The Stupid Polls thread (Part 2)

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Side note, but with all this talk about citizenship/passports - I am an Irish citizen through my Father, and I am very proud of that - but never got my passport. Currently in process of getting it after covid bogged things down, just finishing rounding up some of the last documentation I need.

I take a lot of pride in my heritage and have always identified more with that side of my family and culture. Excited to get something physical related to my citizenship.

Will also come in handy if I ever feel the need to flee the US, and will make it very easy to get around the EU.

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Looks like you are safe on both sides of the atlantic. Have you been to Europe?

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That is very sweet. Thank you :heart_eyes:

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Yes, but not mainland Europe.

I am fortunate enough to have visited Ireland to visit my family more times than I can count.

Iceland, England, Wales, Scotland - once each.

Next time I get to Ireland I plan on making the jump to the mainland.

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You’ll need to take that up with the proper authorities, I just make the polls.

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I believe you need to have an orange omafiets.

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:joy::joy::joy:. This and the conversation had me laughing so hard.

I do own 2 bikes but feel I’m far from Dutch citizenship :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:. Couldn’t find the appropriate box to tick off lol

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My wife and kids are Polish citizens with passports. My wife is first generation American.

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This is so funny. I was reading @acromouse and @Mno talking about this earlier but had no time to respond. I grew up in a huge bike household. We had them all. My last car had a permanent bike rack. I currently own 5. A mountain bike, a beach cruiser, a haro trick bike, a 1980 schwin scrambler, and this…

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I am also Dutch :rofl:

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I am not dutch, but I own a bike.

My wife IS dutch (half), and doesn’t own a bike (or even half a bike).

I have been surrounded by bikes in the Netherlands… I’m confused.

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Dutch bike storage. My best bike is upstairs. Scared it would get stolen down here, which is an existential Dutch dread

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It might run the risk of getting scratched!! :white_check_mark::heart::heart::heart:

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Do you know that they have indoor parking garages for bikes, huge ones?

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Bakfiets are great!

However with our topography here - up and down the hills all the time - neither the brakes nor the motor would make it.
So instead we have a Bullitt like this one.

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The foldables are also great fun, especially on trips as they fold about the size of a medium sized luggage.

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The trailer is nice for all kinds of bigger transport situations.

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And this one is basically a crazy tandem with extended transport options.

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We have a locked bike room here in our apartments. It’s the most broken into area of the place and many a bike went to stolen heaven. Along with the catalytic converters which get jacked up and stolen in front of your very eyes sometimes. No one challenges the thieves as they have weapons…I once found a knuckle duster on my wheel arch :hushed:

So. I have no bike and I have a shit car that no one wants. With no catalytic converter.

In principle I think bikes are amazing and really awesome, but I’ll stick to my spin classes. No chance of getting bumped off there.

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Yeah, bike theft is a thing. Some cities offer guarded parking or actually safe bike garages. But there are usually not enough of them available.

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You mean someone broke your lock, stole your helmet and left your bike :astonished:

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