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Octopus?  Pacific North West?  Chelsea should definitely check out the rare Tree Octopus include one in one of her books!

Here's a website about them... http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

posted 2 years, 2 months ago
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AMEN!  I hate that!  And you get dirty looks from drivers when you wave them on or refuse. 

posted 2 years, 6 months ago
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In the bike/pedestrian/auto experience, one problem can be people who are TOO nice -- that is, people who have the right of way but cede it to others.  Usually it's cars doing this.

An example is having someone stop to let a pedestrian cross on a multi-land one way street when there is no crosswalk.  The pedestrian has to trust that the other drivers won't just figure someone slowed down and go into the other lane.

The other example is when driver tries to cede the right of way to a bike, when clearly the driver has the right of way. 

This kindness is essentially not following the rules, and encouraging others to not follow the rules, causing confusion.

Oh RE: texting pedestrians.  Often when I'm waiting for a light (or gap) to cross the street, that's when I text.  I'm head down texting because I know I'll be there for a minute.  Not all texting peds are unaware!

posted 2 years, 6 months ago
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Sort of seems like a Portland-centric view of this discussion in a way. Going down by the river in Corvallis, I see boaters, swimmers and people floating on intertubes very often during the summer. The Willamette upstream is definitely not the same thing as the Willamette up in Portland.

posted 4 years, 9 months ago
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