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kphoger

POLL:  Is Reagan a racist ass clown?
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.


Max Rockatansky

Your favorite insects and spiders to eat. 

sprjus4

FritzOwl I-99 begins construction between Virginia Beach and Morehead City along NC 12 and through national wildlife refuge.


abefroman329

Quote from: kphoger on March 18, 2019, 04:16:02 PM
POLL:  Is Reagan a racist ass clown?
As noted earlier in this thread, "POLL:  Is [politician] a racist ass clown?" would be taken down pretty quickly regardless of the politician's name or place on the political spectrum.

hotdogPi

New study finds that using a cellphone while driving speeds up reaction time

(this claim was made here)
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

noelbotevera

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 18, 2019, 04:37:09 PM
Your favorite insects and spiders to eat.
You'd be surprised how good some insects and larvae are good to eat raw or fried. I love me some fried grasshoppers, but they're tough to get here.

roadman65

The truth about a certain troll on here. 
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

dlsterner

Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 17, 2019, 09:56:23 PM
Roads that you have unclinched.
Believe it or not, it can happen!  I took a vacation to Iceland in 2017 and made an effort to drive and clinch the entire "Ring Road" (Route 1).  A scant two months after my trip, a section was re-routed in the eastern part of the state (near Egilsstaðir), killing my clinch.  And more recently, another stretch in the northern part (near Akureyri) was also re-routed, due to a tunnel completion.  Sigh.

And I don't foresee another visit in the near future to fix that.

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: noelbotevera on March 19, 2019, 12:05:04 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 18, 2019, 04:37:09 PM
Your favorite insects and spiders to eat.
You'd be surprised how good some insects and larvae are good to eat raw or fried. I love me some fried grasshoppers, but they're tough to get here.

Actually I wouldn't I've partaken in my share.  I had some chocolate covered grass hoppers before.  While it wasn't the greatest thing ever I've eaten way worse food. 

noelbotevera

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2019, 12:39:28 AM
Quote from: noelbotevera on March 19, 2019, 12:05:04 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 18, 2019, 04:37:09 PM
Your favorite insects and spiders to eat.
You'd be surprised how good some insects and larvae are good to eat raw or fried. I love me some fried grasshoppers, but they're tough to get here.

Actually I wouldn't I've partaken in my share.  I had some chocolate covered grass hoppers before.  While it wasn't the greatest thing ever I've eaten way worse food.
Chocolate covered? Bleh.

IMO, they're best fried or raw. Generally, spicy or savory tastes are preferable. Trying to make them sweet is like putting lipstick on a pig.

MNHighwayMan

Quote from: noelbotevera on March 19, 2019, 12:44:17 AM
is like putting lipstick on a pig.

"Animals you've tried putting lipstick on"
and
"Tips for putting lipstick on your cat"

MantyMadTown

Quote from: texaskdog on March 18, 2019, 07:46:56 AM
The interstate system is now complete

The Browns win the Super Bowl

I think the Browns might actually win the Super Bowl in the near future, given how they're currently loaded.

The interstate system thing looks far less likely.
Forget the I-41 haters

Scott5114

Quote from: dlsterner on March 19, 2019, 12:19:11 AM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 17, 2019, 09:56:23 PM
Roads that you have unclinched.
Believe it or not, it can happen!  I took a vacation to Iceland in 2017 and made an effort to drive and clinch the entire "Ring Road" (Route 1).  A scant two months after my trip, a section was re-routed in the eastern part of the state (near Egilsstaðir), killing my clinch.  And more recently, another stretch in the northern part (near Akureyri) was also re-routed, due to a tunnel completion.  Sigh.

And I don't foresee another visit in the near future to fix that.

Personally, I don't count realignments as needing to re-clinch a road. As long as I've clinched the section of road between two given points, that section remains clinched no matter if it gets realigned, rebuilt, etc. If it is renumbered, the clinched section counts toward the new designation. The only way I would consider a highway to get "unclinched" is a fully 100%ed route is extended.
uncontrollable freak sardine salad chef

Takumi

Quote from: Scott5114 on March 19, 2019, 05:49:49 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 19, 2019, 12:19:11 AM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 17, 2019, 09:56:23 PM
Roads that you have unclinched.
Believe it or not, it can happen!  I took a vacation to Iceland in 2017 and made an effort to drive and clinch the entire "Ring Road" (Route 1).  A scant two months after my trip, a section was re-routed in the eastern part of the state (near Egilsstaðir), killing my clinch.  And more recently, another stretch in the northern part (near Akureyri) was also re-routed, due to a tunnel completion.  Sigh.

And I don't foresee another visit in the near future to fix that.

Personally, I don't count realignments as needing to re-clinch a road. As long as I've clinched the section of road between two given points, that section remains clinched no matter if it gets realigned, rebuilt, etc. If it is renumbered, the clinched section counts toward the new designation. The only way I would consider a highway to get "unclinched" is a fully 100%ed route is extended.
This is the case for me and VA 164, which was extended since the last time I drove it. Last time I was down that way I had planned to re-clinch it, but a crash in the I-264 tunnel caused me to hear another way. (Interestingly, I ended up clinching another route because of that.)
Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

Brandon

Quote from: texaskdog on March 18, 2019, 07:46:56 AM
The interstate system is now complete

The Browns Lions win make it to the Super Bowl

FIFY.
"If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." - Ramsay Bolton

"Symbolic of his struggle against reality." - Reg

ilpt4u

Quote from: Brandon on March 19, 2019, 01:09:01 PM
Quote from: texaskdog on March 18, 2019, 07:46:56 AM
The interstate system is now complete

The Browns Lions win make it to the Super Bowl

FIFY.
Heck, how about the Lions even win a Division Title?

The Buccaneers have won the NFC Central (old)/NFC North crown more recently than the Lions, and the Bucs were sent out of the Central/North to the then-newly formed NFC South back in 2002

US71

University of Arkansas football goes undefeated becoming National Champions ;)
Like Alice I Try To Believe Three Impossible Things Before Breakfast

roadman

Quote from: US71 on March 19, 2019, 02:45:19 PM
University of Arkansas Illinois football goes undefeated becoming National Champions ;)

FIFY
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

ilpt4u

Quote from: roadman on March 19, 2019, 05:07:21 PM
Quote from: US71 on March 19, 2019, 02:45:19 PM
University of Arkansas Illinois football goes undefeated becoming National Champions ;)

FIFY
How about just any FBS Mid-Major squad? Not counting BYU back in the 80s

Boise St, UCF, Utah (pre Pac 12), TCU (pre Big XII) pulled off the Undefeated bit, but not enough to impress the BCS Computer or the Playoff Committee

SSOWorld

Scott O.

Not all who wander are lost...
Ah, the open skies, wind at my back, warm sun on my... wait, where the hell am I?!
As a matter of fact, I do own the road.
Raise your what?

Wisconsin - out-multiplexing your state since 1918.

dlsterner

Quote from: Scott5114 on March 19, 2019, 05:49:49 AM
Quote from: dlsterner on March 19, 2019, 12:19:11 AM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 17, 2019, 09:56:23 PM
Roads that you have unclinched.
Believe it or not, it can happen!  I took a vacation to Iceland in 2017 and made an effort to drive and clinch the entire "Ring Road" (Route 1).  A scant two months after my trip, a section was re-routed in the eastern part of the state (near Egilsstaðir), killing my clinch.  And more recently, another stretch in the northern part (near Akureyri) was also re-routed, due to a tunnel completion.  Sigh.

And I don't foresee another visit in the near future to fix that.

Personally, I don't count realignments as needing to re-clinch a road. As long as I've clinched the section of road between two given points, that section remains clinched no matter if it gets realigned, rebuilt, etc. If it is renumbered, the clinched section counts toward the new designation. The only way I would consider a highway to get "unclinched" is a fully 100%ed route is extended.

I do allow for some leeway with re-alignments - usually approximately "within eyesight".  A realignment say 300 yards from the old road would be fine, or a new bridge built next to the old one.  If it's down a whole new corridor, maybe 10-20 miles apart, that might be different.  Or if it would look "wrong" when plotted on the "travelmapping.net" web site.  Kind of a "common sense" clause.

Also a related issue about driving roads before getting a certain designation.  I've driven some asphalt that is now I-11, I-42, I-87(NC) etc but before they received those numbers.  That's OK for me.

sprjus4

Quote from: dlsterner on March 19, 2019, 11:59:22 PM
Also a related issue about driving roads before getting a certain designation.  I've driven some asphalt that is now I-11, I-42, I-87(NC) etc but before they received those numbers.  That's OK for me.
All of the examples listed never really got any big changes yet. I don't believe I-42 is designated anywhere yet, though I-11 and I-87 are.

Either way, the same principal applies really for me. If it's an existing freeway upgraded w/ shoulders or something or already interstate standards and has received a designation, it still counts even if I drove it before.

Now the real question is what if a non-limited-access highway is upgraded to interstate standards with new frontage roads, interchanges, etc? Would driving it before the limited-access upgrade count, or would the upgrade change it?

New alignments are separate too for me. If I've driven an arterial highway, but a freeway was built parallel to it as a "bypass" or simply a 4-lane realignment, I don't consider have driven that "freeway" yet if I've not physically driven on it.

kphoger

Signs with very minor quirks that nobody else will find very interesting
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

Roadgeekteen

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God-emperor of Alanland, king of all the goats and goat-like creatures

Current Interstate map I am making:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=1PEDVyNb1skhnkPkgXi8JMaaudM2zI-Y&ll=29.05778059819179%2C-82.48856825&z=5

NE2

pre-1945 Florida route log

I accept and respect your identity as long as it's not dumb shit like "identifying as a vaccinated attack helicopter".



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