Comments on: Media Rides Scooter Story

By: HH

HH — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:38:13 +0000

Clint – this is great! If anyone supports this as an expansion to the downtown parking spaces for two wheelers, then send an email to the Mayor and let him know. I know that I will. Why should down town be the only location to support two wheelers? Save the parking spaces for the gas guzzlers! Green up this town!!!

By: Clint Hoops

Clint Hoops — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:20:26 +0000

Just thought I’d send you a copy of an email I recently sent Mayor Dave.

As a frequent flyer out of the Boise airport and a motorcycle rider I found the
recent changes in downtown parking interesting. A recent thought was to discount
parking at the airport to motorcyclists. When I ride the motorcycle to the airport I
generally park in a corner rather than utilize a car space.

Discounting the parkingat the airport garage to motorcyclists would encourage more people use and parkmotorcycles at the airport, potentially freeing up several addition spaces. With thepotential for 12-16 motorcycles per floor this would help slightly with parkingdemand at the airport.

I would also urge you to consider motorcycle parking when looking at further
expanding airport parking.

By: HH

HH — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:23:00 +0000

NShadows – had to look up duff…not that I have never used the expression you uesd, but because I enjoy words and I felt like it. So I stayed on my duff and looked it up online.

This is what I found:
duff n.
A stiff flour pudding boiled in a cloth bag or steamed.
[Dialectal variation of dough.]

duff 2 n.
Decaying leaves and branches covering a forest floor.

Fine coal; slack.

[Origin unknown.]

duff 3 n. Slang
The buttocks.

By: NuclearShadows

NuclearShadows — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:25:53 +0000

Well I applaud anyone who gets off their duff and does something proactive for their cause, whatever it may be.. Way to go HH!!!

By: curious george

curious george — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:06:47 +0000

Well, Dave has never struck me as a person at comfort in front of the press – he has a “deer in the headlights” look most of the time. Someone should remind him to blink, just to let us know that there’s something there behind the suit.

Anybody notice a passing resemblence to Taylor Hicks? Maybe a less well kempt uncle, twice removed…

By: john

john — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:44:15 +0000

Talk about photo ops… if he were a Republican he would have rode a huge gas hog Harley, probably a three wheeler, dressed in full leathers, with “Ride for Christ” colors, proclamed “Mission Accomplished”
then blast off with no motorcycle license.
At least Team Dave has the guts to ride in a side car with a scooter babe driver.

By: left as can be

left as can be — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:41:21 +0000

Lurking in the background I watched the event and also took note that the mayor was the only politico who looked quite uncomfortable when he was talking to HH. He also would give her nor this venue no credit in the city’s pilot program in front of the rolling cameras. Why not? Is it her or is it this blog or is it just him?

He stated that he had friends who had spoken to him a few months ago about two wheel parking…..well, perhaps his friends had been reading this blog or talking to HH. Or it could be that he doesn’t listen to the ideas or desires of the public, just his friends.

EDITOR NOTE–Blogs are threatening to a lot of folks. The GUARDIAN is like a radio station with regulars, visitors, and lots of people who “tune in” because they like the message and a chance to sound off. That is a major force for politicos to deal with.

By: osprey

osprey — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 03:05:58 +0000

Ferris, I had the same initial reaction to that photo. Then I remembered Dukakis was serious while this is camp.

By: HH

HH — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:50:50 +0000

Bikeboy – it was very nice meeting you. It was nice to see the turnout. Hopefully the parking will stay (as I was promised today) and the law for one two wheeler per parking space will go away.

I’m not certain of the Mayor’s off the cuff remark about two wheeler pollutions – but we both know what it is like to sit behind an idling automobile. Let’s not make a big thing of this the two wheelers get sucked into the Ada County Emission Testing farce. shhhhhhh. I understand that power lawn mowers are just plain nasty at air pollution.

By: mojo

mojo — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:39:44 +0000

Ahh, the power of photo ops….always the possible downfall. Did you notice that Team Dave leader cannot make eye contact with the persons he was talking to? Shifty eyes….
even a problem with the news cameras.

No, no upward notches in my opinion and I made the mistake of voting for him.

EDITOR NOTE–Kinda harsh, but we agree he is not comfortable in photo op situations.