Sidewalk

There is a reason for everything.

I will never forget how this white woman made me feel. April 2016. 10pm at night and I get a little hungry and decide to head to the nearest store to grab some food. It would be closer to walk than to drive so I head out the door and proceed to walk the two blocks to the store.

The streets are quiet and empty and to the far distance, I see a white woman park her car and walk to her apartment entrence. She sees me from the corner of her eye and I can tell she's nervous. She proceeds to put the key in the door lock to open but by this time she is shaking and drops the key. By then, I've gotten closer and am only about 20 feet away from her. She looks at me terror-stricken and begins to scream from the top of her lungs, banging on the door for help. I proceed to walk right past her and head to the store.

I didn't do anything. I was just a black man walking to get some food. And for some reason, I couldn't help but think I was the one in the wrong. I f

I'm a former army officer who got out and let himself go after we had kids. I have never been overweight in my life until the past 5 or so years. I have recently taken back up running as my primary source of physical activity (because I love it) and am dying right now in the summer sun. Having said that, God bless those people who love their lawns so much they install sprinklers. I will literally run out of route to purposefully run through (and jog in place) that amazingly cool and refreshing water. It feels like immediately afterwards I can run much faster and always gives me a boost. Hopefully it's not just me (otherwise I'm sure I look super weird) who does this!

The police guarding the justice center arrested an member of the NLG as well as many of us for being in the street or even being in the proximity of them.

I was arrested while standing on a sidewalk watching it happen. I got charged with impeding arrest, resisting arrest, and harassment. Something needs to be done. They ridiculed us when we got inside asking if we had jobs. Asking if we wanted socialism and just belittling us.

Please do what's right show up tonight to the justice center and help these police see what they're doing wrong.

just got back from Clement St.. . folks were wearing masks but it was definitely more crowded than last week.

https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/updates-coronavirus-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-15300700.php

I’m disabled, and I’m tired of almost being hit by cyclists and having to jump out of the way ON THE SIDEWALK. I’m also tired of watching other people have to do the same, seeing people with children and strollers having to walk outside the crosswalk, elders try and move quickly to avoid them, etc. We have a lot of bike paths and lanes, use them!!!! While I’m ranting - use your bell!!

EDIT: we do not have a problem here in regards to cyclists being hit by cars, but we do have a problem in regards to cyclists hitting pedestrians. Have you all forgotten John Kwan so soon? The pedestrian that was killed by a cyclist in our city? Stop fear mongering - if you are afraid to ride on the street then take your bike out on the pathways more until you are comfortable to drive on the road. When driving a bike YOU ARE A VEHICLE - act like it!

I have been thinking about building my own PC for the last 6 months-or-so, but had to put it off until next year due to our recent move to Boston and the cost of furniture.

Today, however, the computer gods noticed my sadness and answered my prayers. While walking to the farmers market to buy veg for the week, I stumbled upon a fairly large black box, sitting on the sidewalk, basking in the sun with a note that said "It works, needs hard drive." I couldn't believe it, a working PC that someone kicked to the curb? I picked that bad boy up and carried it the mile home where I cleaned it up, plugged it in, and sure enough....It works.

I believe it's about 6-7 years old and I wanted to consult the r/buildapc community to ask for advice on what you would do with this PC. Do you buy a few upgrades? Do you sell it for parts and build a new PC with that money? Or would you put it right back out on the street with a third-party confirmation that it is indeed working?

Any advice helps. Here's

My dad lost his left leg a year before I was born and for the past 5 years has been confined to a wheelchair. We went for a stroll on the sidewalk the other day and one of our neighbors had their walkway littered with debris -- tree branches upon tree branches, doing yard work probably -- which made the sidewalk completely inaccessible for him. I moved every piece of wood from concrete to grass while being told repeatedly "It's okay, it's okay, let's just go home."

It's understandable to expect other able-bodied people to easily walk around such inconveniences but for some people these (what seem to be) simple inconveniences can affect their overall livelihood and sense of independence (a desperately needed thing for most, if not all, people). If you own a spot of land with a sidewalk YSK that keeping it clear can really make or break someone's day.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, sorry if it has been.