Comments for columbusbestblog.com http://columbusbestblog.com A blog about the best of Columbus & Central Ohio by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER Fri, 16 May 2008 16:12:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Bike To Work Week - Columbus by columbusbestblog.com » Blog Archive » Bike To Work Day - Columbus http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/bike-to-work-week-columbus/#comment-25744 columbusbestblog.com » Blog Archive » Bike To Work Day - Columbus Fri, 16 May 2008 12:35:07 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/bike-to-work-week-columbus/#comment-25744 [...] Bike To Work Week - Columbus [...] […] Bike To Work Week - Columbus […]

]]> Comment on Move on Ohio by Maureen McCabe http://columbusbestblog.com/news-weather-sports/move-on-ohio/#comment-25611 Maureen McCabe Thu, 15 May 2008 10:29:44 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/news-weather-sports/move-on-ohio/#comment-25611 Thanks for the comment. Looks like Marc Dann is moving on. Hopefully Ohio can move on... and work on keeping people in their homes using "the plan." Thanks for the comment.

Looks like Marc Dann is moving on.

Hopefully Ohio can move on… and work on keeping people in their homes using “the plan.”

]]> Comment on Move on Ohio by Jill http://columbusbestblog.com/news-weather-sports/move-on-ohio/#comment-25499 Jill Wed, 14 May 2008 16:50:35 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/news-weather-sports/move-on-ohio/#comment-25499 Oh, Maureen - do not chastise yourself. Who doesn't want to believe that it's a crazy dream that it's all being trumped up and planted on him and so on. Seriously. I voted for him, I even donated to his campaign in literally the 11th hour - the night before the election - because I didn't want Betty Montgomery office-hopping again. But really - I don't know that anyone had the kind of info that could ever have warned us at the voter level. Yes, many of us questioned a number of things about Marc - I wrote about how he always talked up how connected he would be able to be with the legislature because of having been in the senate and so on. But that rubbed me the wrong way. And there were other things. And I voted for Subodh Chandra in the primary and was unhappy about the ODP's pre-primary stuff. But seriously - if a person can't feel the pain that this situation is inflicting all over the place, because Marc is delaying the pain he ultimately has inflicted on himself, then a person isn't human. It is just awful - I can't describe - can you even imagine what it must be to be him right now? That's why no glad dances from me, but I do believe, honestly, that there are people Strickland can put in who will continue what needs to be done. There'll be a lapse but I can't see how it could be much worse under someone else. Oh, Maureen - do not chastise yourself. Who doesn’t want to believe that it’s a crazy dream that it’s all being trumped up and planted on him and so on. Seriously. I voted for him, I even donated to his campaign in literally the 11th hour - the night before the election - because I didn’t want Betty Montgomery office-hopping again.

But really - I don’t know that anyone had the kind of info that could ever have warned us at the voter level. Yes, many of us questioned a number of things about Marc - I wrote about how he always talked up how connected he would be able to be with the legislature because of having been in the senate and so on. But that rubbed me the wrong way. And there were other things. And I voted for Subodh Chandra in the primary and was unhappy about the ODP’s pre-primary stuff.

But seriously - if a person can’t feel the pain that this situation is inflicting all over the place, because Marc is delaying the pain he ultimately has inflicted on himself, then a person isn’t human. It is just awful - I can’t describe - can you even imagine what it must be to be him right now?

That’s why no glad dances from me, but I do believe, honestly, that there are people Strickland can put in who will continue what needs to be done. There’ll be a lapse but I can’t see how it could be much worse under someone else.

]]> Comment on Bike To Work Week - Columbus by Maureen McCabe http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/bike-to-work-week-columbus/#comment-25492 Maureen McCabe Wed, 14 May 2008 15:49:21 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/bike-to-work-week-columbus/#comment-25492 Ouch!!! Delaware to downtown Columbus (or even OSU) I am impressed. I hope it does not rain on the ride home for you. I still have not done anything about getting a helmet. Thanks for the comment. Ouch!!!

Delaware to downtown Columbus (or even OSU) I am impressed.

I hope it does not rain on the ride home for you. I still have not done anything about getting a helmet. Thanks for the comment.

]]> Comment on Bike To Work Week - Columbus by Pradeep Kumar http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/bike-to-work-week-columbus/#comment-25479 Pradeep Kumar Wed, 14 May 2008 13:39:01 +0000 http://columbusbestblog.com/central-ohio/bike-to-work-week-columbus/#comment-25479 My fiancee and I just biked into work this morning for the first time. We live up in Delaware. She works near OSU and I work downtown. It was about an hour and fifteen minute commute (~15 miles)from the Worthington Hills trail; where Olentangy river road turns into 315 ...to downtown. I carried my work stuff, change of clothes and my lunch bag in a backpack with chest and waist straps. Yes, I wiped out and gashed my shin and the chain slipped...but it was just me being idiotic. All you need is the proper gear - Helmet, gloves, etc and you'll be fine. Also, don't try any stunts for the first few rides at least. Just stay on the trail and away from the streets and you'll be fine. Well, it looks like rain on the ride home today...this should be fun. ;-) My fiancee and I just biked into work this morning for the first time. We live up in Delaware. She works near OSU and I work downtown. It was about an hour and fifteen minute commute (~15 miles)from the Worthington Hills trail; where Olentangy river road turns into 315 …to downtown. I carried my work stuff, change of clothes and my lunch bag in a backpack with chest and waist straps.

Yes, I wiped out and gashed my shin and the chain slipped…but it was just me being idiotic. All you need is the proper gear - Helmet, gloves, etc and you’ll be fine. Also, don’t try any stunts for the first few rides at least. Just stay on the trail and away from the streets and you’ll be fine.

Well, it looks like rain on the ride home today…this should be fun. ;-)

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