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#1

Off-Topic / Re: R.I.P. Brian Wilson

Last post by 1995hoo - Today at 07:40:13 AM

I think I'm the only "Sloop John B" fan left out there.

In 2006, I had to spend a month in the Trenton area for a business trip. Two colleagues and I adopted that as our anthem while we were there.

This is kind of a rough week for classic rock/pop music. Sly Stone passed away a couple days ago and now Brian Wilson. It makes me worried about that tragedies come in threes thing. What other legend are we going to lose this week?

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Both of them were 82 years old. Paul McCartney needs to exercise due care between now and next Wednesday!

#2

Off-Topic / Re: R.I.P. Brian Wilson

Last post by Rothman - Today at 06:47:48 AM

At this point, it's not like boomer deaths are to be unexpected.  Sure, it's sad that these icons are passing away, but it's also their time, so to speak.

He was part of the Silent Generation though

Well, okay.  I would think that the fact that he was even older by a couple of years of the oldest boomers would only further my point.

#3

Mid-South / Re: Interstate 2

Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 06:14:19 AM

After all, this I-45 exit to US 59 has 59 1st and I-69 2nd.

Which is against the MUTCD.

[FHWA Series G]

#4

Off-Topic / Re: Changing one letter of a t...

Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 06:01:36 AM

National Boards ► General Highway Talk ► FHWA Series G — would this make I-11 and US-11 shields look better?

There actually was such a thing—sort of. The pre-1948 square fonts could have course be much more easily widened than the round fonts. There was never a federal specification for Series G, but there were indeed a few signs here and there which used a font wider than Series F by the same amount Series F is wider than Series E.

It probably wouldn't have helped with US 11 signs, though, since the 1s don't really change that much from series to series. (And the best thing one can do with an I-11 sign is space the digits further apart than the default kerning table specifies.)

#5

General Highway Talk / Re: XY Challenge

Last post by 74/171FAN - Today at 05:57:56 AM

US 19 and US 74 meet a few times and are concurrent multiple times in western NC.

US 74 WEST AND US 19 AND US 23 NORTH (EXIT 106) by Mark Moore, on Flickr

#6

Off-Topic / Re: This is true? - Geographic...

Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 05:57:13 AM

That sounds like the center of Croatia being in Bosnia and Herzegovina. However in all cases it's the centroid, not the center what is in another country.

So what you're saying is it's a factoid.

#7

Traffic Control / Re: Road Sign UNO

Last post by LilianaUwU - Today at 05:37:23 AM

"QC 136" (yeah, right!)

A-15 SB, sortie 63 (Décarie) - 1 by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

#8

Bridges / Re: Interesting Detours from B...

Last post by LilianaUwU - Today at 05:11:51 AM

The I-90 Schoharie Creek bridge collapse in Fort Hunter, NY had I-90 redirected onto NY 5S and 5S redirected onto an old railroad bridge.

#9

Off-Topic / Re: R.I.P. Brian Wilson

Last post by english si - Today at 04:32:28 AM

I think I'm the only "Sloop John B" fan left out there.

Nah, I wanna go home too

Hoist up the John B's sail!

#10

Off-Topic / Re: This is true? - Geographic...

Last post by CNGL-Leudimin - Today at 02:26:33 AM

That sounds like the center of Croatia being in Bosnia and Herzegovina. However in all cases it's the centroid, not the center what is in another country.