Comments about speed

There are 100 comments about "speed"

Peter: hmm. i thought the trains were pretty quiet. bordering on silent, actually. you dont even hear them until theyre speeding towards you, about 50 feet away......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Stolen while I worked... Curses!: Hello this was my bike. Scott FB60 Speedster - Black, Grey, Gunmetal, 24 spd, 23c tires It was stolen between 5-7 on Thursday, May 30, 2008. In front of the University of Toronto Athletics Center,......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Sheila Vaudrey: Hello again Dean, thanks for your speedy reply, I had no idea that your "grandy" had such an interesting past. I can remember she was always busy as you can imagine, but never too busy......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila, Yes my dad was the youngest. He always used to spend his time on Barton Grange Farm with his mate Steve Ratcliffe messing around with cars and motorbikes. He was born when the......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Peter: nice! i had a few shots from my trip to {chicago} this past april that i wanted to add: [[img:27799]] [[img:27800]] [[img:27801]] [[img:27802]] and youre definitely right... i took the {el} from {ohare} {airport} to the loop... it took longer......

in response to: The El by serlingrod

Gary Sparkes: hey ,has anyone got any more photos of irlam shopping centre (maypole) also what happened to tarzan bridge, isnt it there anymore??? you cant find ropeswings like that any more, i remember tying one......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

Peter: speeders on the bike trails? theres a bike speed-limit? do they use radar? are you supposed to have a bike speedometer or something? heh......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

EvilGentleman: Actually, I cannot place it. But the description you gave tells me I have must have overlooked this one. Maybe it's along one of those stretches of the bike trail where I tend to ride......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

EvilGentleman: What's a telephone? Ohhhh, wait... Is that one of things that is like a cellphone, but plugs into a wall, and has wires coming out of it? Hehe, seems like yesterday, when my VCR remote had......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: These pictures show 3 of the 5 or 6 police cruisers to be burned. I started photographing around 1:10 this morning. Unfortunately, my lithium batteries chose this day to die, and I had forgotten to bring......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

jane: bike world Ltd is one of the leading bike distributors.We are Legitimate registered Company under licensed number(RC43215).We ship via FedEx or DHL, and your ordered items will get to your door step within 48 hrs(Two......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

jazzartsounds: [[img:26382]] looking for better sites for st. louis area street art..? I have some great pics.. Love the Powell Square building! need info on REDD FOXX and also ed box..? help? recently returned......

in response to: St. Louis Graffiti by Brad

EvilGentleman: Good point, but in Montreal, we have speed limits, unlike on the autobahns. And North American headlight flashing is usually reserved for emergencies, telling drivers to go ahead at stop signs and letting big-rig drivers......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

brooke: And they do mean 30 LOL !! Watch ur speed here....

in response to: Elgin at Spur 527 by groovehouse

XXXXXXXXXXX: I don't really understand what happened with the whole Saber/River dis, or why the all city king of NYC would do that, the reasoning behind it, or what. I guess there are too many rumors......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Uchie Martinez: HEY OLD SCHOOL, WHO ARE YOU? YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT MAXI'S PLACE, MEATLAND, PAUL THE BARBER, RHEINGOLD BEER FACTORY, KNICKERBOCKER PARK. I LIVED ON MELROSE STREET, BETWEEN KNICKERBOCKER ST. AND WILSON AVE. AROUND 1965......

in response to: Old School by Dr. Revolt

Gems: This is like the worst city on earth, there is nothing to do. Not only in La Junta not "One of America's best kept secrets! La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

kho tiger: where are the police when we need them we say (people are speeding) here they are doing their job. Keep giving tickets to those that think they are Micheal schumacher and beleive strongly that they......

in response to: Speed Trap! by EvilGentleman

kho tiger: You drive fast, you loose control and get involve into big accidents that can kill other people and specially kids ant then you drove away fleeing the scene because you dont want to take your......

in response to: Speed Trap! by EvilGentleman

Young Hippy: Hello Winter!!! As some of you may be aware, Hutchinson has the WORST DRIVERS.. I travel for a living and can attest that Hutchinson has the worst drivers I have seen in any country, city......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Guy McLaren: @ Catherine, I may just have the shots you want. @ iman The first one was a unlucky lucky shot. I was at the right place with the wrong shutter speed....

in response to: Its Been Almost Two Years Since I Posted by Guy McLaren

Genny: Oh dear, all these tales of sadness and I have my own to add. My previous bike was stolen last year from where it was locked in front of the Canadian Tire on Yonge St. and......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

aer : the sense of freedom & speed in the fifth one is way cool...

in response to: Board Meeting 2007 by hool

EvilGentleman: I saw this post the day it was first posted, and had not looked back it till today. What a lot of comments about stolen bikes in the Toronto area! Incredible. Reminds me of this guy......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

CartLegger: In the narrative sense of things, yes, there's no denying that. But I am thinking of the statistical matrix that holds us all in its grasp, and could throw us down in front of a......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

juan tejeda: OHH YEAH remember the music teacher who looked like a druged up vesion of nicolas cage.... or the dance teacher mrs Bristol HOW ABOUT mr Ouchio the computer teacher who beat up some asshole? the dumbass chem teaCHER......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

EvilGentleman: I always consider the 600 pixel size to be equivalent to a speed limit. If I keep it to 600 or less, I know I am safe. But if I go over, I run the......

in response to: July 30 2007 Toronto by hool

laterallateral: This is awesome. I love the mini hockey stick... what are those, ashtrays? At any speed, this is a great find!...

in response to: Chez Menick Le Barbier Des Sportifs by CE

Pat: I have a Buddy Bike for sale. I added all sorts of toys to it...saddle bags on either side of the rear wheel; another longer bag on the top of the rear wheel for my......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

jack: bikes and cars, not a good combination in a world of speed and exhibition, an accident happens and who is to blame, a driver going too fast, a bicylist not being too careful, and then......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

jgirl: I went to Igor's tonight in secret search of my recently stolen vintage bike. Sure he's shifty and what his does is evil and soulless- ---perhaps I'm just too good at lying/pretending/manipulating but I played......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

alex: i love cops and i especially love the montreal police and their speed traps those are great photos you shot wonderful job!!!!...

in response to: Speed Trap! by EvilGentleman

Tasha: I lost my bike of over 5 years, and sole mode of transportation, just the other night... fack! Blue Norco Bush Pilot, with black handle bars, 21 speed, special click gears... sigh. It was hacked off a......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

winter: I grew up in Essex County, and E.O. was one of my stomping grounds back and forth for 24 years. Back in the late 90's and early 2000's E.O was the spot you had Springdale......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Chiamattt: I don't like point and shoots because I can't hold them and press the shutter like I can with a dslr. The blur is due to hardly shooting while standing still. I am in motion......

in response to: Dongdaemun by Chiamattt

CartLegger: Yeah, that life really comes across, that's why I asked about the camera. There seems a blur thats brought about as much by the dynamism as the shutter speed. I feel a bit unprepared to......

in response to: Dongdaemun by Chiamattt

Hood: The only darish thing i can do at the moment is jump of a trampoline on to the ground at high altitude and speed....

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

Jamie: EG: You need a DSLR with a 1/4000th second shutter speed ;)...

in response to: Vancouver by Lea

Guy McLaren: Canon Rebel Xti, 75mm focal length, F/5.6 1/160th shutter ISO 100, Jack its an awesome camera Catherine, He is part Husky, Part German Shepherd, Also a great watchdog, He watches me pick up the car......

in response to: Walking the Dog by Guy McLaren

EvilGentleman: 34 - Neither pedestrians nor drivers have a clue what a crosswalk is 35 - Jaywalkers cut off police cars and nothing happens 36 - People prefer to shove shopping carts into snowbanks rather than bring them......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

curious: Just wondering but isnt that icicle hanging from a cable? This wouldn't be the cable added in recent years throughout the bloor line that enables communication throughout the system, would it? Not possible with normal radios......

in response to: Subway Icicle by Michelle

Ridas: I need someone who does free running in London, i am fit, but not too good in parkour, but i have good jump and speed. No fear in me, and i have pasion for it!......

in response to: le parkour: london waterloo jam by 3flow

heroic: heey everybody i like this sport i do it with all my hart. but i go a lot easyer with music you need an ipod or something like that i live in the holland eindhoven greetings speedcore5801@hotmail.com write me...

in response to: le parkour: london waterloo jam by 3flow

kricket: you sound like a godspeed you! black emperor song. nice bit though....

in response to: Where Is Steeplechase? by jack

Sonny Garguilo Natural Horseman: I can not believe what happened to Javed. I think about it so much. It is a terrible accident. I know that little cowboy is a real good rider. This could happen to anyone. I......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

Tube: People thinking that they are right to not use cars. We need cars, trucks, buses, trains and planes. What we also need is good common senses. so many examples exist about lack of common sense: Speed......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

Philip from Kerala.: Wow!!! I truly wish I were somewhere near this great guy so that I could do something physically and otherwise to help realize this wonderful dream of his. I salute the indomitable will and determination......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

EvilGentleman: I am sure the staff at the local Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) store must think I am odd, since I will often hold my breath and dash at high speed through the entrance area, clinging......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

EvilGentleman: Rest in pieces, you worthless shit. The girl, Anastasia DeSousa, was only 18 years old, and now she's gone forever, a permanent hole in the hearts and souls of the DeSousa family. Who the fuck......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: My life has become so good, that unfortunately, I have had to give up having fantasies, since they are constantly being exceeded by reality. Such are the prices we pay to be fortunate. I do......

in response to: Everything Looks Perfect from Far Away by zagg

jack: sean is correct and i wish you both a speedy recovery. many people don't get to walk away from that. ...

in response to: Blood on the Pavement by jeeff

ksedge: you must have had a crazy zoom lens and fast shutter speed......

in response to: Noisy Birds That Don\'t Flap Their Wings by Cameo

EvilGentleman: I remember Wilmot pretty fondly from my teen years. Lemme think now. Rick and his brother Ron, Cynthia (now Rick's wife), her best friend Jocelyn, Peter, who was the kid who always threw wild parties......

in response to: Downtown Murals by CE

Cosmo: I'm a bit late on this discussion but I want register my agreement that these kinds of laws are a clumsy answer to the problem. Yes, I believe that smoke is harmful, and that......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Susannah : Aer - I appreciate the blog spot. I don't have a place to go to like this, I wish I did. I love where I live but its a pretty densely populated, suburban town......

in response to: Japanese Garden by aer suzuki

Egolicious: I imagine the section of the city. I will appreciate it more when I am driving through at the speed of transient existence....

in response to: Untitled: transience by vz

groovehouse: There was no retouching done to these photos. My EXIF data states: First Image: Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125) Aperture: f/7.1 ISO: 400 Second Image: Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250) Aperture: f/4.9 ISO: 400 Can you......

in response to: Saturday Morning View by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: Just curious, does your camera have a high-speed "burst" mode? The shot on #7 is amazing. I wish I could do that....

in response to: August 15 2006 Regina by hool

EvilGentleman: In the interests of the preservation of the prevalent pedanticism which we have been previously predisposed to possessing, I should perhaps politely point out that "Antarctica" has a "c" in it, positioned between the "r"......

in response to: Death on Ice by jack

EvilGentleman: phill - There's graffiti here in Montreal that says KILL KOPS, but nobody takes it all that seriously. The best way to deal with those that hate is to ignore them, and to be a......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Did you just say burrito? Where did I put those car keys? **NOTE** EvilGentleman is presently not available, as he is roaring down the highway at insane speeds, headed in the direction of N.D.G....

in response to: Everybody Hwang Kum Tonight by EvilGentleman

groovehouse: fast film speed, long exposure... that's how I did it! =)...

in response to: Hot August Night II - IV by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: Funny you should mention that. I was trying just last week to figure out how to do an urb-ex of the industrial buildings at the corner of Angrignon and Pullman, and I have been paying......

in response to: Shadow Sniper by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Yeah, he lost his job, but only a month later. They were so desperate for cops, they actually had no choice but to keep him until he could be replaced. They also hired me on......

in response to: Shadow Sniper by EvilGentleman

pennybike@aol.com: The Barret model I have is made with the Schwinn frame, with 5 speeds. It does not have the quick release for the front forks or the seat post. ......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

anon (client-200.106.7.121.speedy.net.pe): cardenales grone la 2da de grav ...

in response to: Graffiti - Green and Red Wall by superkidlinh

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

EvilGentleman: I am surprised at how much of my weather training has been forgotten in the seven years since I last worked at the weather station. I guess that is why they made us work a......

in response to: Mt. Rainier & Lenticular Clouds by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: As far as I can recall from my weather observer training, ACSL (altocumulus staing lenticular) are the result of high winds aloft, and can be formed by wind passing over mountains, but they can be......

in response to: Mt. Rainier & Lenticular Clouds by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: First and foremost, **never, ever** walk out to the water on the tidal flats. Those mud flats can sometimes extend for miles into the bay, and the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy has......

in response to: Down Home Charm by Michelle

Cameo: I'm suprised you weren't intentionally run down by a montreal cabbie or other local. Is it just me? Or do they always seemed to speed up when I cross the road... not necessiarily......

in response to: Potholes by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Wouldn't a single speed bike be likely to have pedal brakes?...

in response to: What\'s Wrong with This Picture? by Cameo

Selig: single speed fixed it would seem. nice....

in response to: What\'s Wrong with This Picture? by Cameo

Tyfoid Kid: Single speed touring bike? Nice. Well he's o.k. until he gets to the rockies I guess....

in response to: What\'s Wrong with This Picture? by Cameo

Rick Paulos: Every thing old will be new again. First invented and sold in the 1890s. They were called Sociables in the 1890's. They used to make 2 or 3 wheel versions. Regarding the bike pictured: I own one too. ......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

EvilGentleman: magician, I gotta love the Texas law comment, it was hilarious. As far as the accusation that I may have misplaced a few decimal points, I am 1000% sure that I have never done that in......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Maybe if they applied other tests at the same time as a driver's test. Like have the examiner offer beer to the applicant to relax them when they first get in the car. If the......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

jeeff: and on the same subject, i was once walking back to a friend's house with a half-dozen other people and as we came near we saw someone hanging around by the schoolyard fence across the......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

EvilGentleman: I remember during my 1999 tour of America: The Eastern 30, we stopped at a supermarket somewhere NW of Lafayette to get some munchies to keep the family going while on the road to the......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Whoa, good article. Kudos to the Tallahassee CBS crew for that one. You should have seen the some of the things I have seen, like a terrifying high-speed chase with the Surete du Quebec (formerly the......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: True enough, sherri. But police officers also have to learn to be in control of their emotions at all times. Powertripping or "teaching a lesson" seldom works, it tends to breed contempt, not respect. And......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: The first pic is on Rene Levesque Boulevard (Dorchester to **true** Montrealers) looking west past Place Ville Marie. Second pic is Place Ville Marie, which was the tallest building in Montreal for 25 years starting in......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

a dose of reality: This topic is being beat to death by people without a real grasp on the term "life". this cat/rabbit in the scheme of things is as worthless now as it was when it was alive......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Micah: In grades 11 and 12 I played in the school band and at year's end we played at the graduation ceremony at the Winspear Centre. Well, I believe it was in grade eleven that......

in response to: How Old Am I? by JJ

jeeff: coincidentally that's roughly the speed of pioneer 10, the 3rd fastest interplanetary spacecraft. [[http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/spacecraft/q0225.shtml]]...

in response to: Milestone? Not Really... by drea

Peter: what is that "50" sign? a speed-limit sign or a route marker? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_sign#United_Kingdom]]...

in response to: The Other New York by Jamie

Kim: 4. They should ONCE drive on the German Autobahn, (no speed limit), It will never happen again!...

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Trust me, you have not truly enjoyed life until you spend a month on the road. Road trips by car or truck are by far the best compromise between freedom of movement, speed of travel,......

in response to: A Trip to Colorado Springs by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Ooooh, **now** I get it... Sorry, I did not understand the first time around there. The trains were cargo trains. The strip of lights you see that look like passenger windows are in actuality windows......

in response to: So THAT\'S What the Night Settings Are For... by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: 35 - The dreaded "double trouble" speed trap, where one police car sits in plain sight to make most drivers slow down, and a second car hides a mile or two down the road to......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

jack: you finally caught up to traffic. the tunnel looks great at high speeds....

in response to: The Lincoln Tunnel by GGP

allforcarrie: this posts seems to sup up my life. Everything seems dull and boring but whizzes past as a furious speed....

in response to: SOMA, San Francisco 2-21-02 by Stephen Harrell

jack: actually she is correct, because that is the part of the engine where the cylinders go up and down. the bore and stroke. the power of the machine, thrusting it forward, stronger and......

in response to: Swarm of Bikes by Guy McLaren

EvilGentleman: 24 - Too many people in Montreal drive like Quebecers, too many people in New York drive like New Yorkers. We should all drive like Italians - **Full Speed!** LOL, just kidding, they already do......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Thanks Laura, you just reminded me of: 14 - Speeders who appear in your rear-view mirror flashing their headlights doing twice the speed limit...

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

GGP: great shot! i got dive-bombed by tree swallows last year--and that was scary enough...those angry little faces coming at me at top speed then swooping away at the very last moment--I wanted to get pictures......

in response to: Peregrine Falcon Chicks by EvilGentleman

Peter: it looks very flat there. also: i like how the speed-limit sign is on a wooden post......

in response to: Iowa Signage by Hobart

Paul B: I have a like new Buddy Bike that my girl and I ride often. To say the least it's a blast. We took it out one day to ride along the Cape Cod Canal and......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter