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#1
Sports / Re: General NBA thread
Last post by jgb191 - Today at 11:32:15 PMWas Game One more a comeback by the Knicks or a choke-job by the Cavs?
I had brought some take-out food from Wingstop and brought it home shortly after the fourth quarter began and turned on the TV and tuned into ESPN to watch the game....to my underwhelming mood by seeing the score, the Cavs were stomping the Knicks in a blowout. I had thought about changing the channel because I assumed the Cavs would hold-on to the lead (even assuming the Knicks went on a mini-run to reduce their deficit). But as Jalen Brunson started catching fire, the lead was cut to single-digits, my eyes were super-glued to the game and my mind completely forgot about my hot wings. By the time the Knicks sealed the game after OT, my food had gone cold and unsalvageable.
The Knicks finished the game by quadrupling the Cavs' scoring 44-11 since I tuned into the game. Going to be a lot of sleepless residents in Ohio tonight and probably tomorrow night as well. I wonder how the Cavs are going to recover from this heartbreaker.
In other news: Jason Kidd out as Mavericks Head Coach.
I had brought some take-out food from Wingstop and brought it home shortly after the fourth quarter began and turned on the TV and tuned into ESPN to watch the game....to my underwhelming mood by seeing the score, the Cavs were stomping the Knicks in a blowout. I had thought about changing the channel because I assumed the Cavs would hold-on to the lead (even assuming the Knicks went on a mini-run to reduce their deficit). But as Jalen Brunson started catching fire, the lead was cut to single-digits, my eyes were super-glued to the game and my mind completely forgot about my hot wings. By the time the Knicks sealed the game after OT, my food had gone cold and unsalvageable.
The Knicks finished the game by quadrupling the Cavs' scoring 44-11 since I tuned into the game. Going to be a lot of sleepless residents in Ohio tonight and probably tomorrow night as well. I wonder how the Cavs are going to recover from this heartbreaker.
In other news: Jason Kidd out as Mavericks Head Coach.
#2
Pacific Southwest / Re: The Silver Lake Cutoff of ...
Last post by Max Rockatansky - Today at 10:59:55 PMThis is what I posted on our Facebook page tonight regarding the Arrowhead Trail and US 91 in Goodsprings:
"The western terminus of Nevada State Route 161 follows Spring Street within the mining community of Goodsprings and terminates at Esmeralda Street. While Spring Street in Goodsprings isn't lacking for historical interest there isn't much indication today regarding the historic highways it once carried. Spring Street was one part of the Silver Lake Cutoff of the Arrowhead Trail and part of very early US Route 91.
Goodsprings Road was part of the Silver Lake Cutoff which was adopted as the then new alignment of the Arrowhead Trail in 1920. When the Silver Lake Cutoff was commissioned, it saved approximately 90 miles of travel through the Mojave Desert between Las Vegas and Barstow. Originally the Arrowhead Trail passed through Searchlight south of Las Vegas and entered California near Bannock. The Silver Lake Cutoff followed Las Vegas Boulevard south to Jean and turned westward towards Goodsprings. Within Goodsprings the Arrowhead Trail passed through the community via Spring Street, Esmerald Street, Reimann Road and Columbia Mill Road. From Goodsprings the Silver Lake Cutoff crossed Columbia Pass via Sandy Valley Road and entered California along Kingston Road.
When Nevada State Route 6 was commissioned by legislative action in 1919 it had a planned terminus at the California state line south of Jean in Ivanpah Valley. For a time, the Silver Lake Cutoff would become the presumptive alignment of Nevada State Route 6 given there was no State Highway connection in Nevada or California in Ivanpah Valley. US Route 91 was commissioned in November 1926 and initially followed the Arrowhead Trail along the Silver Lake Cutoff. Nevada would complete Nevada State Route 6 to Ivanpah Valley in 1931 and was followed by California completing Legislative Route Number 31 in 1932. Following the completion of the modernized highway corridor US Route 91 would be realigned and the Silver Lake Cutoff would be largely forgotten.
Goodsprings Road, Spring Street and Kingston Road would be incorporated into Nevada State Route 53 by 1935. The corridor of Nevada State Route 53 was part of Federal Aid Program 532. The Federal Aid corridor was added to improve access to the mines of the Yellow Pine Mining District.
Nevada State Route 53 west of Goodsprings was never fully paved over Wilson Pass. When the 1976 Nevada State Highway renumbering occurred only Goodsprings Road was retained by the Nevada Department of Highways. Since 1976 Goodsprings Road and Spring Street have been assigned as Nevada State Route 161.
The Yellow Pine Mountain District would be formally created in 1882 amid the mining boom around Good's Spring. The first permanent structure in the area was built in 1886. In 1893 the Keystone gold deposit was discovered and brought an influx of miners to the area which led to Good's Springs becoming a permanently inhabited place. On April 6, 1899, the Post Office service was established, and the town was renamed as "Goodsprings." The most well-known structure in the community is the Pioneer Saloon which was opened in 1913."
The actual post:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0SKfSmmNUDPE3vRJbGyaWPs3z1chGfY6MTDcSNBwXFpnkawcTcHhH7GcVUqRG7UoFl&id=100063655972258&mibextid=wwXIfr
I've written the blog for this topic but it doesn't hit our publishing calendar for a couple months.
"The western terminus of Nevada State Route 161 follows Spring Street within the mining community of Goodsprings and terminates at Esmeralda Street. While Spring Street in Goodsprings isn't lacking for historical interest there isn't much indication today regarding the historic highways it once carried. Spring Street was one part of the Silver Lake Cutoff of the Arrowhead Trail and part of very early US Route 91.
Goodsprings Road was part of the Silver Lake Cutoff which was adopted as the then new alignment of the Arrowhead Trail in 1920. When the Silver Lake Cutoff was commissioned, it saved approximately 90 miles of travel through the Mojave Desert between Las Vegas and Barstow. Originally the Arrowhead Trail passed through Searchlight south of Las Vegas and entered California near Bannock. The Silver Lake Cutoff followed Las Vegas Boulevard south to Jean and turned westward towards Goodsprings. Within Goodsprings the Arrowhead Trail passed through the community via Spring Street, Esmerald Street, Reimann Road and Columbia Mill Road. From Goodsprings the Silver Lake Cutoff crossed Columbia Pass via Sandy Valley Road and entered California along Kingston Road.
When Nevada State Route 6 was commissioned by legislative action in 1919 it had a planned terminus at the California state line south of Jean in Ivanpah Valley. For a time, the Silver Lake Cutoff would become the presumptive alignment of Nevada State Route 6 given there was no State Highway connection in Nevada or California in Ivanpah Valley. US Route 91 was commissioned in November 1926 and initially followed the Arrowhead Trail along the Silver Lake Cutoff. Nevada would complete Nevada State Route 6 to Ivanpah Valley in 1931 and was followed by California completing Legislative Route Number 31 in 1932. Following the completion of the modernized highway corridor US Route 91 would be realigned and the Silver Lake Cutoff would be largely forgotten.
Goodsprings Road, Spring Street and Kingston Road would be incorporated into Nevada State Route 53 by 1935. The corridor of Nevada State Route 53 was part of Federal Aid Program 532. The Federal Aid corridor was added to improve access to the mines of the Yellow Pine Mining District.
Nevada State Route 53 west of Goodsprings was never fully paved over Wilson Pass. When the 1976 Nevada State Highway renumbering occurred only Goodsprings Road was retained by the Nevada Department of Highways. Since 1976 Goodsprings Road and Spring Street have been assigned as Nevada State Route 161.
The Yellow Pine Mountain District would be formally created in 1882 amid the mining boom around Good's Spring. The first permanent structure in the area was built in 1886. In 1893 the Keystone gold deposit was discovered and brought an influx of miners to the area which led to Good's Springs becoming a permanently inhabited place. On April 6, 1899, the Post Office service was established, and the town was renamed as "Goodsprings." The most well-known structure in the community is the Pioneer Saloon which was opened in 1913."
The actual post:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0SKfSmmNUDPE3vRJbGyaWPs3z1chGfY6MTDcSNBwXFpnkawcTcHhH7GcVUqRG7UoFl&id=100063655972258&mibextid=wwXIfr
I've written the blog for this topic but it doesn't hit our publishing calendar for a couple months.
#3
General Highway Talk / Re: Google Maps just fucking S...
Last post by kphoger - Today at 10:44:55 PMUgh, I've been dealing with both of those issues too. The first (static image) is much more annoying than the second (user content but pannable). I also share the irritation that |vdeane| expressed at some point, that it often defaults to user content even though there is more recent 'standard' imagery available.
#4
General Highway Talk / Re: Opinions? - Pavement marki...
Last post by SkyPesos - Today at 10:44:17 PMQuote from: kphoger on Today at 11:51:35 AMI dislike what I'll call the "Iowa treatment" of ending the ramp's left stripe early (on the right in my illustration). Random example GSV: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8PrrBuHGe1KaPP5E7I associate the "Iowa treatment" with Ohio, and I don't like it either.
#5
Off-Topic / Re: I go car shopping
Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 10:14:15 PMQuote from: formulanone on Today at 10:08:58 PMQuote from: noelbotevera on Today at 08:52:14 PMQuote from: Scott5114 on Today at 07:09:35 PMWith fuel costs the way they are, do you have any specific reason to not consider an electric or a plug-in hybrid?Long story short, I'm pretty sure I lose the savings between electric and gas because I have to pay to charge at my apartment. I remember doing the math once, and even if I got a subscription or whatever, I'm still paying overhead fees to use the chargers at my apartment. If I could install my own charger, then I'd save money in the long run.
I do live near somewhere where I could get free level 2 charging, but it's a grocery store parking lot and I don't want to run the risk of getting fined / towed every time I try to charge overnight.
Finally, my job doesn't have chargers installed.
If I was in a condo with a garage, I would've bought an EV and installed my own charger (there are still tax rebates for charging infrastructure which includes home charging). Alas.
EV infrastructure in the Huntsville-Tennessee Valley area is spotty at best. There's like 2 spaces at the airport but that's long term parking, so someone's probably leaving it hooked up for 10 days. There's a sprinkling of EV spaces in some parking lots but I'm not aware of banks of EV chargers around town (although I've never explored the Redstone Arsenal).
Yeah, sadly, EV works best for someone who has their own garage so they can just plug the car in at home and not worry about it (even if you can't afford electrical work, you can plug it into a standard-ass wall outlet and it will charge, even if it takes a few hours). "I live in an apartment and thus would have to care about EV infrastructure" is unfortunately a pretty valid reason to not get an EV.
#6
Off-Topic / Re: I go car shopping
Last post by formulanone - Today at 10:08:58 PMQuote from: noelbotevera on Today at 08:52:14 PMQuote from: Scott5114 on Today at 07:09:35 PMWith fuel costs the way they are, do you have any specific reason to not consider an electric or a plug-in hybrid?Long story short, I'm pretty sure I lose the savings between electric and gas because I have to pay to charge at my apartment. I remember doing the math once, and even if I got a subscription or whatever, I'm still paying overhead fees to use the chargers at my apartment. If I could install my own charger, then I'd save money in the long run.
I do live near somewhere where I could get free level 2 charging, but it's a grocery store parking lot and I don't want to run the risk of getting fined / towed every time I try to charge overnight.
Finally, my job doesn't have chargers installed.
If I was in a condo with a garage, I would've bought an EV and installed my own charger (there are still tax rebates for charging infrastructure which includes home charging). Alas.
EV infrastructure in the Huntsville-Tennessee Valley area is spotty at best. There's like 2 spaces at the airport but that's long term parking, so someone's probably leaving it hooked up for 10 days. There's a sprinkling of EV spaces in some parking lots but I'm not aware of banks of EV chargers around town (although I've never explored the Redstone Arsenal).
If you can't hook it up at home you're not saving much. The few times I've rented EVs and tried to use the hotel chargers, one or both of them was out of commission, and nobody seemed to care.
#7
General Highway Talk / Re: Daily conversation: What ...
Last post by formulanone - Today at 10:01:58 PMQuote from: Mapmikey on Today at 10:46:34 AMMisdirectomy
I will slip this word in conversation one day if it's the last thing I do.
#8
Mid-South / Re: Sen. Cornyn wants to turn ...
Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 09:57:51 PMQuote from: The Ghostbuster on Today at 02:00:34 PMPerhaps the upgrades to US 287 should come (at least in Texas), without the strings attached: Interstate designation and being named after someone who shouldn't have anything named after him.
Quote from: RoadMaster09 on Today at 09:22:42 PMThe US 287 section should come with a string attached: the number would be I-32.
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on Today at 09:45:26 PMThe portion west of Interstate 35W could be Interstate 32. The rest south of Interstate 20 could be Interstate 43 or Interstate 47. Of course, this assumes US 287 will become an Interstate in the future, which I consider the jury is still out on that possibility.
You guys realize that actually building a freeway was never the point of this bill, right?
#9
General Highway Talk / Re: Narrowest roads that are m...
Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 09:53:36 PMQuote from: webny99 on Today at 03:17:39 PMQuote from: CoreySamson on Today at 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:
Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5
Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67
Both of these are begging for a road diet, but if you want outside shoulders you might only get 2 normal width lanes instead of the usual 3.
Those are both main arterials. The only thing a road diet would do is back up traffic and get a city councilman booted out of office.
#10
General Highway Talk / Re: Google Maps just fucking S...
Last post by Scott5114 - Today at 09:45:44 PMQuote from: TheCatalyst31 on Today at 09:37:38 PMQuote from: Scott5114 on Today at 09:34:27 PMLately I've been having it show me (non-pannable, non-zoomable) photos rather than GSV when I drop the pegman on the map, even when I'm careful to avoid any photo circles that may be near where I'm dropping the pegman.A related issue I've been seeing lately is it sometimes shows me old third-party coverage with crappy cameras by default on roads that have newer coverage from the official Google cars.
I've been getting that too. And often it won't show the "See more dates" link so you can select less-crappy imagery, either.