The Branch Manager

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapsed 85 Years Ago “Galloping Gertie” fell into Puget Sound on November 7, 1940, when 42 mph winds caused the suspension bridge to twist violently and collapse.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse on Nov 7, 1940 stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering failures.

At the time it had the longest center span of any suspension bridge.

This disaster improved the understanding of aerodynamic forces in civil engineering.

Either way, that shit looks delicious

Would.

Is there a peanut sauce base?

Pad thai pizza.

Pad thai pizza.

Ayers Elementary, but the bike lane is on the Ryal Side!

A yellow lab on a frosty field with the sun rising behind him

Frosty morning with the Branch Manager

I just watched that!

I am loving all the Reggie Miller/Wout van Aert content. It's very cute to see Reggie so damn excited about riding with Wout.

Ahhhh yeah. That's not something I've encountered yet although I'm sure I will.

It's a blast and makes me feel less guilty about my breakfast pie

Black Friday Gravel Friday, November 28 10 a.m. Zumi's in Topsfield

I'm doing my 4th annual Black Friday gravel ride this year, so if you live in Massachusetts you should definitely join. It'll be 30ish miles and include a delightful coffee stop midway through.

Hopefully they can help. I'm really sorry.

I love this framing

"You can go anywhere in a car!" is freedom.
"You cannot go anywhere without a car!" is not.

Definitely. We have data showing SNAP is an economic multiplier. I think it's something like every dollar spent on SNAP results in $1.50 of economic activity

Every time I watch it I find something new to laugh at

The car has a computer printed piece of paper that says vasectomies save the world.

Roses are red
My ice cream is swirled
The Toyota’s flyer said

Do you mean from the sense that it feels impossible to get things done?

(I'm more involved just in my town, where it's obviously a different dynamic)

This is how I feel about all my bikes

Smart. I'll start on my decade plan.

Pan's Labyrinth I believe

But but mullet protocol

For some of us that's all we have, okay!!!

Right, with an alleycat that's built into the race and I assume that means you get participants ready and wanting that. I don't know if gravel is the same.

Yeah, and part of the thing with road is decades of "the way things are done" and the enforcement of rules. But that is also kind of in conflict with the whole gravel ethos.

Like you said, traditional pack racing on the road has specific constraints and rules and etiquette. Gravel...doesn't.

Too many people think car dependency is some static thing that cannot possibly be fixed. We have real issues in this country that lead to car dependency, and while they may be challenging in some areas, they are fixable!

Yeah, my particular gripe there is reinforcing the idea that it's "super fun" as he writes later in the article. I don't know, maybe I'm boring, but endangering yourself and everyone else ain't my idea of fun...

Thinking again of this article and the fact that there are not nearly enough small, affordable vehicle options.

I know writers don't do the headline but "lovable chaos" is certainly a choice