Guest Denny Gibson Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I'm sure you'll give me a great tour someday and I'm also sure that you knew I wasn't whining. But I thought I ought to post this denial for any who thought I was. It's not that I'm above whining but I'll try to make certain there's no doubt when I start;-) An Afton visit doesn't seem likely this year but I've been surprised by opportunity before. --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: [mailto:laurelrk66@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:27 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Laurel is featured in Day 8 AAA Story > > In a message dated 5/25/2005 10:06:10 PM Central Daylight > Time, denny@dennygibson.com writes: > > > > A nice bit of well deserved PR. > > Thank you, Denny. The guys from the AAA were great and we > had a nice > visit. I'm envious of their job! > > > > Hey, someday I might even get there when you're open:-) > > The next time you point your car in this direction, just let > me know you're > on the way and I promise I'll be open and ready to meet you, > greet you, and > give you a guided tour of the mess. > > Laurel > www.PostcardsFromTheRoad.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Yesterday I made a short off road excursion (on foot) to peek at the long gone town of Tadmor, Ohio. It's not exactly a road trip and I'm sure that only a few automobiles were ever driven over the bridges there but I thought a few group members might be interested. The National Road once bridged both the Great Miami River and the Miami & Erie canal here but I only found the abutments for the canal bridge. A rainy day made the area pretty wet so I did not go exploring for any remaining signs of the river bridge. Some "roadless" photos at http://www.dennygibson.com/oddment/tadmor/index.htm --Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Way to go Roadies! http://www.aaa-calif.com/travel/promo/campaign/r66_day09.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > I finally got to your finale and see your end game included two of my > favorite south Indiana towns, Columbus & Madison. > > I also visited your Dixie Highway albums and had my curiosity tickled by the > pictures of the Lexington "Starting Point" monument (s6450, DH-East, 27/30). > Where is this located (street address)? Do you have any other info on the > monument? In particular, why a camel? > > Oh, by the way, now that I've quizzed you, nice pics. > > --Denny > Denny, First off, my apologies for not replying to your earlier post about your website. I have thoroughly enjoyed both your writeups and photos. Thanks for sharing all the neat places you've found! Now, as to the Lexington zero mile marker. It's on the grounds of the Fayette County Court House. If my memory serves me well, it's on highway 25, but details are a bit hazy. I took those pictures back in 1987. My brother and I will be heading up that way the first weekend in June and I intend to check out the Dixie Highway between Richmond, KY and Cincinnati. Maybe I'll even find out the signifigance of that freakin' camel:) There's a Dixie Highway writeup in the works, one that will be sort of a composite of several different trips. Another writeup I have in mind involves some places Susan, Kevin Redden and I have found in the Maysville, KY area. Covered bridges, old inns, movie theaters, and like that. I plan to be busier with the newsgroup in the near future:) Happy motoring, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Don't know how many hours it is away, but I CAN tell you that in a few short months, the Route 66 Association will be trekking from Litchfield IL to St. Robert, MO for their 17th Annual Motor Tour...my understanding is that the Motel at Meremac Caverns is nearly full! Hope you can join us: here's the scoop! Join the Route 66 Association of Missouri as we celebrate "80 years on Route 66" with our 17th Annual Motor Tour, September 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2006. This year's tour will be an east-to-west run, starting in Litchfield, Illinois and ending in St. Robert, Missouri. The festivities will kick off on Friday, September 8th, with registration at the Comfort Inn in Litchfield, Illinois. The motel, which is located at 1010 E. Columbian Boulevard N. in Litchfield, has a block of rooms reserved which will be available for a discounted rate of $60.00 per night. Call (217)324-9260 to make your reservations, and be sure to mention you are with the Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour to get the discounted rate. For those arriving early, there will be some optional activities for the evening as well as the normal roadie gathering in the registration area. Tour registration will resume at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 9th, and the actual Motor Tour will depart the motel promptly at 8 a.m. There will be a poker run, with hands costing $5 each, for tour participants to play as they travel the route on Saturday, and poker hands will be available for purchase at registration and before the Motor Tour leaves the motel Saturday morning. There will be recommended stops along the tour route, but participants are encouraged to make the tour at their own pace and select their own stops. Recommended stops and other planned activities will be detailed in the Motor Tour Agenda Folder, given out at the time of registration. All participants are, however, encouraged to be at the Chain of Rocks Bridge, on the Illinois side promptly by 11:45 a. m., so that the Motor Tour can drive, caravan-style, across the bridge from the east (Illinois side) to the west (Missouri side). Saturday night the Motor Tour will stay at Meramec Caverns at Staunton, Missouri. All 32 rooms available at the Meramec Caverns Motel have been reserved for the Motor Tour and will be held until August 15. Room rates will be $43.25 and $62.24, depending on the number of occupants and availability. Phone (573)468-3166 or 1-800-676-6105 for reservations, and again, be sure to mention you are with the Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour to receive the special rates. Other accommodations are available in nearby Sullivan and St. Clair, Missouri, including the Baymont Inn in Sullivan (275 N. Service Road; 573-860-3333); and the Budget Lodging in St. Clair, (866 S. Outer Road; 1-800-958-4354). The Saturday evening meal will be an informal event, catered by the Meramec Caverns Restaurant, and will be held in the restaurant in the park headquarters. Sunday's activities begin with a nondenominational worship service at 7:30 a.m. on the Cave's park grounds. The Motor Tour will then proceed to Rolla, Missouri promptly at 8:00 a.m. From Rolla, participants will travel on their own to the Country Kitchen in St. Robert, Missouri, which will be the tour's final destination. The Country Kitchen is located at 379 Highway Z (old 66, behind McDonald's). Tour participants can purchase lunch there, and enjoy their excellent buffet. Final details, including times, planned activities, and directions, will be detailed in the Motor Tour Agenda Folder, given to participants at registration. For more information contact: Kip Welborn, (314)776-7385, rudkip@sbcglobal.net or Jane Dippel, (314)843-7132, vestaon66@cs.com or the Route 66 Association of Missouri's web site, www.missouri66.org . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Michalek Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@...> wrote: > > Remember that thank-you list to people on Route 66 at the end of the > "Cars" film? Well, Pixar e-mailed me the list: > > http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/2006/06/13/pixars-route-66- inspirations/ > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org Walt Disney, like Route 66, started in Chicago and ended (well, his life ended, but he lives on through his work) in Southern California. Missouri and Kansas also figure in his professional development. I wonder if Pixar won't play on that if they do a sequel to Cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Sorry for the misspelling....as I recall for all the Tom Robbins fans out there, Ivar's gets a mention in Still Life With Woodpecker...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: <drivewdave@aol.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 8:02 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Keep Clam > In a message dated 7/25/5 2:28:54 AM, you wrote: > > <<I am not real knowlegable in this area but there is a fish place in Seattle > > called Ivor's (I believe it is on Puget Sound) which, if it is still there > > is very much worth experiencing...watching a bunch of people serve a > bunch of people made it even more worthwhile! >> > > Dave in Seattle here, Ivar's is on Elliott Bay, Seattle's open or unprotected > harbor on Puget Sound and marine gateway to Alaska. > > Yes, Ivar's Acres of Clams on Pier 54 is very much worth experiencing, > I have eaten there all my life since the early 50s. Ivar Haglund was a local > legend, there are plenty of stories about him. He always dressed like a > ship captain with a blue cap and blue double breasted blazer with lots > of brass buttons. Kip was no doubt writing about the popular takeout > counter which was moved back from the sidewalk about fifteen feet > in the 70s, before that it was right on the sidewalk and the crowds > blocked foot traffic. When I was little I pulled myself up to the stainless > steel counter to see what was going on. Once in a while Ivar himself > might pop through the kitchen door (which had a round window like > a porthole) to keep an eye on things. > > The menu was/is a variety of seafood but we always got fish and chips, > deepfried Alaska cod and french fries with tartar sauce and ketchup extra. > We usually ate in the car, a dark blue 1950 Ford Custom Six two door sedan > which was parked across the street (Alaska Way) under the still new > Alaska Way Viaduct, a double deck structure which carried US 99 > above the waterfront. Later on the car was 1956 Chevy Bel Air > cream and coppertone four door (with the trick gas filler > behind the left taillight which pivoted down) then later a couple > of Buicks, a 1962 Special and then the1963 LeSabre which I took > out for spin this last Sunday. Also later on in the 60s Ivar's installed > outdoor seating with overhead heating so when it's busy you might > be in a group a several dozen greasy fingered diners. > > The way Ivar's serves a lot of food to a lot of people is like > this, they run batches through the deep fryers so they take a > whole bunch of fry orders at once and the individual customers > settle up while the orders are cooking, the counterperson sets > out some cardboard trays and adds the accessories like tartar > and ketchup and drinks and so on (the menu board used to > say men ordering more than one bowl of clam nectar must > have permission from their wife) then when the food comes > out of the fryer it goes right onto some other trays that the > fry cook set out when they got the orders and away you go. > > In the old days every once in awhile a red star would be > printed on the cash register receipt, sort of like a payout > on a slot machine since this meant you that the food was > free, I remember seeing this happen occasionally, they > would ring a brass bell to celebrate, I don't know if they > do this anymore, maybe someone 'out there' knows... > > If you order a regular fish and chips the counterperson yells > out 'single!' to the fry cook, some time in the 80s I started > ordering that way so now I ask for 'a single, two tartar, one > ketchup.' The food is good as far as deep-fried food goes > but it's the whole experience with the sights and sounds > and smells that makes it special, being on saltwater > where the traffic rumbles by overhead and large boat > horns honk might put a whole new spin on your midwest > frozen custard roadside parking lot dining experience. > > Though the takeout counter does lots of business Ivar's > Acres of Clams is also a large midscale restaurant, > linen, carpeting, fine wines, grilled salmon etc. > We ate there a few times on special dressup occasions, > kids were given crayons and a thick paper cutout of > an oldstyle diving helmet that became a mask with a rubber > band and eyeholes. > > But the quintessential Ivar's meal is alfresco on the pier where > you can throw a french fry at a seagull who will catch it midair, > the sitdown restaurant is indoor only but with fine views of > the nearby fireboats and ferryboats. > > Ivar's remains a constant on the evolving waterfront, the old > warehouses are long gone or converted to retail, now container > cranes dominate the skyline as do the gargantuan cruise ships > visiting on weekends between Alaska trips, upscale condos are > spreading like a rash and it's all so damn nice that sometimes > it makes me want to puke. The viaduct is an earthquake disaster > waiting to happen, fifty years old and frail. Nowdays a good portion > of the population has no idea who Ivar was since they are either > too young or moved here from somewhere else like the midwest > or California so they could be in a 'most livable' city, a curse. > > By the way Kip on my map about the only similarity between Ivar's > and the frozen custard drive-in in St. Louis is their iconic status, > maybe your comparison was in the volume of food they crank out, > for what it's worth 99 is 66 inverted so they share that too. > > > > Happy Motoring, Dave > > P.S. and as Ivar often said, Keep Clam... > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! 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Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Where was this place in Columbia? My mom went to school at the Univ. of Mo. in the 40's...any addl info you have would be great...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "oldman412000" <oldman412000@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:13 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Pete's Cafe > Newbie here, wishing to share s memory or two of old 66. I remember > in the early '50's driving through Missouri for miles looking > at the red and black diamond shaped signs that announced "Pete's Cafe" > in Columbia, MO. Our juices were flowing in hopes of a scrumptious > meal at Pete's. As Betty davis would say, "This place is a dump, > what a dump." It was, too, but Pete's Cafe provided my family with > a source of laughter for many years to follow. I drove by Pete's > Cafe for many years and always stopped---------usually for just a > coke----never to eat. > > Jack Smith > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Kinsey Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 I thought Pete's Cafe was in Booneville. Larry At 06:47 AM 7/26/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Where was this place in Columbia? My mom went to school at the Univ. of Mo. >in the 40's...any addl info you have would be great...Tsingtao Kip >----- Original Message ----- >From: "oldman412000" <oldman412000@yahoo.com> >To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:13 PM >Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Pete's Cafe > > > > Newbie here, wishing to share s memory or two of old 66. I remember > > in the early '50's driving through Missouri for miles looking > > at the red and black diamond shaped signs that announced "Pete's Cafe" > > in Columbia, MO. Our juices were flowing in hopes of a scrumptious > > meal at Pete's. As Betty davis would say, "This place is a dump, > > what a dump." It was, too, but Pete's Cafe provided my family with > > a source of laughter for many years to follow. I drove by Pete's > > Cafe for many years and always stopped---------usually for just a > > coke----never to eat. > > > > Jack Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 >WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA >98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: >AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it >to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > >To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 >WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! >Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 >SUBSCRIPTION RATES: >1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 >(save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) >2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 >(save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > >For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > >To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: >AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send >it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 I read "Still Life..." long before I had ever been to Seattle or I might have caught that. I love Robbins' work and your note prompted me to check in on him. I see that I'm ten years and two novels behind. Thanks for the wakeup call. My favorite TR quote: "Human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another." from "Another Roadside Attraction". --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: [mailto:rudkip@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:36 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Keep Clam > > > Sorry for the misspelling....as I recall for all the Tom Robbins fans out > there, Ivar's gets a mention in Still Life With Woodpecker...Tsingtao Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <drivewdave@aol.com> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 8:02 AM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Keep Clam > > > > In a message dated 7/25/5 2:28:54 AM, you wrote: > > > > <<I am not real knowlegable in this area but there is a fish place in > Seattle > > > > called Ivor's (I believe it is on Puget Sound) which, if it is > still there > > > > is very much worth experiencing...watching a bunch of people serve a > > bunch of people made it even more worthwhile! >> > > > > Dave in Seattle here, Ivar's is on Elliott Bay, Seattle's open or > unprotected > > harbor on Puget Sound and marine gateway to Alaska. > > > > Yes, Ivar's Acres of Clams on Pier 54 is very much worth experiencing, > > I have eaten there all my life since the early 50s. Ivar Haglund was a > local > > legend, there are plenty of stories about him. He always dressed like a > > ship captain with a blue cap and blue double breasted blazer with lots > > of brass buttons. Kip was no doubt writing about the popular takeout > > counter which was moved back from the sidewalk about fifteen feet > > in the 70s, before that it was right on the sidewalk and the crowds > > blocked foot traffic. When I was little I pulled myself up to the > stainless > > steel counter to see what was going on. Once in a while Ivar himself > > might pop through the kitchen door (which had a round window like > > a porthole) to keep an eye on things. > > > > The menu was/is a variety of seafood but we always got fish and chips, > > deepfried Alaska cod and french fries with tartar sauce and > ketchup extra. > > We usually ate in the car, a dark blue 1950 Ford Custom Six two > door sedan > > which was parked across the street (Alaska Way) under the still new > > Alaska Way Viaduct, a double deck structure which carried US 99 > > above the waterfront. Later on the car was 1956 Chevy Bel Air > > cream and coppertone four door (with the trick gas filler > > behind the left taillight which pivoted down) then later a couple > > of Buicks, a 1962 Special and then the1963 LeSabre which I took > > out for spin this last Sunday. Also later on in the 60s Ivar's installed > > outdoor seating with overhead heating so when it's busy you might > > be in a group a several dozen greasy fingered diners. > > > > The way Ivar's serves a lot of food to a lot of people is like > > this, they run batches through the deep fryers so they take a > > whole bunch of fry orders at once and the individual customers > > settle up while the orders are cooking, the counterperson sets > > out some cardboard trays and adds the accessories like tartar > > and ketchup and drinks and so on (the menu board used to > > say men ordering more than one bowl of clam nectar must > > have permission from their wife) then when the food comes > > out of the fryer it goes right onto some other trays that the > > fry cook set out when they got the orders and away you go. > > > > In the old days every once in awhile a red star would be > > printed on the cash register receipt, sort of like a payout > > on a slot machine since this meant you that the food was > > free, I remember seeing this happen occasionally, they > > would ring a brass bell to celebrate, I don't know if they > > do this anymore, maybe someone 'out there' knows... > > > > If you order a regular fish and chips the counterperson yells > > out 'single!' to the fry cook, some time in the 80s I started > > ordering that way so now I ask for 'a single, two tartar, one > > ketchup.' The food is good as far as deep-fried food goes > > but it's the whole experience with the sights and sounds > > and smells that makes it special, being on saltwater > > where the traffic rumbles by overhead and large boat > > horns honk might put a whole new spin on your midwest > > frozen custard roadside parking lot dining experience. > > > > Though the takeout counter does lots of business Ivar's > > Acres of Clams is also a large midscale restaurant, > > linen, carpeting, fine wines, grilled salmon etc. > > We ate there a few times on special dressup occasions, > > kids were given crayons and a thick paper cutout of > > an oldstyle diving helmet that became a mask with a rubber > > band and eyeholes. > > > > But the quintessential Ivar's meal is alfresco on the pier where > > you can throw a french fry at a seagull who will catch it midair, > > the sitdown restaurant is indoor only but with fine views of > > the nearby fireboats and ferryboats. > > > > Ivar's remains a constant on the evolving waterfront, the old > > warehouses are long gone or converted to retail, now container > > cranes dominate the skyline as do the gargantuan cruise ships > > visiting on weekends between Alaska trips, upscale condos are > > spreading like a rash and it's all so damn nice that sometimes > > it makes me want to puke. The viaduct is an earthquake disaster > > waiting to happen, fifty years old and frail. Nowdays a good portion > > of the population has no idea who Ivar was since they are either > > too young or moved here from somewhere else like the midwest > > or California so they could be in a 'most livable' city, a curse. > > > > By the way Kip on my map about the only similarity between Ivar's > > and the frozen custard drive-in in St. Louis is their iconic status, > > maybe your comparison was in the volume of food they crank out, > > for what it's worth 99 is 66 inverted so they share that too. > > > > > > > > Happy Motoring, Dave > > > > P.S. and as Ivar often said, Keep Clam... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 > WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via > e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via > e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Hi all...I'm happy to report we've now surpassed 1,000 members here on the American Road Yahoo Group. With the influx of new members over the last 4 weeks, some of you may not be aware that American Road is not only a Yahoo Group, but it's also a magazine you can have delivered to your mailbox. To view a sample issue online, check out the American Road magazine website: http://www.mockturtlepress.com/arsample.html Note, you must have Adobe to view it. If you like what you see, subscription info can also be found there. Also, we want to know how many of you are or aren't subscribers. Go to our online poll on the Yahoo Groups site and tell us if you're a subscriber. (Note to previous poll participants: The old poll was mistakenly deleted...so please cast your "vote" again.): http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/polls Regards, Pat Bremer American Road Yahoo Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arlene & Peter Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat B. To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:33 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] 1,000+ Members.... Hi all...I'm happy to report we've now surpassed 1,000 members here on the American Road Yahoo Group. Wow! The List was shown as having 268 on the ads. What an expansion! Peter H. Ten Eyck Rhode Island With the influx of new members over the last 4 weeks, some of you may not be aware that American Road is not only a Yahoo Group, but it's also a magazine you can have delivered to your mailbox. To view a sample issue online, check out the American Road magazine website: http://www.mockturtlepress.com/arsample.html Note, you must have Adobe to view it. If you like what you see, subscription info can also be found there. Also, we want to know how many of you are or aren't subscribers. Go to our online poll on the Yahoo Groups site and tell us if you're a subscriber. (Note to previous poll participants: The old poll was mistakenly deleted...so please cast your "vote" again.): http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/polls Regards, Pat Bremer American Road Yahoo Group Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 And a fine magazine it is!!! Keep up the great work folks - enjoy each and every issue. Only problem is it's not long enough!!!!!! But, then again, it would cost a fortune to send out a thousand pages or so every issue, wouldn't it. :>( Hudsonly, Alex B --- "Pat B." <roadmaven@aol.com> wrote: > Hi all...I'm happy to report we've now surpassed > 1,000 members here > on the American Road Yahoo Group. With the influx of > new members over > the last 4 weeks, some of you may not be aware that > American Road is > not only a Yahoo Group, but it's also a magazine you > can have > delivered to your mailbox. To view a sample issue > online, check out > the American Road magazine website: > http://www.mockturtlepress.com/arsample.html Note, > you must have > Adobe to view it. If you like what you see, > subscription info can > also be found there. > > Also, we want to know how many of you are or aren't > subscribers. Go > to our online poll on the Yahoo Groups site and tell > us if you're a > subscriber. (Note to previous poll participants: The > old poll was > mistakenly deleted...so please cast your "vote" > again.): > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/polls > > > Regards, > > Pat Bremer > American Road Yahoo Group > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Well folks we are getting into the busy events season and are looking for Authors/Artists/Associations/Craftspeople to join us at these events. Although there are many events planned over the next few months and they all deserve our support the ones I am addressing today take place in California and Arizona. On September 9 & 10 is Flagstaff Route 66 Days, September 14 to 17 is the Rendezvous in San Bernardino and then the West Hollywood September 24th. We are looking for vendors of Route 66 merchandise. So if you want to join us please let me know. We welcome any questions on these or any of the events taking place on Route 66. Remember that the Universal event has been changed to May of 2007, more news on this major event later. Remember we are also looking for folks with cars to display as well as all of you to come enjoy these events. This year there are many things happening on Route 66 and these events are major reasons for all the good things we see happening. Take care and see you on the road. Thanks James M Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation Preservation Historic Roads & Corridors P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 760 868 8614 fax 760 868 3320 jimconkle@verizon.net www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keepitreal08628 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Dave... I really enjoyed your stories about Ivar's and the surrounds there. I must say I get a sinking feeling when people describe the OLD DAYS that are now all changed in the name of progress. I have lived long enough to realize that in my lifetime, things have changed dramatically. Some of it good, but much of it change-for-the-sake- of-change. Do people stop to smell the roses anymore? I try to. Anyway, I was transported to Ivar's while reading your comments, and it was a fun trip! I have two questions for anyone in the group: 1) Is it possible to pull up all these great travel tips for a specific place by doing a search of these postings? I try to keep the ones that interest me in mind, but I know I will forget a lot of it down the road when, hopefully, I will start galavanting out west. 2) This may sound like a dumb question, but did the publishers of American Road magazine start this group--or was it people who love seeing the USA and wanted to share their experiences? I love it. I am looking forward to my first issue of AR. Always staying clam, and trying now to stay cloo... Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dan Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Thanks everybody for their suggestions. I am busily taking notes and putting the info into my GPS! Thanks. -Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shellee Graham Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hey there, Wanted to respond to Jan and tell her I am originally from IOWA. For 20 years, I have lived in St. Louis, Missouri but will return to Iowa -- to West Des Moines for a high school reunion and to attend the Iowa State Fair in mid-August! hehe. (Love that butter cow.) In other news, just wanted to let you all know that my touring Route 66 PHOTO exhibit (currently in Montezuma, Kansas) is coming to my current hometown of STL. Yes, it's crazy but true. The show will be going to the Museum under the ARCH! To be official, the venue is called the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Show dates will be: February 12, 2006 through April 2, 2006. Hope you are all having a great summer. Shellee G. Shellee Graham St. Louis, MO http://www.coralcourt.com http://www.cafepress.com/coralcourt http://www.smithkramer.com/exhibitions.php?id=16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dan Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hmm... well, apparently, I can experience this right here where I am now (bay area)... Ivars has a place in Santa Clara: http://www.ivars.net/SFB_Home/seafood_locations.html So much for local things staying very local... --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote: > I am not real knowlegable in this area but there is a fish place in Seattle > called Ivor's (I believe it is on Puget Sound) which, if it is still there > is very much worth experiencing...for those out there who have been to Ted > Drewe's in St. Louis, in my mind it is the Ted Drewes of fish joints...the > fish was good but the experience of watching a bunch of people serve a bunch > of people made it even more worthwhile! Tsingtao Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dgildor" <radicaladventure@g...> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 12:01 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Suggestions in Oregon and Washington? > > > > I'm on the midst of a roadtrip along the West Coast on my motorcycle > > and wondered if anyone had any particular suggestions of things to > > see, places to eat, etc. along the roads in Oregon and Washington. > > > > Thanks. And for anyone interested in following allowing virtually, I > > am maintaining a blog of my "adventure" at > > http://radicaladventure.blogspot.com > > > > Thanks. > > > > -Dan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 > WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@y... POST a message via e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charlie and Jan Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 NIce to meet you Shellee. I live by Elkader. Close to the Mississippi River and Prairie Du Chein, Wisc. I have lived here all my life. We went down through Missouri in Feb. for our 40th Wedding Anniversary. We went down to Rogers, Arkansas and stayed with a cousin. We stayed at Columbia, Missouri over night. We usually stay at Jefferson City. This time was different. We never have been to St. Louis before. Sounds like it is pretty over that way. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Shellee Graham To: American Road Egroup Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:45 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] From SHELLEE GRAHAM Hey there, Wanted to respond to Jan and tell her I am originally from IOWA. For 20 years, I have lived in St. Louis, Missouri but will return to Iowa -- to West Des Moines for a high school reunion and to attend the Iowa State Fair in mid-August! hehe. (Love that butter cow.) In other news, just wanted to let you all know that my touring Route 66 PHOTO exhibit (currently in Montezuma, Kansas) is coming to my current hometown of STL. Yes, it's crazy but true. The show will be going to the Museum under the ARCH! To be official, the venue is called the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Show dates will be: February 12, 2006 through April 2, 2006. Hope you are all having a great summer. Shellee G. Shellee Graham St. Louis, MO http://www.coralcourt.com http://www.cafepress.com/coralcourt http://www.smithkramer.com/exhibitions.php?id=16 Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I've been to southern Maine...it is pretty heavily tourist, I agree with you there, Alex. Yeah, I may do that on long trips, too. My gas money takes away from fancy meals and/or motels. To be honest, I travel on a small income anyways...so I never get that fancy. I really splurged in Nashville, IN a couple of years ago....a full apartment-like room with two tubs...one was a jacuzzi....woo hoo!!! Fast food or a diner and Red Roof or Quality Inn is a typical night on the road....lol. I have to admit that I'm kind of lazy sometimes, whatever is within a mile of the interstate are the businesses I patronize. Though I do search out good local restaurants on occasion, and once in a while a local motel. I won't ever let the price of gas from letting me travel. It might drive me to air travel though. That is not much more expensive if you look in the right places. Matt Smallwood On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:14:48 -0700 (PDT) Alex Burr <hester_nec@yahoo.com> wrote: > Matt, > > From the looks of the traffic here in southern Maine > on that parking lot we call U S Route 1, people aren't > putting off traveling. What is happening is they are > going to where they want to go, and then not moving > very far, nor are they spending on the things tourists > buy - stuffed lobster sales in this area are down > dramatically!!!! LOL > > I also am planning my yearly trip to Memphis, but in > Dec so gas prices may be down - which is 1400 miles. > At the 25 mpg the '92 Buick I'm driving that comes out > to around $140 @ $2.50 a gallon - not all that much > beyond reason, but still that's around $40 or $50 that > I won't have to spend. Perhaps I'll just run for it > doing 11 hours a day and make the trip in 2 days > instead of 3, thus saving a motel night. There's the > $50 or so for gas. > > I think people are going to go where they want, when > they want, until the price gets beyond reason - > wherever that is. They'll just plan things a little > better. > > Happy and safe travels. > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > > --- thehinge@magpage.com wrote: > > > I have a question for everyone here at the American > > Roads > > group. Anyone cancel, alter or delay a road trip > > this > > summer due to the price of gasoline? Here on the > > East > > Coast it hovers around 2.50 to 2.60/gallon as of > > this > > email. Could be ten cents more tomorrow. And I > > know it's > > more in places like California. You Californians > > seeing a > > price of 3.00/gallon yet? > > > > I'm curious....is the need to travel by car so > > strong that > > it doesn't matter if we pay 15-20 dollars more per > > fillup > > than at this time last year? It doesn't to > > me....I'm > > making a 1500 mile round trip to Illinois during the > > second > > week of September. I will make more judicious > > choices when > > I drive locally, but I ENJOY driving and seeing this > > big, > > beautiful country. Can't see it from a plane. > > That's > > it in a nutshell for me. I suspect I will hear > > similiar > > opinions...lol. > > > > Matt Smallwood > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier > > National provider. > > http://www.nni.com/ > > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, > but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the > effort. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > <font face=arial size=-1><a > href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h30ghln/M=36...641.1493532/D=g roups/S=1707284507:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124993691/A=2894352/R=0/SIG=11fdoufgv/*http:/ /www.globalgiving.com/cb/cidi/tsun.html">Help > tsunami villages rebuild at GlobalGiving. The real work > starts now</a>.</font> > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, > Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message > via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UKRoads Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Greetings from the UK. Here gasoline is, by my calculations which I admit are lousy, $7.29 per imperial gallon. Imperial is slightly more than your gallon, but the cost is as high as ?1.95 per litre, and the exchange rate is approx $1.75 to the British ?, so you work it out! I am doing a trip to New Mexico in a coupe of weeks. The plan is to head south from Albuquerque on I25 and crossing over towards Roswell, (my wife is a UFO fan) then nice local roads towards Las Cruces, and from there across to wards Arizona, before ending up in Tucson. Any hints, suggestions, Must-Sees, lodging and restaurant recommendations will be gratefully received. Any Group members live down that way? Best wishes Walter from Glasgow ----- Original Message ----- From: "keepitreal08628" <keepitreal08628@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:28 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Travelling Less? > Anyone cancel, alter or delay a road trip this > summer due to the price of gasoline? > > No, in fact, I am trying to plan a short road trip for October. > > While I do not know much about economics and world trade, nor how we > got ourselves into such a bind relating to using foreign oil/gas, I > think at this point, we Americans are too attached to our cars to > seriously curtail using them. Finances are a factor, especially for > those on fixed incomes--but probably most people try to conserve gas > during times like now when prices are soaring. > > My car is an extension of myself, and a top priority in our budget. > When I lived in Brooklyn (NY), you didn't need a car--though most > people have them and traffic and parking are a nightmare. Here in > central NJ, however, the public transportation systems are totally > inadequate, so you need a car just to live your life. > > I am at the point in my life where I feel my "biological clock is > ticking"...not the one where you are getting older and worry about > having children, but the one where I'm trying to do as much as I can > before the slowdown of old age. If gas prices go high, well (aside > from however we can get this bear off our back politically) I will > give up other things in order to be able to hit the road! > > They will have to pry my hands from the steering wheel when "that > time" comes. > > Rita > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 > WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send > it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I have "splurged" in the past, staying at the Best Western at Hunts Landing outside Milford,PA - at $85 a night. It happens to be in the right place for a 2nd night stop-over coming home from Memphis. However, the place is beginning to get a little seedy looking and with gas prices as they are, I'll not indulge myself in future trips. I figure I can do the Memphis run in 2 days, staying in the Roanoke area the 1st night and make it to Memphis late in the afternoon the 2nd night. I'm an early riser - usually on the road around 5 am, tho I admit driving in the dark scares me as my eyesight isn't all that great and in the winter when I'm making these trips there is the danger of icy roads you can see. But, we have to do something. Happy and Safe Traveling. Hudsonly, Alex B --- thehinge@magpage.com wrote: > I've been to southern Maine...it is pretty heavily > tourist, > I agree with you there, Alex. Yeah, I may do that > on long > trips, too. My gas money takes away from fancy > meals > and/or > motels. > > To be honest, I travel on a small income > anyways...so I > never get that fancy. I really splurged in > Nashville, IN a > couple of years ago....a full apartment-like room > with two > tubs...one was a jacuzzi....woo hoo!!! > > Fast food or a diner and Red Roof or Quality Inn is > a > typical night on the road....lol. I have to admit > that I'm > kind of lazy sometimes, whatever is within a mile of > the > interstate are the businesses I patronize. Though I > do > search out good local restaurants on occasion, and > once in > a while a local motel. > > I won't ever let the price of gas from letting me > travel. > It might drive me to air travel though. That is > not much > more expensive if you look in the right places. > > Matt Smallwood > > > > On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:14:48 -0700 (PDT) > Alex Burr <hester_nec@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Matt, > > > > From the looks of the traffic here in southern > Maine > > on that parking lot we call U S Route 1, people > aren't > > putting off traveling. What is happening is they > are > > going to where they want to go, and then not > moving > > very far, nor are they spending on the things > tourists > > buy - stuffed lobster sales in this area are down > > dramatically!!!! LOL > > > > I also am planning my yearly trip to Memphis, > but in > > Dec so gas prices may be down - which is 1400 > miles. > > At the 25 mpg the '92 Buick I'm driving that comes > out > > to around $140 @ $2.50 a gallon - not all that > much > > beyond reason, but still that's around $40 or $50 > that > > I won't have to spend. Perhaps I'll just run for > it > > doing 11 hours a day and make the trip in 2 days > > instead of 3, thus saving a motel night. There's > the > > $50 or so for gas. > > > > I think people are going to go where they want, > when > > they want, until the price gets beyond reason - > > wherever that is. They'll just plan things a > little > > better. > > > > Happy and safe travels. > > > > Hudsonly, > > Alex B > > > > > > --- thehinge@magpage.com wrote: > > > > > I have a question for everyone here at the > American > > > Roads > > > group. Anyone cancel, alter or delay a road > trip > > > this > > > summer due to the price of gasoline? Here on > the > > > East > > > Coast it hovers around 2.50 to 2.60/gallon as of > > > this > > > email. Could be ten cents more tomorrow. And I > > > know it's > > > more in places like California. You > Californians > > > seeing a > > > price of 3.00/gallon yet? > > > > > > I'm curious....is the need to travel by car so > > > strong that > > > it doesn't matter if we pay 15-20 dollars more > per > > > fillup > > > than at this time last year? It doesn't to > > > me....I'm > > > making a 1500 mile round trip to Illinois during > the > > > second > > > week of September. I will make more judicious > > > choices when > > > I drive locally, but I ENJOY driving and seeing > this > > > big, > > > beautiful country. Can't see it from a plane. > > > That's > > > it in a nutshell for me. I suspect I will hear > > > similiar > > > opinions...lol. > > > > > > Matt Smallwood > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier > > > National provider. > > > http://www.nni.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your > problems, > > but it will annoy enough people to make it worth > the > > effort. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection > > around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > --------------------~--> > > <font face=arial size=-1><a > > > href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h30ghln/M=36...641.1493532/D=g roups/S=1707284507:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124993691/A=2894352/R=0/SIG=11fdoufgv/*http:/ /www.globalgiving.com/cb/cidi/tsun.html">Help > > tsunami villages rebuild at GlobalGiving. 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Guest Alex Burr Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I really hate the comparison of UK to American gas prices. It's sort of like apples and oranges - you have a much smaller country, to start with and a much, much better public transportation system. So there really is no comparison. Hudsonly, Alex B --- UKRoads <ukroads@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Greetings from the UK. Here gasoline is, by my > calculations which I admit > are lousy, $7.29 per imperial gallon. Imperial is > slightly more than your > gallon, but the cost is as high as ?1.95 per litre, > and the exchange rate is > approx $1.75 to the British ?, so you work it out! > > I am doing a trip to New Mexico in a coupe of weeks. > The plan is to head > south from Albuquerque on I25 and crossing over > towards Roswell, (my wife is > a UFO fan) then nice local roads towards Las Cruces, > and from there across > to wards Arizona, before ending up in Tucson. Any > hints, suggestions, > Must-Sees, lodging and restaurant recommendations > will be gratefully > received. Any Group members live down that way? > Best wishes > Walter from Glasgow > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "keepitreal08628" <keepitreal08628@yahoo.com> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:28 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Travelling Less? > > > > Anyone cancel, alter or delay a road trip this > > summer due to the price of gasoline? > > > > No, in fact, I am trying to plan a short road trip > for October. > > > > While I do not know much about economics and world > trade, nor how we > > got ourselves into such a bind relating to using > foreign oil/gas, I > > think at this point, we Americans are too attached > to our cars to > > seriously curtail using them. Finances are a > factor, especially for > > those on fixed incomes--but probably most people > try to conserve gas > > during times like now when prices are soaring. > > > > My car is an extension of myself, and a top > priority in our budget. > > When I lived in Brooklyn (NY), you didn't need a > car--though most > > people have them and traffic and parking are a > nightmare. Here in > > central NJ, however, the public transportation > systems are totally > > inadequate, so you need a car just to live your > life. > > > > I am at the point in my life where I feel my > "biological clock is > > ticking"...not the one where you are getting older > and worry about > > having children, but the one where I'm trying to > do as much as I can > > before the slowdown of old age. If gas prices go > high, well (aside > > from however we can get this bear off our back > politically) I will > > give up other things in order to be able to hit > the road! > > > > They will have to pry my hands from the steering > wheel when "that > > time" comes. > > > > Rita > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: > http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE > TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 > > WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box > 3168, Lynnwood, WA > > 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a > message via e-mail, send > > it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melanie M Guerra Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Matt, From the looks of the traffic here in southern Maine on that parking lot we call U S Route 1, people aren't putting off traveling. What is happening is they are going to where they want to go, and then not moving very far, nor are they spending on the things tourists buy - stuffed lobster sales in this area are down dramatically!!!! LOL I'm heading up to Maine from Boston in a few hours - going to Southport Island and we are ABSOLUTELY having lobster! We'll do our part to get those numbers back up!! YUM!!!!! Melanie melanie m guerra www.northernlightjewelry.com FREE JEWELRY! Host a trunk show at your home or office & you get 20% of sales in jewelry for yourself! SWEET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melanie M Guerra Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Matt, From the looks of the traffic here in southern Maine on that parking lot we call U S Route 1, people aren't putting off traveling. What is happening is they are going to where they want to go, and then not moving very far, nor are they spending on the things tourists buy - stuffed lobster sales in this area are down dramatically!!!! LOL I'm heading up to Maine from Boston in a few hours - going to Southport Island and we are ABSOLUTELY having lobster! We'll do our part to get those numbers back up!! YUM!!!!! Melanie melanie m guerra www.northernlightjewelry.com FREE JEWELRY! Host a trunk show at your home or office & you get 20% of sales in jewelry for yourself! SWEET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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