Comments for cycling.finial.com http://cycling.finial.com/blog Cycling, articles, sites, and thoughts Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:49:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on I am alive by Amy http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/07/13/i-am-alive/#comment-75827 Amy Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:52:39 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=1004#comment-75827 Enjoy! I hope you don't get too wet (or get hit by any really heavy rain). Enjoy! I hope you don’t get too wet (or get hit by any really heavy rain).

]]> Comment on I am alive by John http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/07/13/i-am-alive/#comment-75825 John Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:34:11 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=1004#comment-75825 Enjoy the rest of the trip! p.s. What the hell? My Google Reader must have been broken, as I hadn't gotten any update notifications about this site since June *freakin* 12th. Enjoy the rest of the trip!

p.s. What the hell? My Google Reader must have been broken, as I hadn’t gotten any update notifications about this site since June *freakin* 12th.

]]> Comment on Robbed by the T by todd http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/07/07/the-t/#comment-75761 todd Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:49:40 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=995#comment-75761 After five days with no response, I call and this is what they say. They did actually receive the e-mail. There "should have been" a confirmation e-mail so that I know it didn't go into the ether. There was not. She researched it, talked with her supervisor, and said they'd send it over to "revenue", and if the "investigation" proves out, I will have a refund in four to six weeks. In the form of a Charlie Ticket with a completely useless value of $1.70. It takes $2.00 on a ticket to get on a subway train. So the only way to use it is to add money and overpay (again) by 30 cents. Or, you can pay a fare, go to Downtown Crossing and have the customer service booth move the money on the ticket to the card. Of course, it takes $1.70 to get to the customer service booth, so that's rather pointless unless you happen to be going through Downtown Crossing (which I rarely do). It's a racket. Confirmation number: 1086193 After five days with no response, I call and this is what they say.

They did actually receive the e-mail. There “should have been” a confirmation e-mail so that I know it didn’t go into the ether. There was not. She researched it, talked with her supervisor, and said they’d send it over to “revenue”, and if the “investigation” proves out, I will have a refund in four to six weeks. In the form of a Charlie Ticket with a completely useless value of $1.70. It takes $2.00 on a ticket to get on a subway train. So the only way to use it is to add money and overpay (again) by 30 cents. Or, you can pay a fare, go to Downtown Crossing and have the customer service booth move the money on the ticket to the card. Of course, it takes $1.70 to get to the customer service booth, so that’s rather pointless unless you happen to be going through Downtown Crossing (which I rarely do).

It’s a racket.

Confirmation number: 1086193

]]> Comment on Globe “Green” blog by cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » My last word http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/07/08/globe-green-blog/#comment-75757 cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » My last word Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:20:12 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=997#comment-75757 [...] lastly, today at 1:00 is an online chat with Bella English, the woman who wrote the Globe Green Blog entry that (so far) has generated over 400 comments, most of them caustic straw man arguments or [...] [...] lastly, today at 1:00 is an online chat with Bella English, the woman who wrote the Globe Green Blog entry that (so far) has generated over 400 comments, most of them caustic straw man arguments or [...]

]]> Comment on Globe “Green” blog by cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » An accident (not me) http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/07/08/globe-green-blog/#comment-75724 cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » An accident (not me) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:15:12 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=997#comment-75724 [...] RSS News « Globe “Green” blog [...] [...] RSS News « Globe “Green” blog [...]

]]> Comment on Flying Scotsman : Cycling to Triumph Through My Darkest Hours by Graeme Obree by cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » The decision is in http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/03/23/flying-scotsman-cycling-to-ttriumph-through-my-darkest-hours-by-graeme-obree/#comment-75603 cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » The decision is in Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:51:05 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/03/23/flying-scotsman-cycling-to-ttriumph-through-my-darkest-hours-by-graeme-obree/#comment-75603 [...] Watch or read The Flying Scotsman for an example of just how petty and spiteful the UCI can be. Double that for [...] [...] Watch or read The Flying Scotsman for an example of just how petty and spiteful the UCI can be. Double that for [...]

]]> Comment on The Flying Scotsman by cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » The decision is in http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/02/11/the-flying-scotsman/#comment-75602 cycling.finial.com » Blog Archive » The decision is in Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:50:26 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/02/11/the-flying-scotsman/#comment-75602 [...] Watch or read The Flying Scotsman for an example of just how petty and spiteful the UCI can be. Double [...] [...] Watch or read The Flying Scotsman for an example of just how petty and spiteful the UCI can be. Double [...]

]]> Comment on It’s thundering by JMc http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/06/16/its-thundering/#comment-75358 JMc Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:47:47 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=980#comment-75358 :( :(

]]> Comment on It’s thundering by Knox http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/06/16/its-thundering/#comment-75305 Knox Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:39:18 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=980#comment-75305 Ah, that makes me sad today. Ah, that makes me sad today.

]]> Comment on Bright sun + black lycra = hot bum by amy http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2008/06/08/bright-sun-black-lycra-hot-bum/#comment-75171 amy Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:04:38 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=973#comment-75171 One week ago? Just on Thursday it was drizzly and chilly. I for one am enjoying the heat, though I can't imagine doing anything more strenuous than pulling weeds from around the tomatoes today. I find myself slipping into my North Carolina patters of hiding indoors from about noon until about 4 or 5, moving as little as possible.... One week ago? Just on Thursday it was drizzly and chilly. I for one am enjoying the heat, though I can’t imagine doing anything more strenuous than pulling weeds from around the tomatoes today. I find myself slipping into my North Carolina patters of hiding indoors from about noon until about 4 or 5, moving as little as possible….

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