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Chris' RacCoons

@chrisraccoons.bsky.social

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We're a gaze (hence they/them) of shitposting raccoons originally on Twitter to mock Chris Coons. #AnimalCaucus. Our jokes are meant to amuse us, but they COULD amuse you, too. Who can say? If you recognize us, no you don't (please).

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · Nov 18

Regarding follows:
If you're following us, we hope it's because you enjoy what we post! Welcome! If you're not enjoying it, no worries about unfollowing.

We follow people whose interactions we enjoy, so have fun! We do sometimes unfollow to protect mental health; please don't take it personally

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 22h

Hmm, do you mind if I DM?

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 22h

(And ideally, much less)

Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 22h

Our ceiling is probably $1K for the foreseeable future.

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 22h

This is the thing- our inner cheapskate (and other spending priorities) is holding strong so far. At some point, we may ask your advice, though, for not-obscenely-expensive watches.

We like simple, but we also like date/chronograph. Field watches appeal to us, too.

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 22h

So we looked at a few watches, and now google is feeding us watch ads, and now we're starting to become interested in watches. We're pretty sure this is all @stevesteverers.whaleoilcandles.com's fault.

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

They celebrate P-Day?

Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

(was a speech bubble with two people saying the same thing)

Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

In the olden days, we created a "jinx" emoji for Slack.

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

This is why we stick to Waffles Street, Waffles Drive, and Waffles Avenue exclusively

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Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

Sure, but the protected bike lane on the other one-way street is the safe option. In this case, the (narrow and congested) sidewalk is less safe for cyclists than the street/sharrows, unfortunately. The problems differ from place to place, and your situation is different from mine

Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

Additionally, bicycles can ride legally on the one-way main street, albeit with sharrows instead of a protected bike lane. It is illegal (and marked as such) to bike on the (narrow/congested) sidewalks, but people seem to do it, resulting a lot of conflicts.

Chris' RacCoons @chrisraccoons.bsky.social · 1d

In the case I'm describing, the protected bike infrastructure is one block away on a road that is one-way for cars. The road in question is one-way (the other way) for cars. In other words, no cyclist is forced to go farther than cars to obey the law and be safe. It's not perfect, but it's pretty ok