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Roundabouts

Retired Geezer at Blog Idaho put out this article on a traffic circle being proposed for Nampa County; the Geezer says:

Blog Idaho: Roundabouts: Good or Bad?

A Roundabout is a traffic circle that replaces an intersection. They are popular in Europe, which should be enough to make me question their value.

I don’t remember hearing anything positive about them from friends who had them installed in their neighborhoods. I think their complaint was that when trucks got in the middle, they had trouble getting out safely. Here in I-Dee-Ho, we have trucks pulling 2 and 3 trailers.
Not to mention ungainly farm equipment.

How about all you Big-City-Folks telling us what you think.

Don’t do it! you might wind up with a circle-jerk like this one in Long Beach, California:

Long Beach Traffic Circle – Google Maps

Damsel and I just HATE to drive through that mess, and avoid it if we can. We hated driving in Washington, D.C. for the same reason.

23 Feb 2006 by California Curmudgeon Rants Travel

Damsel Sends You a Chime Tower

This beautiful Moroccan-style chime tower houses the Deagan Tubular Bell Carillon situated above the City of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island. The Cap’n and I hiked up to the top of Chimes Tower Road to get photos of the chime tower and of Avalon Harbor. The chimes sound periodically, as well as can be played manually or with piano rolls on special occasions.

About the CHIMES TOWER:

Built in 1925, the Chimes Tower was presented as a gift to the town of Avalon by Mrs. Ada Wrigley. Located up and across from the Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel, the chimes have been tolling on the quarter of the hour between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM since 1925. On holidays and special occasions the chimes are played manually and can be heard throughout Avalon.

About John C. DEAGAN:

Deagan was founder, and for many years president, of the Deagan Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of percussion instruments. He was an orchestra leader at Niblo’s Garden and at Tony Pastor’s in New York and was director of the orchestra at the Opera House in St. Louis. He became director of the Catalina Island Band in 1893 and while there was interested in perfecting percussion instruments. Deagan died at the Surf and Sand Club at Hermosa Beach, Calif., April 28, 1934 and was buried in the family vault in Chicago.

09 Feb 2006 by California Photography Travel

Damsel Sends You Wilson Arch

I thought I would share this picture of Wilson Arch I took during our vacation to Utah last Autumn. The arch sits right along US 191 just south of La Sal Junction on the road from Moab to Monument Valley. This beautiful natural sandstone formation isn’t in one of the National parks or monuments that are also in this part of Utah, but it’s just right there alongside the highway, not far from the famous Hole-in-the-Wall!

03 Feb 2006 by Environment Photography Travel

Damsel Sends You a Yellow Submarine

Glass bottom boats made Catalina Island famous. From one of these, you can view the colorful fish and marine plants in Lover’s Cove Marine Preserve, just east of Avalon Harbor. This shot was snapped last September as the yellow semi-submersible Nautilus passed our glass-bottom boat, the Sea View.

01 Jan 2006 by California Travel

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