The anonymous DundeeParkingLot people are being counter-productive.
This week the back-up from Newberg to Dundee has been bad as usual, but I observed several times already that the slowness is partly a result of those dumb “DROP DEAD” signs that the DPL people have put up. You see, there seems to be a spat going on between them and the Newberg Graphic Newspaper (which I won’t go into now!) but the signs are getting lots of press.
While I agree with them that a regional bypass is the best solution (connect McKay Road to McDougal Corner), I think they’re going about it in completely the wrong way. Making the traffic slower is not a good way to make friends and get people on your side.
Today traffic crawled along at about walking speed for the mile-and-a-half drive. As soon as I passed the DPL signs, it sped up to 25, and I cruised on into my little village! People are slowing down to read, and it is making the back-up even worse.
For more on why the little town of Dundee has it’s own big-city traffic problem, check out the map I posted here late last year.
There, I vented.
Do you order pop or soda?
This interesting map showed up on Strange Maps (another one of my favorite blogs) today and I found it really fascinating!
I usually order a “coke” because I like Coke best of all, but I refer to all soft drinks as “pop”. I have for my whole life, except for my early years when they were “refrescos”. (I think I drank mostly Fanta back then.)
In recent years I have heard the word “soda” used with increasing frequency here in Oregon (and even, ahem, said it myself a few times), but I still get the Arm & Hammer logo in my mind when I hear it!
The Strange Maps post has some interesting information on it about pop (and soda). Like the name “pop” came from the sound the cork made, and that it is considered unsophisticated by some… who knew?
I also didn’t know that most of the people in the South refer to all soft drinks as “coke”.
What do you call it?
Did you see the sunset last night?
It was Austin…
(click to enlarge)
Aaron’s band, “Team Redundancy Team”, played in downtown Portland at the Satyricon this week!
Band members are friends from Newberg High School.
Whoa! Loud? Yes—and some very cool original music!
Fine guitar work, Aaron.
This was actually taken before the concert. Laine, on the left is the bass player.
What a fun day! This year’s Bridge Pedal went WAY smoother than last year! (More details here.)
Here we are on the top of the Fremont Bridge. The highlight for me on this ride was just being with the family and especially that Deanne came! I thought after my first Bridge Pedal that someday it’d be fun if Deanne came too—and this year she did!
That’s Austin and Deanne on the left, and Alison on the right, coming down off the Marquam Bridge.
This is roughly the same area that we got stopped last year. Notice the difference!
I spotted Rick Bauman, the event director, near the finish line, so I went over and thanked him and told him I appreciated all of his efforts. After complaining last year I had to let him know I felt this year was a great success. He told me I ought to try to get my name in the paper this year too, but i sure don’t plan to : )
Here’s Austin on his recent 15th birthday, with three cousins and four friends.
He’s growing up into a real neat guy… even I look up to him! (That’s no joke!)
(Thanks to my Mom for sending me the picture!)
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