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Fricker said he is still unsure whether he has a valid occupancy permit, but decided to speak out anyway "if I can make it easier for the next guy."
"It was great," Fricker said of his conversation with Gatsas. "He said he was sorry and asked me for some suggestions to improve the process."
"I said to Fred, 'They do 10,000 permits a year. I apologize … We made a mistake.'"
LaFreniere said his department tried to help Fricker, but added that with complex commercial buildings, many people hire an expert to guide them.
"He wanted to build a new building in a new location, then build another, then changed his mind and wanted to do something different. He didn't have a lot of experience with the process and didn't take advice," LaFreniere said.
"Max Sink (deputy director of building regulations) said he was too busy to give me any help," Fricker said.
Sink was unavailable Friday, but recently told the Sunday News he does try to help people whenever he can. He said he helped Alderman-at-Large Joseph Levasseur, an attorney who owns Theo's restaurant in Manchester. Before he was elected in 2012, Levasseur reopened the restaurant after a fire with a verbal approval even though all of the work hadn't been completed,
Being an alderman does give him more clout to help constituents, Levasseur said.
"Government listens to elected representatives more often than not," Levasseur said Friday.
"Nobody likes to be told what to do, and nobody wants to make changes they can't afford," Levasseur said.
People should contact their alderman if they do have problems with building or any city department, Levasseur said.
Roy, the aldermanic representative on the planning board, said that when he raised Fricker's concerns, he was told the delay was caused by city documents being sent to Fricker's former lawyer instead of to Fricker.
"It was just an addition to a garage. It wasn't this major thing. It was crazy," Fricker said.
Much of his financial loss came from not being able to open the repair business. It cost about $30.000 for surveyors, a lawyer, engineers, architects, and permit fees and another $25,000 to actually build the addition.
"I planted two trees. Leon said they were too small," Fricker said.
He planted bigger ones.
After his conversation with Gatsas, Fricker said it's time to determine whatever happened to his occupancy permit. He hasn't heard anything since the conditional permit expired last October. He has met all the requirements of the conditional occupancy permit except for the granite curbing, he said.

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Margaret Walkup Arnold, M.D.
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4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Aneurysms, Angioplasty, Aortic Aneurysms, Aortic Stent-Grafts/Endografts, Aortic Surgery, Arterial Aneurysm, Arterial Occlusive Disease, Arterial Ultrasound, Arteriovenous Fistulas, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis Imaging, Carotid Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Stenosis, Carotid Artery Stenting, Carotid Endarterectomy, Carotid Ultrasound, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Claudication, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Dialysis Access, Endovascular Interventions, Endovascular Stent Grafts, Endovascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapies, Femoral Artery Aneurysms, Limb Salvage Revascularization, Limb Threatening Ischemia, Lower Extremity Angioplasty, Lower Extremity Revascularization, Lower Extremity Stenting, Mesenteric Arterial Insufficiency, Minimally Invasive Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Minimally Invasive Interventions, Peripheral Angiography, Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Popliteal Artery Aneurysms, Renal Artery Disease, Stenting, Stroke, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Varicose Veins, Vascular Disease , Vascular Medicine, Vascular Surgery, Vascular Ultrasound, Venous Disease, Venous Insufficiency, Venous Thromboembolism, Visceral Angioplasty, Visceral Stenting
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Surgical training and education; Outcomes research for critical limb ischemia
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / MD (2002)
- University of North Carolina Hospitals / General Surgery (2009)
- Mount Sinai Medical Center / Vascular Surgery (2011)
- American Board of Surgery / General Surgery (2013)
- American Board of Surgery / Vascular Surgery (2013)
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Marcelli M, Cunningham GR, Walkup M, He Z, Sturgis L, Kagan C, Mannucci R, Nicoletti I, Teng B, Denner L. Signaling pathway activated during apoptosis of the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP: overexpression of caspase-7 as a new gene therapy strategy for prostate cancer. Cancer Res. 1999 Jan 15;59(2):382-90.
Wright N, Samuelson L, Walkup MH, Chandresakaran P, Gerber DA. Enrichment of a Bipotent Hepatic Progenitor Cell from Nave Adult Liver Tissue. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008; Feb 8; 366(3): 367-72.
Tadros RO, Spyris CT, Vouyouka AG, Chung C, Kirshnan P, Arnold MW, Marin ML, Faries PL. Comparing the embolic potential of open and closed cell stents during carotid angioplasty and stenting. J Vasc Surg 2012 Mar 1 (epub)
Walkup MH, Gerber DA. Hepatic Stem Cells: In Search Of. Stem Cells. 2006; 24(8): 1833-1840
Han DK, Fishman EW, Walkup MH, Olin JA, Marin ML, Faries PL. A rare case of familial carotid body tumor in a patient with bilateral fibromuscular dysplasia. J Vasc Surg 2010. Sep;52(3):746-50
Walkup MH, Faries PL. Update on surgical management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2011 Feb;13(1):24-9.
Han DK, Chung C, Walkup MH, Faries PL, Marin ML, Ellozy SH. Endovascular stent-graft repair of a tuberculous mycotic aortic aneurysm. Ann Vasc Surg 2011 Jul 25 (5): 699 e13-6.
Walkup MH, Wright NR, Rice LL, Gerber DA. Endothelial Cell Impact on Adult Derived Hepatic Progenitor Cells. Journal of Surgical Research, 2006; vol. 130, No. 2. 322.
Walkup MH, Wright NR, Rice LL, Gerber DA. Endothelial Cell Impact on Adult Derived Hepatic Progenitor Cells. The FASEB Journal, 2006.
Walkup MH, Rice LL, Wright NR, Chandresakaran P, Gerber DA. The role of endothelial and hepatic progenitor cell interactions in organogenesis. JACS; 2006; vol. 203, no.3; S40.
Walkup MH, Wright N, Samuelson L, Gerber DA. Endothelial Cell interactions with hepatic progenitor cells affect proliferation and differentiation. J Am Coll Surg; vol. 205, No. 3S, S64.
Walkup MH, Chandrasekaran P, Samuelson L, Wright N. Gerber DA. Endothelial Cell lines affect differentiation of hepatic progenitor cells. The FASEB Journal; April 2007; vol. 21, no.5, A70.
Wright N, Fiza B, Samuelson L., Walkup M, Gerber DA. Proinflammatory cytokine effects on NO and hepatic progenitor cell differentiation. The FASEB Journal; April 2007; vol. 21, no. 6, A1135.
Walkup MH, Marston WA. (2005). Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease (AIOD)- Surgical Repair. In G Upchurch, P Henke (Ed.), Clinical Scenarios in Vascular Surgery (pp. 195-200). PA: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Walkup MH, Mendes RR, Keagy B. (2007). Pararenal and Type IV Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Utilizing Visceral Reconstruction with Endovascular Stent Graft Exclusion. In WH Pearce, JS Matsumara, JST Yao (Ed.), Trends in Vascular Surgery (pp. 163-172). IL: Greenwood Academic.
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Department of Surgery Representative
- UNC Housestaff Council, 2007 - 2008
Society for Vascular Surgery, 2009
Candidate Member - Mount Sinai School of Medicine Housestaff Council, 2010 - 2011
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When I first saw Audition, several years ago, I enjoyed it - but I didn't get it. I enjoyed it because it was sick and twisted and I enjoyed it because it disturbed me - but again, I didn't understand it and what it was trying to say. For that reason, and for the reason that I was kinda bored while watching it several years ago, I never bothered to revisit Audition. I would tell people to watch it and I considered myself a fan, but I didn't really care to go back to it and try to figure it out. That is, until the other night when I was picking a movie to watch with Jen. It's become a bit of a nightly tradition for us to watch a movie and then talk about it afterwards and while I initially picked Audition for this particular movie night, even going so far as to pop it into the DVD player, I soon took it out and filed it back on the shelf, thinking Jen wouldn't be into it and thinking I didn't really want to sit through a movie I didn't understand again. Though she only saw the menu screen on the TV, Jen told me to put it back in (har har) - she wanted to watch it and i'm glad we ended up doing so because she changed my whole perception of the movie and I now don't just like it because it's fucked up, I like it because I understand it.....and because it's fucked up. I know Miike kinda left the film open ended so that the individual viewer could draw his own conclusions as to what he just saw and so I know that Jen's interpretation is not necessarily the be all end all way to look at the film, but it totally works for me and it's the best way of looking at it that i've ever heard. So i'm gonna do my best to regurgitate what Jen said to me after watching it, as well as provide some of my own insights, and for anyone who has seen Audition, i'd love for you to leave a comment and give me your own interpretation of the film.
Although interpretations of the film vary widely, the main point of discussion is whether or not the latter events of the film actually happened or if they were merely the main character's dreams/nightmares. Did that crazy Japanese chick really cut that dude's feet off and turn him into a human pin cushion or was that just the world's worst nightmare? According to Jen, and now according to me, that was all a nightmare. In fact, everything post dude sticking his junk into Japanese chick was a nightmare. They have sex, he falls asleep, and the rest of the movie is what's going on in his head now that he's actually thinking about this girl for the first time - with his brain instead of his dick. Up until this point, Aoyama has been blinded by lust and is not using his head, he's just jumping right into things because he wants to get laid - I think every man can relate. To top it all off, his own son just told him that he doesn't look young anymore. How does an old man feel young again? By shacking up with a dame that's closer to the age of his son than to himself. And so, blinded by his desire and desperation, he doesn't listen to his friends' advice that this girl is bad news, he doesn't worry about the fact that all of the stories she told in her audition are turning out to be lies, and he's not curious about the strange scars on her legs or the fact that she seems a little bit off and a tad bit obsessive - he just wants to get his rocks off. He's been alone for so long, after the death of his wife, and he's blindly in lust - or "love", as perceives it at this point. Now once he gets his rocks off, that's a whole different story and that's where this film takes a sharp turn into horrific territory.
Once he gets what he wants, Aoyama heads off to la la land, and that's where all of his fears and worries become fully realized. He no longer has the veil of lust shadowing his fears, they are fully uncovered and he can't ignore them. How did those horrible scars get on Asami's legs? He dreams up a horrific answer to that question in the form of a scary dude with crippled legs burning her - when in reality it probably went down in a much less frightening way. He wonders about that bar that Asami claimed to work at. Did that bar ever really even exist? Why can no traces of it be found? He dreams up a horrific answer to that question too. The bar is shut down because the owner was killed and chopped up into pieces - perhaps at the hands of the girl he was just inside. And what about that record company director that Asami claimed to have a connection with? Why did he mysteriously dissapear? In Aoyama's twisted nightmare, he sits in a bag (which probably represents Asami's potential 'baggage') on Asami's floor, footless, fingerless, and tongueless (an idea he got from the part of the dream where he visits the shut down bar), and drinks Asami's vomit. In other words, he imagines all of the most horrible things he can imagine for all of the strange pieces of information he has about the girl he just slept with. Isn't that exactly how the mind works when it's all fucked up with fear - imagining the absolute worst of every situation? And then his fears all come to a head as he imagines himself becoming the next of Asami's victims - which leads to one of the most painful torture scenes of all time.
Because he dreamt up Asami using a sharp piano wire (remember that he earlier dreamed of the old crippled man playing piano - this is the way dreams work) and having a knack for cutting off people's feet, so they can't get away from her ("Love me. Only me"), Aoyama naturally imagines Asami cutting off his own feet with that same piano wire. As soon as his son walks into the room and is about to be attacked by Asami, Aoyama awakes from his nightmare, comforted by the fact that his feet are still connected to his legs. Asami lays in bed next to him and this is the moment we realize that this is where the two characters have been since they went to sleep after having sex an hour earlier - everything in between these two moments did not really happen. Aoyama then falls back asleep and his nightmare continues, right where it left off. I don't know about you, but i've had that happen plenty of times before. In the remainder of the nightmare, there's no more torture. In fact, Aoyama's son kills Asami and her and Aoyama almost even have a tender moment wherein she apologizes for being a little bit obsessive and "childish" (she's talking after being killed, this is obviously not really happening). In my opinion, this is showing Aoyama struggling with the question of whether Asami is good or evil. In the first half of the nightmare she's pure evil, but in the second half, after waking up next to her and seeing her being sweet, she comes off a bit sweeter. Makes sense, doesn't it? He's not sure what to think, but he's now hoping for the best, being that the worst isn't too pretty of an outlook.
So is Asami evil or is she a sweetheart? We'll never know but in all likelihood there's not a harmful bone in her body. All of her evil was projected on her by Aoyama and it was all merely representing the fears that he had about jumping so quickly and heavily into a relationship with a total stranger, and a stranger who's a little bit off at that. She may not be totally "normal", but that doesn't make her an evil bitch. Does he stay with her? Does he let his fears get the best of him and run like hell away from her? Again, we'll never know. But it doesn't really matter. It's a story about relationships and how we never really know who we're getting involved with and it's a beautiful and terrifyingly haunting story that I am happy to say I finally understand and can even relate to, as I think we all can.
So thank you Jen for opening my mind up about the movie and for making it more than just another sick and twisted Japanese horror flick for me. I now see what all the buzz is about when it comes to this movie and I now think it's fully deserving of all the praise it has gotten over the years.
But don't just agree with what i've written here because like I said, there are surely many different ways to interpret the film and i'm not saying that what i've written is the only or best way to look at it. I want to know how YOU interpreted Audition when you first watched it, so leave a comment and let me know.


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Right now I can have Jack without Xruns or fancy desktop effects and working power management, never both.
Best solution for me so far has been a dual install: One with RT or Low Latency kernel, no desktop effects and Jack and one "normal" fancy desktop with decent power management.
I heard the Mac guys can do both in one system/install...


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City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness. The Fall 2013 season of free fitness programs will begin the week of September 23rd and will offer free tennis lessons, yoga instruction and fitness walking in 14 parks across the city.
All activities in this six–week fitness program take place twice a week at each location through November 1, 2013. Participants are encouraged to maintain regular attendance to maximize health benefits.
CityParks Seniors Fitness has served over 5,000 participants since it began in 2006 and aims to keep neighborhood parks a great place for community activity. The program encourages New Yorkers to maximize the health benefits of staying active at every age. Even in moderate amounts, exercise can help participants feel better, maintain or lose weight, reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, and minimize the symptoms of arthritis.
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These gloves are built for the toughest outdoor chores, yet are thoughtfully designed for all-day comfort. The heavy-duty four-way stretch fabric back, made from recycled soda bottles, breathes so your hands don't overheat. Velcro® cuffs keep dirt and debris from working their way inside, and tough synthetic suede pads on the palms and reinforced fingertips make these gloves durable for long-lasting wear. Stretchy, breathable fabric uppers are made from recycled soda bottles.
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These are great garden gloves and fit well. The only problem I have with them is that they don't protect as well as other types of gloves from rose thorns, on the top of the hands.
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A gift for a sister in Mass who is redoing a garden area on their property. She pronounced them perfect for what she has in store for her come spring.
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I like my gloves so much that I bought a pair for my daughter's mother-in-law who is an avid gardener and said she goes through gloves every month. I had a pair sent to her so she'll have her gloves longer than that!
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I love this glove so much and have been using this brand for years. So I bought it as a gift for my sister-in-law to use when she gardens in her new home.
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Discovered these gloves about 5 years ago - am on my second pair so they wear extremely well. Can't garden without them!
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I have used every kind of glove and found them to be pretty disappointing in the garden. They were always too thin or too thick so I was always taking them off. These gloves were perfect. I left them on all day and never felt like they were in the way. The real test was when I trimmed my raspberries and I did not get stuck once, plus I didn't get stickers stuck in the gloves making them useless.
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I have not had them long, but these are really great garden gloves. I've had less expensive gloves where the rubber flaked off and didn't hold up well. You can feel the quality construction with these and I hope to have many years of good use out of them.
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There are some things that make you feel like a real gardener. A good pair of garden gloves is one of those, and these are the best.
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I bought these gloves at the beginning of spring... and so far they have outlasted all of the abuse that I tend to give my gloves. They have met my expectations. For small sized hands like mine, the XS fits perfectly.
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I was so glad to find these gloves in the catalog as someone had given me my first pair as a gift. I was looking in all the garden shops and couldn't find them, until my Gardener's catalog came one day and there they were! I'm a happy gal now!
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Understanding the MP3 Format
Balancing quality and quantity
Ralph Graves is one of Crutchfield's blog editors, and part of the company's social media team. He writes about home audio/video gear, specializing in Apple-related and wireless technologies. Ralph holds a master's degree in music composition, and his works have been released on various labels. He's served as product manager for an independent classical and world music label, produced several recordings, and worked extensively in public broadcasting. Since 1984 he's hosted a weekly classical music program on WTJU, and is also active as a blogger and podcaster.
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The MP3 audio format has been the de facto standard for online digital music files since the early 1990's. Almost every computer media player recognizes and plays MP3 files, even if its primary format is a proprietary one (such as AAC with iTunes, or WMA with Windows® Media Player). MP3 files work with virtually every brand of portable digital music player, which is why the term "MP3 player" is often used to describe these devices.
In order to get the most out of this ubiquitous format, it's important to understand what an MP3 file is, and what it does to your music. With that knowledge, you'll be better able to set up and manage your digital music collection to suit your needs.
How it works
MP3 is a digital audio codec; that is, it's a method of compressing and decompressing digitized sound. The digital information on a standard audio CD requires about 10 megabytes per minute of music. When a song is ripped from a CD to a computer and converted to an MP3, that same minute of music typically is reduced to about 1 megabyte — a tenth of the original file size.
The MP3 codec shrinks the source file by removing portions of the original signal considered to be essentially inaudible — a technique know as "perceptual coding." MP3 and other codecs are lossy formats of compression. That is, some frequencies are lost in the encoding process, and can't be restored by reconverting the file to its original format.
The trade-off between sound quality and storage space
Despite its lossy nature, MP3 can still deliver near-CD sound quality. Just as you can save your digital photos at higher or lower resolutions to save memory space (with a proportional loss in detail), so too can you adjust the "resolution" of an MP3.
The bitrate, or average amount of data required per second of music, determines the audio resolution of an MP3. The higher the number of kilobytes per second (kbps), the closer in sound quality the MP3 is to the original source — and the larger the file size.
Most Internet download sites are primarily concerned with facilitating faster downloads, which means keeping MP3 files as small as possible. Many offer MP3s at 128 kbps, generally considered to by the lowest acceptable level of sound quality.
128 kbps MP3s provide a balance between sound quality and convenience. The music sounds "good enough," and even a small 1-gigabyte portable player can hold about 32 hours of 128 kbps MP3s, or roughly 480 songs.
You can also compromise by using a variable bit rate, or VBR. Rather than encoding audio at a constant rate, VBR encoding ups the bit rate for complex passages, and uses a lower rate for simple ones. A VBR-encoded sound file usually has more sonic detail than one encoded at the same constant bit rate, yet it's a smaller file than a constant bit rate file of comparable resolution.
Hear more of the original detail with higher sound quality
Although the overall character of the music is preserved, the greater the compression, the more sonic details are lost. Extremely high and low frequencies usually get discarded with even slight compression. Although considered inaudible, they reinforce harmonic frequencies that "shade" the sound, giving it much of its fullness and presence. Further compression can diminish the differences between loud and soft passages, decreasing dramatic impact. Extreme compression — down to 64 kbps and lower — can completely flatten the sound, making it harsh and muddy.
By contrast, MP3 files of 192 kbps, 256 kbps or greater preserve most of the sonic information of the original WAV file. Acoustic instruments tend to keep their natural warmth at these resolutions, and electronic instruments sound fuller while retaining their punch.
Type of file | Recommended for | Number of four-minute songs per 1-gigabyte of memory | Total playing time (per gigabyte) |
128 kbps | Background listening with average-quality audio system or headphones | 326 | 22 hours |
256 kbps | More attentive listening with better audio system or headphones | 163 | 11 hours |
Lossless formats | Critical listening with audiophile-quality system or headphones | Varies | Varies |
So how can you make sure the MP3s you're importing into your music library are at the best sound quality for you? Depending on the source, you can have some control over the process.
- Importing music from CDs — Change the default settings of your PC's media player. Almost all of these programs let you adjust the MP3 resolution from the standard 128 kbps up to at least 192 kbps. Many let you customize the setting by typing in your own number.
- Purchasing music online — While most sites only offer songs at 128 kbps, some offer tracks at a higher resolution. Many of these higher-resolution tracks also come without copy protection, giving you the added advantage of enjoying your purchased downloads in more ways and on more players. Many of these tracks are offered at 256 kbps resolution.
- Downloading from other sources — Band websites, podcast directories, and other sources of Internet music usually offer MP3s at 128 kbps. Try downloading other formats (discussed below) if your player supports them. You might find one that sounds better to you than the others.
Other codecs, too
As mentioned above, sometimes you aren't offered a choice of MP3s with different levels of compression. Instead, you might be offered a choice between different formats.
Each codec has its own algorithms to determine what to discard, and so the same song saved in different formats can vary slightly in sound. Some people find they like the way a particular codec shapes the sound, and prefer that format over MP3.
There are also formats that retain all the information of the original files, and just store them more efficiently in a slightly smaller space. Because all of the information is retained, these are known as lossless codecs.
In the end, it's up to you
Keep in mind that you can always compress a large file into a smaller one, but you can't restore the resulting file back to its original form. The information lost in the compression process is permanent. So it's best to choose the highest resolution when you first import a track. A 128 kbps file can't be "bumped up" to 256 kbps any more than a low-resolution photo can be blown up to a poster-sized print.
The most important thing to remember when you're changing settings to improve sound quality is this: your ears are the final judge. Some people can distinguish between a 256 kbps and a 192 kbps MP3. To others, there's no appreciable difference between a 128 kbps file and the original CD track.
Only you can determine the ideal MP3 resolution for your music. But it's best to do so only after you've given the higher resolutions a fair audition. You might be surprised at what you've been missing.


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M5 Safety Alert Thread
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M5 Safety Alert ThreadWestbound on the M5 from Henry Lawson Drive exit through to the tollgates there is glass scattered all over the shoulder.
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadWhich is why I refuse to travel on the M5 anymore.
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadUnderstandable. I haven't had any punctures from the M5 yet. I like the amount of room the shoulder has as opposed to some other routes that don't give quite as much room to ride.
With the opening of some of the M5 SW roadworks near Ingleburn, I now ride that as opposed to Moorebank Road. Better road surface and it's 2 lanes through the industrial area. Easy riding. 2010 BMC SLC01
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadWestbound from Hume Hwy exit to Camden Valley Way exit.
Lots of shred tyre in the cycle path. 2010 BMC SLC01
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadIs there a phone number you can report this? Or just have to wait for the rain to wash it off?
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadI ride between Ingleburn and Camden Valley Way/M7 exits every few days, and haven't had too much of a problem with the rubber on the shoulder lately. It was much worse just before Christmas.
Next time, I may try and use the iPhone app, SnapSendSolve, to report it to council. 2011 Giant Defy 1
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadI email them. [email protected] The M5 being a paid road have a full time cleanup crew. I find within a week they will sweep for glass and rubbish everywhere except where the path goes off onto the pedestrian path on the bridge of Georges river. That's because that little path is the RTA and it's often the worst part.
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadI rode the M5 today from start to tunnel entrance, turned around via Bexley exit and came back. Road was quite clean for most of the way to my surprise.
(Was relunctant to ride but M7 cycleway is crapcola closed again and have no other routes besides on the M7 itself which for some reason scares me...) FOCUS Cayo Expert
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadYobbo's coming home from the pub on a Friday or Saturday night seem to be the main cause of glass debris on the M5.
They seem to think the easiest way to discard empty beer bottles is to bounce them down the breakdown lane.
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadKeep an eye out for the idiots motorists driving in the break-down lane...
Motorbikes I can handle, cars and trucks (yes TRUCKS) I can't. 2010 BMC SLC01
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Does it happen much? I'm thinking of trying the commute down the M5 and into the CBD for the first time tomorrow, weather permitting. I'm not to keen on having to cross the onramps and offramps all the way along the M5 in peak hour though. What's it normally like? I have no issues riding along the M7 shoulder, but the M5 is much busier. 2011 Giant Defy 1
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadThere's a bit of old tyre debris in some spots. The On Ramps aren't busy. The off-ramps don't usually have much traffic going off the M5.
I find mostly it's the debris that's the main problem. 2010 BMC SLC01
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadI've always said that I find riding the shoulder of the M5/M7 the safest option, but the numner of punctures on the M5 have seen me opt for the backstreets now for my daily commute. On the odd occasion I do venture back out there, sometimes I get away with it, sometimes not.
Watch the off ramps for non-indicating motorists exiting the motorway. It never fails to amaze me how many people think indicating is an option, not a requirement. Lastly, enjoy the pace. Nothing better than sitting on 40+km/h for an extended period. Certainly makes the commute home a quick one. Kev.
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadSo im considering on doing this run from Bexley entrance westbound to the M7.
Can you actually ride the ENTIRE m5?? Or is it best to take the walk ways along the river next to the m5?
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You can ride the M5 shoulder from Bexley North to Prestons, where the M7 starts. Getting across the on and off ramps when travelling with the peak hour flow is a cinch - traffic barely manages 25 kph. But you'll be heading against the flow. The volume of traffic will make it difficult to get across the King Georges Rd exit ramp - so be prepared to stop and wait for a gap. Alternatively, take the exit ramp, then cross over to the on-ramp and rejoin the shoulder again. The other place it is likely to be difficult is crossing the exit ramp at Liverpool - its two lanes, usually with quite a bit of traffic travelling fast onto the exit. Even in off-peak times, I stop and walk my bike across there; I also use the ped walkway across the Georges River, to avoid conflict with the traffic entering from Moorbank Rd (there's no shoulder on the bridge). The paths alongside the M5 are pretty rough once you get west of King Georges Rd, and there is currently a section between Belmore Rd and Bonds Rd that is closed. The shoulder is a better option (nice and wide in that area). If you're travelling west of Fairford Rd, there is no close parallel path. But there's ways of using backstreets - a couple of BNA guys have posted routes from Campbelltown through to Mascot. WombatK
Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us -Jerry Garcia
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadI appreciate the quick response.
I plan to do this run at around 4am or so this Sunday so its not in peak traffic and I have all the safety gear. My concern was that bridge you mentioned as there is no shoulder.. Looking at google maps there is a walk way so ill take that.. This is more for gaining some experience on the main hwys.. I am planning on doing the syd-gong ride this year so I want to see if im up for the 40kms there and back ride.. Thanks
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Actually the Ped path is also a bike path. Bicycles are not allowed on the road across the bridge over the Georges. 2010 BMC SLC01
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadExamine your life. Every morning, you spend more time stuck behind traffic than what you've spent behind bicycle people in your entire life. Does this sound like you? Probably not. Sure sounds like alot of uglies i know though. Some trash on the Casula exit when crossing the bridge after Moorebank.
What are these salesmen peddling?
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hannos might be right about the Georges R bridge. Bexley North to Prestons might not be much more than 20 km. When the M7 cycleway is open, you could add an extra 20 km up that and build your total km's towards the 'gong ride length; the hill up to Elizabeth Drive would be good conditioning work too. At the moment, the Kurrajong Rd to Bernera Rd detour would put you on some urban streets for a few km's near the start of the M7 cycleway. Starting around 4 am on a Sunday should put you well clear of peak-hour traffic; will need all the safety gear to make sure people heading home after a big night out can see you. Cheers WombatK
Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us -Jerry Garcia
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadThis is the route I now use when going from the M5 to the M7 cycleway due to the repair work on the cycleway.
It's pretty good if your not too keen on riding the M7 shoulder, and you miss all of the closures between Bernera Rd and Prestons. Kev.
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadLong time lurker, first time poster.
I rode the M5 cycleway this morning from Bexley to Salt Pan Creek and back to recon my new commute from Dulwich Hill to UWS Bankstown. I have to say I was surprised at how pleasant it was. Zero car traffic (of course), a few cyclists, and a few on foot. The section between Bonds Rd and Belmore Rd was still closed; the sign says 'Closed: Danger Asbestos.' Apart from that it was clear, clean, and smooth the whole way. Thumbs up from me!
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The asbestos wasn't there yesterday. Hopefully, it'll mean it gets a good sweeping. Don't think either side between Revesby and Bexley North have been swept for at least a month. You'll be travelling against the peak flow, so be careful at the off and on ramps, especially at King Georges Rd where all the free-loaders exit and enter. Good luck with your commute. Cheers WombatK
Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us -Jerry Garcia
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadCheck out my pal Tony in a newspaper interview, to get that m5 cycleway put in; http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/new ... ?src=email
What are these salesmen peddling?
Re: M5 Safety Alert ThreadAh, young Tony.
A work colleague of mine. Kev.
M5 Safety Alert Thread
Excellent idea, and I wish it would happen, but let's be realistic. It's never going to happen. Love the RTA's line about the "current level of cyclists". Typical government. Can't look past their nose. No forward thinking happening at all. Of course there are hardly any riders with the current infrastructure. 2011 Giant Defy 1
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So you�re an overachieving medical student with a perfect life plan: Become a brilliant doctor. Marry handsome, sensitive fianc�. Then you go to a party, get attacked and turn into a zombie. New, not so perfect life plan: Work in the Seattle morgue. Break-up with fianc�. Eat brains. �iZombie� plays with popular culture�s preoccupation with zombies by exploring what happens when a girl who has everything is suddenly launched into the worst identity crisis ever. It�s clever, visually...
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