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Originally Posted by mykl
I'm glad bradnixon and acottawa brought some sense to this place while I was at work. For starters, I don't ride a bike anywhere ever. But I've lived on Elgin for years, and I see the people going to the restaurants. I brought up bikes because these are hipster restaurants and common sense dictates that hipsters like bikes. Or walking. Or transit.
TheGoods, I suggest your wife buy a nice pair of high heeled fashion boots to help with the struggles of living in Canada and still wanting to impress. Her desire to wear unseasonable shoes to 3 or 4 dinners each winter doesn't mean Elgin street needs more parking. Especially when, as bradnixon has noted, you're not actually trying to frequent Elgin anyway.
Also, they do clear the bike lanes for winter use now. So that's 12 months of use per year.
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I’m confused, all I was trying to is reply to your comments:
“Actually, I'm quite sure hip restaurants like Common and the ones run by Carmichael would prefer a bike lane running right to them”.
First, I’m not sure what is a hipster but let’s assume these hipsters take their bike, is that comment based on fact or just your personal opinion. I just assumed it was based on you taking your bike since you did not provide any supporting information; it seems that you have been to these places and are familiar with the clientele, more than I am since I do not go to Elgin due to my old age and drive a car. I’m a bit surprise that you are sticking by your comments about bikes when you do not even take your bike to Elgin, kind of contradicting yourself.
Now, seriously, how many people go to Beckta, Whale Bones (haven’t yet tried their Elgin location) or Common’s by bike? I might see maybe one or two in a year potentially going to El Camino or Datsun or maybe Oz when if it was still on Elgin. I actually might believe it a bit more that the clientele at Pure Kitchen would take their bikes.
You are telling me that I do not frequent these places, well, have you seen the clientele, I really cannot see any of the female patrons taking a bike (they are like my wife). Your knowledge and insight, is that based on a study you did or personal knowledge. Do your friend like to bike to Common, especially the female friend in their skirts. Maybe it is the amount of bikes locked on bike racks on Elgin, did you do a study and count all of these hipsters taking their bikes. I haven’t’ paid attention, next time I if ever go to Elgin, I will try to pay attention to the amount of bikes.
On a side note, I don’t think AcOttawa has the same view, he stated that how many Common patrons take their bike, I might be wrong, maybe AC also takes his bike to Commons.
Yes, I might not frequent Elgin as I did in the past, I still remember the good old days of Nescalero’s, Fire Station, Bull Dog, Big Daddy (bar area), Pump and Griffins but I still frequent Elgin street, I was at the Pump with the few boys of my old colleagues from work during the xmas holidays on wing night. I also work at 160 Elgin once a week and go out to lunch on Elgin.
I have no issues with bikes, every member of our family owns a bike and we ride them in the summer time as a family but I cannot see my wife and me, even if we lived close by, taking our bikes for a night out, either a date night or a night out with a group of friends. We would take our bikes for a more casual place but not to some of the places on Elgin, especially Beckta.
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