Figured I'd finally take the plunge and register.
Born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana, now living in Chicago, with stops in Wisconsin and Ohio along the way.
I can't say for sure where my interest in roads came from, but I think a lot of it was sparked by our family's annual trips to Maine. I enjoyed the sights, all the differences between states (as well as toll road/non-toll road differences), checking our progress in the atlas, etc.
Perhaps not surprisingly given my background, I tend to be especially interested in the highways of the Midwest. Perhaps surprisingly, I actually don't like driving much. I do enjoy road trips for the most part, but on a day to day basis I'd rather walk or take transit most of the time. Go figure.
Welcome.
Chicago is an excellent city for transit, so I don't blame you. I didn't own a car most of the time I lived there.
Quote from: kphoger on May 18, 2018, 03:56:18 PM
Welcome.
Chicago is an excellent city for transit, so I don't blame you. I didn't own a car most of the time I lived there.
Lots of things within walking distance + good transit + it being a pain to get anywhere in the city with a car = it mostly just sits in the garage. When we moved here from Ohio I went from filling the tank slightly more often than once a week (due to a dreadful commute) to basically only filling up when we go out of town.
Welcome from the state of Georgia! :wave:
I love the roads in the Midwest as well. Thankfully, I have had the opportunity to go both to Chicago and St. Louis, and I really enjoyed both trips.
I'll see you around on the forum! :nod:
Quote from: Nacho on May 18, 2018, 04:14:36 PM
Lots of things within walking distance + good transit + it being a pain to get anywhere in the city with a car
+ the price of a parking garage
Welcome from across the lake! Glad another Midwesterner is among us :)
Welcome from Massachusetts!
Welcome from Upstate NY :wave:
Greetings, fellow newcomer!
Welcome from Huntsville, AL!
Quote from: Nacho on May 18, 2018, 03:53:22 PM
Figured I'd finally take the plunge and register.
Born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana, now living in Chicago, with stops in Wisconsin and Ohio along the way.
I can't say for sure where my interest in roads came from, but I think a lot of it was sparked by our family's annual trips to Maine. I enjoyed the sights, all the differences between states (as well as toll road/non-toll road differences), checking our progress in the atlas, etc.
Perhaps not surprisingly given my background, I tend to be especially interested in the highways of the Midwest. Perhaps surprisingly, I actually don't like driving much. I do enjoy road trips for the most part, but on a day to day basis I'd rather walk or take transit most of the time. Go figure.
Welcome. When I was about 7, our family took a daytrip from Connecticut to Howe Caverns in NY. I was following along with the atlas and thought that my dad was not taking the optimal route, so I was pitching a fit in the backseat. Even then, I thought that I was a great navigator.
Welcome. Spent my early years in Bloomington, too.
Welcome! I've lived in the Chicagoland area pretty much all my life. The somewhat peculiar winding of the flyover ramps at I-88 and I-355 got me thinking and wondering about roadways, and I've been into them ever since.
Welcome to the site, from a former NW Suburbanite.
Thanks for the greetings, everyone.
Quote from: 1 on May 18, 2018, 05:20:14 PM
Welcome from Massachusetts!
I've spent a fair amount of time in Massachusetts since I have a lot of family there. My family usually vacationed primarily in Maine but we'd also spend a few days visiting my grandma on Cape Cod. I remember being particularly fascinated with the way old routes would be signed with a suffix: 6A and the like, in contrast to the usual practice in Indiana of simply giving the road a name like "Old SR 37."
Quote from: Rothman on May 20, 2018, 12:00:31 PM
Welcome. Spent my early years in Bloomington, too.
It was a great place to grow up, and every time I go back it feels a bit like I never left.
Welcome from Oregon!
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