FLICKA
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2012-09-05 07:08 AM |
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006 gets the award for best comment. Fiona rocks!
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COMMENT 316063P
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2012-09-04 03:48 PM |
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I have totally loved all of the geology, biology and botany classes I've taken at SBCC. I'm tired of "Why isn't everybody looking out for me?" Why not stop complaining and start driving with attention to your surrounds? SBCC is a jewel in our community.
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COMMENT 316062P
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2012-09-04 03:47 PM |
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It may not be a geology class at all. It could be a class titled "Thinning the Herd".
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COMMENT 316055
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2012-09-04 03:35 PM |
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Bicycles in that lane ride within inches of cars on an hourly basis every day! Not sure this is something to get all worked up about. Were you driving when you took the picture?
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COMMENT 316049P
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2012-09-04 03:27 PM |
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The only "disconnect" I see is the OP's lack of reality. I biked by there at about that time, heading across Cabrillo and up to City College, relatively few cars or bikes. Great to see what I assume was a geology class there. In case no one has noticed, that hillside area frequently has runoff in one specific spot and perhaps they were studying that. Or perhaps the interesting sandstone. I have taken a couple of geology classes at SBCC and loved them; wonderful thoughtful (and caring, too) department!
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COMMENT 316043
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2012-09-04 03:22 PM |
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@Mesa Jim. I agree with you. This would be a foolish way to die (or become paralyzed for life). When these class trips are held, it is so easy to become careless and not pay attention to traffic. @981. This doesn't require concreting of the dirt, it only requires a good set of rules about traffic safety before leaving the classroom.
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COMMENT 316034
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2012-09-04 03:15 PM |
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You want to learn geology? You have to go to the rocks; they don't come to you. You should see the things you get to do in upper division geology courses. Scree-skiing, traversing 50d slopes in worn boots, overhangs, trundling boulders, climbing through lava tubes... this? This is nothing.
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COMMENT 316023
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2012-09-04 02:40 PM |
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Maybe you shouldn't be driving and taking pictures at the same time.
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COMMENT 316055
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2012-09-04 02:15 PM |
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I wonder if the professor or the students were concerned that an anonymous person was randomly photographing their normal daily activities. It would concern me.
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COMMENT 316015
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2012-09-04 02:12 PM |
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They do this every year. The geology department at SBCC is great. Slow down for the researchers!
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COMMENT 316006
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2012-09-04 01:50 PM |
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fiona was breakdancing in the huddle.
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COMMENT 316002
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2012-09-04 01:40 PM |
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I remember doing that. Good times, good classes, and I agree with everyone else, the geology dept (and biology dept!) is really amazing at SBCC. So thanks to the OP (& 966) for rekindling fond memories. Glad my mom & dad aren't the type to be driving around town taking pictures of potentially litigious situations...
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COMMENT 316000
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2012-09-04 01:29 PM |
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Cool that the geology course takes students out of the classroom and into the environment that they are studying. Thanks for bringing this important aspect of higher education to our attention.
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COMMENT 315995
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2012-09-04 01:18 PM |
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Clearly these students were forming a human shield to protect a Snowy Plover nest they stumbled upon. If it wasn't for them, we'd have lost another species in this fragile environment.
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COMMENT 315992
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2012-09-04 01:12 PM |
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It's a school zone, you need to drive carefully because there may be students in the road.... it's the law!
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COMMENT 315985P
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2012-09-04 01:05 PM |
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Oh for heaven's sake, get a grip. These "young people" are old enough to make their own decisions about where to stand, and the group is large enough that cars on the road can easily see them. They are standing, as you can see if you take a look at your photo again, in the bike lane and cars should not be in the bake lane. Distracted drivers can just as easily run up on a sidewalk and have. The only disconnect I see is yours.
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COMMENT 316055
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2012-09-04 01:04 PM |
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I just don't know how this photo and post qualify for community news. The rattlesnake photo gets my vote for picture of the week!
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COMMENT 315981
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2012-09-04 01:01 PM |
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I don't see MY son in this photo, and he is not in the street, but bet he is part of that group SBCC geology classes are great, and yes they study the SBCC Area. I note that there is no paved side walk and no bikes in the lane. I suppose if you were speeding and driving in the bike lane this would be a tragic situation. Maybe a letter to the city requesting a sidewalk there would be a better use of time and the photo? It is likely they are not the only ones to have ever had to walk on that dirt strip. But they are adults, if they can not follow teachers instructions or common sense then maybe it is the parents of these young people that spent more time protecting them from danger than teaching them what is dangerous and how to avoid the situation that should be upset with themselves. One of the things that made the class room instruction "click" for my son, was walking around and observing the concepts with the teachers.
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COMMENT 316034
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2012-09-04 12:33 PM |
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Oh the horror. Or maybe you can focus on a real problem, or something positive *gasp*.
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COMMENT 315966
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2012-09-04 12:31 PM |
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Is that road cut Santa Barbara formation? If so, should have some marine fossils from the Pleistocene epoch.
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COMMENT 315964
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2012-09-04 12:28 PM |
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Agreed it's pretty dumb...but I hate to break it to you, those are young *adults*, not youths with parents who should be infuriorated! All perfectly capable of and legally able to making their own stupid decision to stand in the street. Seems my generation lacks much too much common sense sometimes...
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COMMENT 315961P
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2012-09-04 12:23 PM |
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I agree that is lame. Not a smart gathering at all.
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