tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post3979880473791723718..comments2024-03-27T05:13:12.991-07:00Comments on The Road [A Multi-Sport Blog]: CarmageddonPatrick Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17181637044657605057noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-35349145699742955592017-08-10T23:32:03.607-07:002017-08-10T23:32:03.607-07:00شركة قمة الدقة للخدمات المنزلية
شركة مكافحة حشرات...<a href="https://qmm-eltmayz.com/" rel="nofollow"> شركة قمة الدقة للخدمات المنزلية</a><br /><a href="https://qmm-eltmayz.com/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85/" rel="nofollow"> شركة مكافحة حشرات بالخبر</a><br /><a href="https://nile-company.org/%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%b8%d9%8a%d9%81-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b2%d9%84-%d8%a8%d8%b5%d9%81%d9%88%d9%8a-%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%86%d9%83/" rel="nofollow"> شركة تنظيف منازل بصفوى وعنك</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299258084180232756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-43112800930313123462011-07-23T09:08:58.296-07:002011-07-23T09:08:58.296-07:00The important thing about the incentive in that co...The important thing about the incentive in that contract is to remember it when *you* are the contractor.Glenn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119271602749821767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-75852824181048411032011-07-21T17:15:09.593-07:002011-07-21T17:15:09.593-07:00Oh, Carmageddon. All that type for nothing.Oh, Carmageddon. All that type for nothing.The Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319714826599995511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-8602898795230664902011-07-21T12:14:09.956-07:002011-07-21T12:14:09.956-07:00Gotta love LA. The pic of an empty 405 was lovely...Gotta love LA. The pic of an empty 405 was lovely -- don't think I've ever experienced that.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809744218455258079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-74447308987865711832011-07-20T20:57:01.711-07:002011-07-20T20:57:01.711-07:00Duh, I guess when you wrote "this Sunday"...Duh, I guess when you wrote "this Sunday" in your post you were implying that the race was on Sunday. That's even better for me.Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670072457969152936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-32574329859446801502011-07-20T20:55:58.284-07:002011-07-20T20:55:58.284-07:00I'm sure the contractor didn't pad that nu...I'm sure the contractor didn't pad that number at all. <br /><br />Let me know what's up for this weekend. I forgot if it's Sat or Sun. Either way, I plan to come see you race.Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670072457969152936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-56645821288157120712011-07-20T13:17:09.349-07:002011-07-20T13:17:09.349-07:00Nice post. Last time I drove a CA freeway on vacat...Nice post. Last time I drove a CA freeway on vacation I cried. So many cars! And they were all so shiny and clean! It was pretty scary ....Cinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319692437720914477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-57373701942633900822011-07-20T08:07:40.603-07:002011-07-20T08:07:40.603-07:00I love empty freeway pictures.
The UFO in the sky ...I love empty freeway pictures.<br />The UFO in the sky is a nice touch too.Emzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802735566381095035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-33270736682787501092011-07-19T13:34:14.491-07:002011-07-19T13:34:14.491-07:00Hah! Nice "study" by the cyclists. A $4 ...Hah! Nice "study" by the cyclists. A $4 flight sounds nice, but with all the security and waiting you have to go thru one may as well have sat in traffic...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-29945054933083834972011-07-19T10:46:42.195-07:002011-07-19T10:46:42.195-07:00Wait, what happened ?Wait, what happened ?TRI714https://www.blogger.com/profile/11903532062232095673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-4542376806788471412011-07-19T08:58:02.019-07:002011-07-19T08:58:02.019-07:00Good post! I only knew about the carmeggedeon thin...Good post! I only knew about the carmeggedeon thing from the blog of sphere of runners/cyclists. I've been to California and probably on that road but any road we took in California felt like eternity to go from A to B. They never close off major roads for anything here though but every road seems to be under construction though!<br />The contract thing happens out here to as well. Very common especially because of wonderful weather *cough*cough* it's almost 100 today but it could be 50 next week. lolBabyWeightMyFatAsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872282003431478241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-46573513391558662672011-07-19T08:13:26.618-07:002011-07-19T08:13:26.618-07:00Tri4Success I read this morning it was an estimate...Tri4Success I read this morning it was an estimated "net" savings. Apparently another $700k would have been spent over the next 17 hours above and beyond the contractor. Police/Fire overtime? I dunno. It still seems a bit off to me.Patrick Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181637044657605057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-20058386397418426862011-07-19T07:52:55.020-07:002011-07-19T07:52:55.020-07:00My guess is the politician thinks the area saved m...My guess is the politician thinks the area saved money due to the additional commerce that typically comes through that vein. However, if nobody knew it was finished early and had planned alternatives then commerce wouldn't be at "typical" levels. It's all a bunch of BS.Tri4Successhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956192345302508941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-68007632167552787612011-07-19T05:55:08.270-07:002011-07-19T05:55:08.270-07:00Good post. Dealing with construction and contract...Good post. Dealing with construction and contracts a lot... I see these penalties and bonuses A LOT! Typically they finish late and get SPANKED big time. At that point they go and blame everyone else and sue the engineers and suppliers to make up their losses... funny, when they finish early, we don't get a cut of that money, it only goes one way.<br /><br />I agree with your take too, they did stack the deck in their favor (cyclists).<br /><br />Good stuff, didn't realize how closely affected you were to this.Matty Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447270565189789394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-39476513504912626402011-07-19T05:50:16.037-07:002011-07-19T05:50:16.037-07:00I read about carmaggedeon over the weekend and tho...I read about carmaggedeon over the weekend and thought it was a pretty good idea but the problem I saw with this was that this wasn't going to get people healthier which should be the goal.<br /><br />These were 'cyclists' who could pace 26 mph with ease and not everybody can do that so most people would say forget it I am getting on the plane and that is where I had my issue with this.<br /><br />Happy to hear Cali is back to being it normal self with the new math and the 1 hour trip to go 10 miles.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914217156791555569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-13125802755447859192011-07-19T05:21:03.269-07:002011-07-19T05:21:03.269-07:00Not sure how the City saved $400K... I guess that&...Not sure how the City saved $400K... I guess that's why they get paid the big bucks...ONEHOURIRONMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618244547263041741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-62029566832190911302011-07-19T05:03:20.134-07:002011-07-19T05:03:20.134-07:00I loved reading this!! We have family in Santa Cl...I loved reading this!! We have family in Santa Clarita and a bunch of friends down in San Diego, so we come out to the LA as much as we can. The drive from LAX to SC always scares me--will it take 45 minutes or 4 hours? Should I bring enough food to feed two children two meals? Should I bring some sort of pee receptacle? I usually err on the side of caution on these questions...<br /><br />That picture of the empty 405 is really cool. Too bad the road wasn't open to bikers and runners!!Lisa @ Eat.Pray.Run.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15745215384894231968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-65242329456665375992011-07-19T04:40:05.094-07:002011-07-19T04:40:05.094-07:00Reading all of that I nearly though you were also ...Reading all of that I nearly though you were also from South Africa. Construction and closed roads and demolitions happen frequently here as well.Johannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588120934444485158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-64035325265097597672011-07-19T04:27:56.461-07:002011-07-19T04:27:56.461-07:00Great post Patrick. You really are a very talented...Great post Patrick. You really are a very talented writer. Cheers!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061231036755945077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-39890050307605614582011-07-19T03:12:39.169-07:002011-07-19T03:12:39.169-07:00It was really cool to see the empty freeway pics -...It was really cool to see the empty freeway pics - the last time I was in SoCal it was bumper to bumper the whole way to my parent's house, at 2 AM no less.KovasPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401299101228398072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-59732879401694368932011-07-18T20:44:19.902-07:002011-07-18T20:44:19.902-07:00The whole driving in CA rush hour sounds like a PI...The whole driving in CA rush hour sounds like a PITA. I get stuck in traffic all the time in St. Louis and have no where near the weather or scenery you have in CA. Of course my back ups are usually less than an hour too.Ransickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084824367872613487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-12072383704093240312011-07-18T20:21:37.632-07:002011-07-18T20:21:37.632-07:00Yep.. It was newsworthy for about the 8th story in...Yep.. It was newsworthy for about the 8th story in on our nightly news in TX. Mostly the Jet Blue part, which of course was a PR generator.<br /><br />I am thankful for my non-traffic commute. A train, tractor or an errant livestock constitutes the majority of my delays. <br /><br />And, I actually read "your training for the Tour de France" at first and thought that was freakin' awesome! It's my story...Shannon (IronTexasMommy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12231032247567709805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-48122629057230096792011-07-18T20:07:01.369-07:002011-07-18T20:07:01.369-07:00I'll give you a dollar for every minute you ta...I'll give you a dollar for every minute you take off your goal time. Not much... but it's the thought that counts ;-)<br /><br />I was wondering how this whole Carmageddon thing was shaking out. Thanks for this info. I may even be able to use it in my Q & A... now I think I know what was up with that chicken.XLMIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268964638359962511noreply@blogger.com