To many e-Bike E-Scooter crashes in just one week.

 #eBike #eScooter

RantWoman does NOT like to wake up to items like this in the morning newsfeed.

RantWoman is also a judgmental witch: was the person on the eBike doing ANYTHING to be visible to motorists? It's a tragedy all around but RantWoman has to ask.

Teen dies days after e-bike collision

And another crash this week

Bus hits man on scooter near Seattle waterfront

Sarcastic comments:

Even if your vehicle is not a car, you better understand STOPPING DISTANCE for vehicles of different sizes. The bus is A LOT bigger than an e-bike or e-scooter. It takes longer to stop, and it can do even more damage than a car.

Sincerely hoping for this guy's recovery.

DO NOT cross against the light. DO NOT even try to beat the light.

Excellent e bike irritation

#JournweyMap

E bike blocking sidewalk
at bus stop

Has RantWoman mentioned in, say, the last 10 minutes that she finds it really easy just indiscriminately to HATE all scooters, #BikeShare and EBike vehicles.

 The photo here is one reason why.

Will people want to walk along the sidewalk blocked by this #LimeBike? People getting off the back of the bus might.

RantWoman meant to post this a couple days ago in hopes that the sidewalk blocking bike renter would have opportunity to mend their ways.

Here, though, there is an aspect of celebration!

RantWoman came across this sidewalk impediment because, she had just left PT feeling great. Also the bus stop closest to her PT appointment was closed and RantWoman did not have the option of minimal walking with transfers from one route to another at the same bus stop. RantWoman was going to have to walk somewhere. She was actually THRILLED to be able to walk strongly all the way to the stop with the wayward EBike.

Two, count them two sets of compression bands

You can't secure this country and its ideals because a billionaire told you to

#24thAmendment #PollTax

"The government can't charge people to vote."

A housing Labor shortage? Who would have guessed?

 Posted without comment

Flamingo Schadenfreude

 #Albania #Iran #Kushner #MoneyLaundering

Oops? and planning for the next total eclipse in Iceland--in 2196. Enter before August 19 2026

 Those wacky marketing folks at IcelandAir are at it again.

RantWoman WILL find the link to all of Blanche "the World's Worst Photographer's" trip around Iceland, but not tonight.

Iceland has not completely disappeared from RantWoman's consciousness. RantWoman was thinking that wind and waterfall spray and a need for a parka in Iceland might be nicer than 100 F temps in Paris--until RantWoman heard that the latest European heat wave has reached as far as Iceland.

RantWoman will for now spare readers her own misadventures with Instagram during Blanche's trip, except to say Instagram seems to be a good place to pick up free tourism tips. Want to contribute to economic development in a small community in Iceland? Want to go to Norway and house / pet sit? RantWoman thinks she even saw a comparable opportunity in Spain where she at least speaks the language. More on these ideas later, perhaps.

Here is the really important news.

Oops. Apparently RantWoman missed the most recent total eclipse in Iceland.

Total solar eclipse hits Europe for first time since 1999 as millions watch from Spain to Iceland

2026 Solar Eclipse in Iceland: The Complete Guide | Guide to Iceland

RantWoman remembers on partial eclipse long ago when she was in elementary school in CO. A couple years ago there was a fairly convincing partial eclipse in Seattle. By convincing, RantWoman means she almost missed the visual moments but definitely noticed that the air suddenly got dramatically colder for a few minutes. Honestly, for RantWoman just watching the eclipse on the ground might be sort of a let-down, especially if one has the option just to be airborne along the entire arc of the eclipse.

But enough reminiscing! The real point: plan ahead for the opportunity to see the next total eclipes in Iceland, in the year 2196

At stake, apparently both a drawing for a trip to Iceland in September 2026 and a chance that IcelandAir will somehow deliver 2 adults and 2 children to Iceland the next time there is a total eclipse over Iceland, estimated to be June 2096.

Hurry. There are only a few days left to enter and RantWoman is generously pasting the promo from her email. Click on the button below. Do it before August 19!

A chance to see the next total solar eclipse in Iceland In 170 years. This August, Iceland is experiencing a phenomenon like no other: a total solar eclipse. For everyone who might be missing out, we're launching a chance to see the next total solar eclipse in Iceland, taking place in 2196. Whether we'll be transporting the winner by aircraft, cryogenic pods, or high-tech exoskeleton wings (hey, we can dream), we'll get one lucky winner there free of charge.  Yes, it’s in 170 years. But our winner may also be visiting Iceland much sooner than that. Let's just say: keep your September calendar free. Entries are open until August 19. Enter now, and follow along on our social channels to see how things unfold.

Russia tries to crack down on Russians who have left the country

 #Russia #Citizenship #Passport #ConsularServices

RantWoman is NOT nostalgic for the late summer of 1991 when the Soviet union was falling apart, much less for the Soviet history of many measures just like this.