7 years two weeks before the beginning of school bc they put me in a bad spot so obviously I don’t have much regard for their administration.

Dutch Gap was going to be my recommendation. You can do as much or as little as you want but it’s about as flat as trails come around here.

Dalia’s Dulceria on Staples Mill near Hilliard, for all your Latin sweets needs.

It's not like there aren't cops posted at Stoneleigh all the time but people don't pay attention or care. There's a plan to take Dumbarton down to two driving lanes and add bike lanes to make it less attractive as a passthrough to and from Staples Mill; that'll probably do the trick.

Nah, but it would be worthwhile tracking down whoever does own that billboard space and giving them the business. And by business I mean vigorous public shaming and withholding of money. And maybe some gay crimes.

I am, though. It’s not the place, it’s the owner.

Fuck that, I don’t owe anybody I don’t like my money. There are plenty of fair and decent business owners out there to be fattening the pockets of the owner of Michael and Son.

You are far too charitable. No, it is not.

Aside from running a company that makes its money doing overpriced hack work (a known fact in the Richmond area), he is personally a dick. My neighbors got charged $5k to dig a 3’x2’ hole, patch a pipe, and recover. They made a huge mess that they never cleaned up and left that open hole halfway on my property for weeks so I wrote an email to their service manager. He must’ve bcc’d Basim, who couldn’t resist chiming in on the thread to ridicule me for asking them to clean their shit up. Better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you’re an asshole than to open your mouth and let it be known, I’ve heard.

“Brainchild of Michael and Son president Basim Mansour” is all the incentive I need to never go. Basim is an incredible asshole who doesn’t deserve my money.

As far as brakes go, no difference at all between an electric or conventional bike. Any bike shop can handle your issue.

Get fucked, distant Hills

“Can be” “relatively” safe if not done over 50 and not exceeding 15mph over the speed of general traffic. These are not the conditions under which I have witnessed most lane splitting.

I was talking about the rest of the rest of the world, generally, where lane splitting is the de facto law and chaos reigns. I’d be happy if we drove like Germans or, hell, even Brits.

Nice theory, at least. Having seen a sampling of them, driving conditions “in the rest of the world” are not my dream for the roads I share.

I have seen so many CA bikers almost meet an untimely demise splitting lanes on the roads between Marin and Santa Cruz. I never knew it was a legal move.

I remember ordering some harissa carrots from there as my side, opened it up and there were 4 little baby carrots.

I ended up eating there randomly and was pleasantly surprised at how good that sandwich was.

Truth. I’ve bought and sold at least a dozen instruments on CL. Someone always buys if the price is right.

“Well I thin the youngest gens are a lot more dumber…” Hell of a lede there.

Maybe also bc the owner said (on national tv) he has never changed out the wing sauce, just added to it. Gross.

That’s a pretty broad complaint. What parts of the curriculum are you specifically referring to?