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    Here is the Arizona highlight off a state website...

    Here is the Arizona highlight off a state website - as you say, I can think of over half of these that get broken by almost every rider...

    Arizona Bicycle Laws

    ARS 28-644 Stop for traffic...
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    The LCC - God was a joke, but getting a permit...

    The LCC - God was a joke, but getting a permit from the LCC to buy a house was not.

    Apparently it was required during the high demand time of soldiers returning and houses lost to bombing - and...
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    If they take 12 years they will be behind the...

    If they take 12 years they will be behind the times. It's a booming local industry here in S. AZ due to the University of Arizona, and our little town of 40,000 has it's own bio park already with...
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    Actually, my mum said that in 1950 they needed a...

    Actually, my mum said that in 1950 they needed a permit from the council to buy a new house in the suburbs - they were living with my gran in her mortgaged home at the time along with two babies.
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    OK - if I take your point, I think that the...

    OK - if I take your point, I think that the Liverpool Waters project would look a lot better, and much less obtrusive on the skyline if it was built to the medium rise, medium density option in your...
  6. Thread: Belgium/Ypres

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    Interesting... I have been researching the...

    Interesting...

    I have been researching the Anzio Landing Battle where my father fought... it apparently was also like the WWI trench warfare. From a book intro -

    In January 1944, the Allies...
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    Pretty picture, but were the Liverpool blocks...

    Pretty picture, but were the Liverpool blocks ever built with that much space around them? Even your picture of the three by Seffie Park is more dense than your diagram.
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    Was that really true fort the Liverpool blocks? ...

    Was that really true fort the Liverpool blocks?

    The only one I drove by regularly is now "gentrified" but I believe was an original 60's block.

    It is the one near the North end of Seffie Park. ...
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    Seems like a good location for...

    Seems like a good location for them...:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
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    nah... they can just go by this book - page 35 of...

    nah... they can just go by this book - page 35 of chapter 3 says the stop lines shall be 12 to 24 inches wide, and that any crosswalk shall be 4 ft away from the stop line. Cross walk lines shall be...
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    The US standard actually separates the crosswalk...

    The US standard actually separates the crosswalk markings from a stop line, and the stop line is much wider -

    http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/services/publications/fhwaop02090/images/int3.gif

    All you...
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    Her is the second stop line. ...

    Her is the second stop line.

    http://g.co/maps/75cy2

    The first stop line is lost in the red bicycle crossing , it's hard to see where the actual line is - very poor design
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    I can see why.. There are two sets of lights...

    I can see why..

    There are two sets of lights close to each other. I bet people were looking at the far set of lights and stopping at the second stop line by mistake.

    It's a wierd intersection,...
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    He must be a scouse Kilroy...:handclap: And...

    He must be a scouse Kilroy...:handclap:


    And into yoga - http://www.yogaoasis.com/home.html
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    In the hot Central Valley of California, ice was...

    In the hot Central Valley of California, ice was a big deal - amusing story here -

    http://www.bakersfieldmagazine.net/arts/george-gilbert-lynch/158-ice-wars

    This is now one of the Ice House...
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    Yes... with the hotter temps in the US, ice and...

    Yes... with the hotter temps in the US, ice and keeping food from spoiling was a bigger deal in the cities.

    My wife was quite amazed on her first trip to Liverpool in the late 70's that not...
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    An interesting factoid from a refridgerated...

    An interesting factoid from a refridgerated transport website

    In the year 1900 -

    During the year, Great Britain imported 360,000 metric tons of refrigerated meat: 220,000 t from Argentina,...
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    Shapps is starting to turn. Money is being found....

    Shapps is starting to turn. Money is being found. 'Innovative funding' is creeping out of the woodwork. But we can’t expect the old route. The hand-out route (little as it was). This may well turn...
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    March 12th Taken yesterday on Congress in...

    March 12th

    Taken yesterday on Congress in downtown Tucson...

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    I couldn't resist snapping the pic....:)
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    But was it a hidden unknown defect or did the...

    But was it a hidden unknown defect or did the buyers just not have a good home inspection? (err... I think survey is the UK term...)

    If you purchase something that is known bad - caveat emptor.
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    Many studies in the US, dating back to the 60's...

    Many studies in the US, dating back to the 60's have worked out that home ownership promotes better housing stock - duh - and outfits like Habitat for Humanity use sweat equity to get more home...
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    It might be a bit easier in the US since we...

    It might be a bit easier in the US since we actually have many more elected positions.

    At the county level NZ might be a bit like AZ... our county is 18% the area of England... and a little harder...
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    The old american saying of:-"You can't fight city...

    The old american saying of:-"You can't fight city Hall" certainly fits the bill here now!!!:PDT_Xtremez_12:


    But you can - just start turning up to their meetings and asking...
  24. Thread: Sefton park

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    Is the weak bridge when you turn left off Princes...

    Is the weak bridge when you turn left off Princes Park gates still closed?

    If so, it's a pity since it breaks the ring road.
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    The developer's persuaded both area councils to...

    The developer's persuaded both area councils to 'swap' land' (you have this part and we'll have that part') and thus allowed them to develop the area for more housing.

    That sort of **** going on...
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