Rep. Blumenauer had to give in to the blizzards (sort of)
One of Congress' biggest cycling fanatics said Wednesday that he won't be taking his bike out in today's snowstorm in D.C.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) who heads the Congressional Bike Caucus, said on Twitter he won't trek out in the near-zero visibility conditions in the nation's capital:
The snow wins…no bike today. Ice has stopped me before, but not snow in DC
But the Oregon congressman said he would not let the snow completely defeat him.
He tweeted just after his first message:
One upside of the storm…finally being able to use extra pair of X-country skis stored in office since first elected. Hooray!
First be a good neighbor and shovel snow off my sidewalk.
DC Snacks has had to interrupt delivery at times.
Snack delivery entrepreneur Matt Mandell says that DC Snacks was open for business until about 10 p.m. last night. He hopes to resume delivery service again this evening, provided that the snow slows enough to ensure safe conditions for his delivery fleet. Since most DC Snacks snacks are delivered on bicycle, tonight’s service depends on whether the main city arteries get plowed. “Our people on bikes can usually ride until we hit about six inches of snow, and then it’s hard to get traction. That’s when we pretty much closed,” says Mandell. Mandell doesn’t like to be closed. “We’ll do our best. In some areas, we’ll have to walk the bike. Some areas we can do it by motorized transportation . . . if it’s close enough, we’ll try to walk it there,” he says. “I’m almost positive we’re going to be open tonight.”
If DC Snacks is operational this evening, be sure to take advantage of the extras. “There are always people who request that we throw a bunch of condoms in the bag,” says Mandell. “We will definitely do that.”
But will Blumenauer deliver condoms via cross country skis? It's probably best that he doesn't.
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