Graz–Feb. 18, 2025

Very little new today. Walked over to the bicycle shop to buy a tire pump. (Don’t need it right now, but my friend in Köln who has a bicycle repair shop said that I should check the pressure every few weeks to make sure it’s correct.)

The place I normally go for a chicken and rice bowl is closed for the next month (owner is on vacation). So I went to a kiosk at Hauptplatz. Every time I have gotten noodles with the chicken at other places, the noodles are greasy and pretty awful. So I figured I’d go for rice; there’s no way they can screw up chicken and rice. [Narrator voice: They screwed up the chicken and rice.] The rice was sort of mushy, and the chicken was dry and stringy. That place is definitely off my list from now on. I might try May Kay’s Pots 🇦🇹 next time (they have rice as well as noodles). It’s a bit more expensive, but looks to be higher quality.

Just a few pictures today.

I just noticed this on a building that I go past nearly every day (more about that tomorrow).

I did not know what this sign meant; a reverse image search tells me that it means “evacuation assembly point“.

Someone put the “eyes” stickers on this hydrant. I think googly eyes would be better, but this is still good.

Gas costs too much us the future. Build up renewables; fight energy poverty.