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#11

Northeast / Re: SW Pennsylvania

Last post by ARMOURERERIC - July 03, 2025, 10:31:13 PM

The Jacks Run Road bridge over 279 has been closed due to severe deterioration to a solo support pier on the north side of the bridge.  From images, I am shocked at how bad it is on a 38-40 year old freeway bridge.

#12

Photos, Videos, and More / Re: Best of Road Pictures

Last post by Rothman - July 03, 2025, 10:23:07 PM

Brick old US 66 near Auburn, IL:

#13

General Highway Talk / Re: Lowest-numbered route you ...

Last post by Rothman - July 03, 2025, 10:20:37 PM

Long overdue update.  Sorry, folks.

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#14

General Highway Talk / Re: Lowest-numbered route you ...

Last post by Rothman - July 03, 2025, 10:18:42 PM

After clinching KY 398 a couple weeks ago, my lowest missing number is now 432.

I am considered a cheater for doing the unsigned one in MD by the I-95/MD 32 interchange.

Wear that badge proudly!

#15

Off-Topic / Re: What is your Independence ...

Last post by SEWIGuy - July 03, 2025, 10:16:32 PM

Travelled a lot in June, spending too much money in the process, so we are doing a four day weekend at home.

We have some free passes to the Deere Classic, so we are going tomorrow for our first PGA tour event. Not much for golf, but gotta check it out.

I go to quite a few PGA Tour events.  The John Deere Classic is very well organized (some of them, not so much) and is played on a course that's excellent for spectating.  That's why I traveled to Moline this weekend.  If you don't need to see the superstars, who don't come to this tournament, it's a great one to attend.

I'll be walking all 18 with Kevin Yu, Peter Malnati and Luke List on Friday, 1:11 p.m. tee time, back nine first.  If you happen to cross paths with those guys, look for me and say hi!  I wear a full-brim gray hat and sunglasses that fit over my regular glasses so I look like a bug, and special for July 4, a rather loud red, white and blue shirt.

Here's Malnati (my favorite player to follow, with such a great attitude on the course) getting out of the greenside bunker to get up and down for par at 18 today.

Nice! I will look for you, but otherwise have no idea what you are talking about.     

#16

General Highway Talk / Re: Lowest-numbered route you ...

Last post by 74/171FAN - July 03, 2025, 10:12:42 PM

After clinching KY 398 a couple weeks ago, my lowest missing number is now 432.

I am considered a cheater for doing the unsigned one in MD by the I-95/MD 32 interchange.

#17

General Highway Talk / Re: XY Challenge

Last post by paulthemapguy - July 03, 2025, 10:11:55 PM

I realized I forgot to post my (0,1)s from yesterday so let me throw those in too. Give me a break, I'm on a trip right now.  TWO ARE FROM GEORGETOWNS WTF

17/701 in Georgetown, SC


SC-US17-US701N by Paul Across America, on Flickr

9/113 in Georgetown, DE


DE-US9-US113EF by Paul Across America, on Flickr

117/301 in Wilson, NC


NC-US301-US117NC by Paul Across America, on Flickr

#18

Off-Topic / Re: Gaming Desk Recommendation...

Last post by ZLoth - July 03, 2025, 10:09:31 PM

Hmmm.... I have this desk which measures 36"D x 72"W x 29.5"H, thus allowing me to have three 27" monitors on arms.

#19

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

Last post by Molandfreak - July 03, 2025, 10:03:36 PM

Microwave dinners that have more steps than "put in microwave and set to X". If I'm putting it in the microwave for a while, taking it out, uncovering it, putting it back in for a while, stirring, putting it back in for a while—well, at this point I'm cooking, and if I'm doing that I might as well make something on the stove that's actually good.

That's only a possibility if you're eating it at home.  If you brought it for lunch at work, and all they have is a sink and a microwave, then real stovetop cooking is out of the equation.

Induction cooktops are your friend.

#20

Off-Topic / Gaming Desk Recommendations

Last post by Amaury - July 03, 2025, 10:02:39 PM

So, I decided to treat myself and recently purchased this gaming monitor last week on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSKF4DM3

I don't really do any heavy gaming on my PC—the most I do is classic games like RollerCoaster Tycoon, but nothing that most people would use a whole gaming computer setup for—but I just liked the monitor and got it. Back in June 2023, I also got a gaming keyboard and mouse (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NLZUM36) and gaming speakers (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V1F3TFB) from Redragon simply because I've never had things like that that light up, and I thought they were awesome!

Anyway, I love the monitor! My only issue is that the monitor stand or base—whatever you want to call it—is too big for the upper shelf of my desk. I tried putting the monitor there, but the front part of the stand's legs hung over the upper shelf, and I was concerned that the monitor could fall, even though the legs weren't very much over, so I moved it down to the glass top. However, since I can't push it all the way back due to the upper shelf being in the way, the monitor is too close to my face, so this is just temporary until I can manage to find a good desk. I kind of need a new desk, anyway, since the finish has gotten damaged over the years on the keyboard tray and on the bottom due to getting wet and me not drying it properly.

For reference, this is the desk I have and have had since December 2019: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VLW38Q

While the upper shelf above the glass surface is handy, the main reason I got the desk is because it's the only one at the time that I could find with wheels. My new monitor is 32". If it weren't for the upper shelf of my current desk, as mentioned, even though its depth—measurement from front to back—is only 26", everything would work fine because I could just push the monitor back further, but I can't. In theory, I suppose I could take off the stand and just put the monitor on the upper shelf, but because of how thin it is, I'm worried it could easily tip over with the smallest movement. Also, my current desk has a keyboard tray, which leaves me room on the glass top for other things while still having room to set things down, such as when having dinner.

There is a bundle that other people have done that includes this mount, which I think would also solve my issue: https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-GMK914-Single-Monitor-Mount/dp/B0DPMS1CNR

Obviously, it can also be purchased by itself. It does support up to 32" monitors and supports up to 17.6 pounds. However, that page does not list the item weight anywhere, which is weird, as you'd think it would. Although if I ask the Rufus AI further down the page, it mentions the monitor is 18.66 pounds, which is above the maximum weight allowed. And a look at the box it comes in says it has a net weight of 6 kilograms, which is about 13.23 pounds and below the maximum weight allowed, and a gross weight of 9 kilograms, which is about 19.84 pounds and above the maximum weight allowed. I would guess that the weights on the box are correct and more trustworthy than an AI answer. For the weights on the box, I'm not sure if I should be looking at net weight or gross weight. If the former, then that means the mount should work, as I can't believe they would make a bundle with an item that can't support the weight.

Before getting this new monitor on the fly, this is a desk I had my eye on: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CY26QM8W/

However, the depth is only 19.7 inches, even less than my current desk. It also doesn't have wheels or a keyboard tray, which isn't the end of the world, but when I'm already fighting for room... However, if that mount does end up working, then it shouldn't be an issue, either with my current desk or if I get that or another desk.

Here's a photo showing my current setup and how the monitor is too close to me:



What are some good desk recommendations?