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General Highway Talk / Re: State Line advertisements ...

Last post by OCGuy81 - Today at 10:38:34 AM

^^ Fireworks is a popular one where sales are allowed in one state but not the next. An historical one was when oleo (margarine) was not allowed in Wisconsin so there were lots of signs selling it on the state border.

I remember my dad talking about that! He grew up in SE Wisconsin, and talked about how him and my grandpa used to go to Illinois for oleo. 

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General Highway Talk / Re: State Line advertisements ...

Last post by Big John - Today at 10:34:50 AM

^^ Fireworks is a popular one where sales are allowed in one state but not the next. An historical one was when oleo (margarine) was not allowed in Wisconsin so there were lots of signs selling it on the state border.

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General Highway Talk / Re: Freeways / Expressways giv...

Last post by Big John - Today at 10:29:21 AM

In the Twin Cities, is I-394 referred to as Wayzata Blvd anymore?

Another one that comes to mind is WI-145 in the Milwaukee area referred to as Fond du Lac Ave.

WI 145 is Fond du Lac Ave in the non-freeway portion. For the freeway portion, it is called Fond du Lac freeway and it runs parallel to Fond du Lac Ave.

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General Highway Talk / Re: Road-Geeky Things Of The P...

Last post by OCGuy81 - Today at 10:26:50 AM

The travel sized games that my sister and I used to play in the car!

Small, compact versions of games like Life, Monopoloy, and Sorry!

[rebate receipt in the mail]

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Off-Topic / Re: Minor things that bother y...

Last post by tchafe1978 - Today at 10:23:30 AM

See the Menards "11% Off Everything"

To get the 11% back, you have to send a rebate receipt in the mail
The 11% comes back as in-store credit

the 11% back gets you back to the MSRP.

Many of the loyalty programs do "sales" by marking up the price and having loyalty program use be required to bring it back down.

I can remember back to when Menards would actually send you a check for the rebate amount. But at the time the rebates were only tied to specific items, not an across the board 11% off everything. My dad would let me fill out the rebate and then keep the money for myself. But the checks would be for like 3 or 4, maybe 5 dollars. To a 10 year old kid, that seemed cool. I got 5 bucks I can spend on soda and candy! Now the merchandise credit check just sits around until I remember to take it with me the next time I go to Menards.

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General Highway Talk / State Line advertisements mean...

Last post by OCGuy81 - Today at 10:19:54 AM

I was recently driving down to California via I-5 getting ready to cross into California.

There's a LOT of signs advertising cheap liquor stores, since the state still runs the liquor business in Oregon, and California is a LOT cheaper.

I recall visiting family in Wisconsin at Christmas.  There are a lot of signs on I-94/41 advertising weed dispensaries just across the border in Illinois.

As a kid, in Wisconsin, I remember a LOT of ads for casinos approaching Iowa too.

What examples can you think of where something legal and/or cheaper in one state is used to lure in travelers from an adjoining state?

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Mid-Atlantic / Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge (...

Last post by 1995hoo - Today at 10:06:08 AM

But as Alex said, there's no word on when the new bridge will have a different name, so let's just assume that it'll also be called the Key Bridge.

It would be funny if they named it after John Locke.

"Locke" and "Key" made me think of a certain Madonna video from the mid-1980s, so now I have this utterly absurd thought of the "Open Your Heart Bridge."

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General Highway Talk / Re: Freeways / Expressways giv...

Last post by OCGuy81 - Today at 10:00:58 AM

In the Twin Cities, is I-394 referred to as Wayzata Blvd anymore?

Another one that comes to mind is WI-145 in the Milwaukee area referred to as Fond du Lac Ave.

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Northeast / Re: NYC Congestion Pricing

Last post by 74/171FAN - Today at 09:16:27 AM

Congestion pricing starts June 30th for anyone that has not seen that yet.

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Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Indiana Notes

Last post by TheCleanDemon - Today at 09:16:15 AM

Speaking of which, the east side of Interstate 465 from the southern junction of I-65 to the US 31 interchange (excluding the current ClearPath 465 project) will be undergoing a concrete pavement restoration (CPR) project that will involve a 21-day directional closure from I-70 to I-65.

Time-wise, the 21-day directional closures (weather permitting) will begin with I-465 SB/WB closed between May 29-June 30 and I-465 NB/EB closed between July 5-August 4. Completion date is Fall 2025 with the project being split up into phases.

This is next year, right? Seems like a pretty big deal for something that doesn't have any public visibility that I've seen if it's a 2024 project.