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Formerly "Clinched Highway Mapping". Temporary home for the project. Project now has its own forum at http://tm.teresco.org/forum/. Redirect all inquiries there.

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For those of us who share a passion for both roads and weather, or any weather related topic interest.

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Today at 10:35:02 PM
by LilianaUwU

Minor things that please you

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by vdeane

AARoads Wordle

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by Big John

Random Thoughts

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by gonealookin

Technology Random Access Thoughts

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Today at 02:29:16 PM
by ZLoth

Trucking company horror stories

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by ZLoth

Changing one letter of a thread title

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Views: 426,716

Today at 07:29:19 AM
by Scott5114

__________ is/are underrated.

Started by Max Rockatansky

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Replies: 737
Views: 199,390

Today at 04:55:13 AM
by Scott5114

Former names you use without meaning to

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Views: 231,193

July 11, 2025, 05:09:54 PM
by kphoger

Sears-Kmart Death Watch

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Views: 230,472

July 10, 2025, 11:44:27 AM
by kalvado

What is your Independence Day, 2025 travel plans? (United States)

Started by ZLoth

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Views: 1,593

July 09, 2025, 12:28:32 PM
by jmacswimmer

Video Game Consoles

Started by PNWRoadgeek

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Views: 10,248

July 08, 2025, 10:14:04 AM
by Bobby5280

Oddities that defy conventional wisdom - POPULATION edition

Started by webny99

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Replies: 254
Views: 147,713

July 05, 2025, 09:38:29 PM
by bing101

MASSIVE E-skip Opening on FM (7/4/2025)

Started by Route66Fan

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Views: 258

July 05, 2025, 03:09:27 PM
by Life in Paradise

Truncate a thread title

Started by kphoger

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Views: 3,489

July 04, 2025, 05:21:44 PM
by CNGL-Leudimin

Gaming Desk Recommendations

Started by Amaury

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Views: 245

July 04, 2025, 12:09:10 PM
by vdeane

Modem/Router and 5G

Started by Amaury

Replies: 13
Views: 643

July 02, 2025, 10:31:16 PM
by Henry

This is true? - Geographic oddities that defy conventional wisdom

Started by The Nature Boy

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Views: 663,140

June 30, 2025, 10:39:51 AM
by kurumi

Anyone want these old maps?

Started by 1995hoo

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Views: 482

June 29, 2025, 11:55:34 PM
by Max Rockatansky

__________ is/are overrated.

Started by kphoger

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Replies: 1,932
Views: 414,920

June 29, 2025, 10:06:18 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Crazy things you've found in Google StreetView

Started by rickmastfan67

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Replies: 1,342
Views: 466,101

June 28, 2025, 11:15:12 PM
by ErmineNotyours

What song are you currently listening to now?

Started by CapeCodder

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Replies: 425
Views: 154,557

June 28, 2025, 05:55:43 PM
by freebrickproductions

Your Favorite Forum Quotes

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Replies: 677
Views: 479,680

June 28, 2025, 04:46:48 PM
by TheCatalyst31

What book are you reading, and what do you think of it?

Started by kphoger

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Replies: 246
Views: 97,564

June 28, 2025, 01:08:37 PM
by elsmere241

Say nice things about New Jersey

Started by Scott5114

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Replies: 64
Views: 4,919

June 28, 2025, 12:05:01 AM
by Dough4872

Roadgeek Cold Takes

Started by Max Rockatansky

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Replies: 34
Views: 1,043

June 27, 2025, 05:23:48 PM
by Scott5114

Online job listing company Careerbuilder + Monster files for bankruptcy

Started by bing101

Replies: 5
Views: 273

June 27, 2025, 01:29:35 PM
by Max Rockatansky

R.I.P. Brian Wilson

Started by The Ghostbuster

Replies: 23
Views: 1,793

June 26, 2025, 11:28:21 PM
by kkt

Using AI to Moderate Discussion Forums

Started by edwaleni

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Views: 902

June 26, 2025, 07:37:59 AM
by 1995hoo

I just got fired

Started by kernals12

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Replies: 151
Views: 42,480

June 25, 2025, 03:17:43 PM
by hbelkins

Medicinal gum

Started by bandit957

Replies: 10
Views: 489

June 25, 2025, 02:01:36 AM
by Molandfreak

Defunct restaurant chains and retailers

Started by Stephane Dumas

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Replies: 1,119
Views: 420,541

June 21, 2025, 03:20:14 PM
by kphoger

Penniless traveler blog?

Started by bandit957

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Views: 404

June 18, 2025, 10:14:06 PM
by bandit957

American Truck Simulator

Started by on_wisconsin

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Replies: 125
Views: 99,151

June 18, 2025, 09:53:29 PM
by Henry

Two of the same in the same area

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 36
Views: 10,125

June 12, 2025, 12:49:14 PM
by kphoger

Sly Stone, Sly and the Family Stone Frontman, Dead at 82

Started by bing101

Replies: 3
Views: 652

June 11, 2025, 10:57:34 PM
by Bobby5280

Fictional Municipality/County Changes

Started by NWI_Irish96

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Replies: 258
Views: 161,260

June 08, 2025, 09:47:13 AM
by mgk920

Dead Malls

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June 07, 2025, 07:07:39 PM
by bing101

Sign Collecting

Started by Max Rockatansky

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Replies: 580
Views: 259,679

June 06, 2025, 10:34:59 PM
by Max Rockatansky

RIP Jonathan Joss

Started by LilianaUwU

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Replies: 47
Views: 2,996

June 05, 2025, 02:43:17 PM
by SEWIGuy

For a long time poster, gribblenation, condolences. RIP Johnny Hardwick

Started by OCGuy81

Replies: 6
Views: 5,157

June 01, 2025, 01:38:29 PM
by Takumi

No more new pennies

Started by Plutonic Panda

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Replies: 128
Views: 8,950

May 28, 2025, 05:34:34 PM
by Road Hog

Junxions!

Started by Ned Weasel

Replies: 8
Views: 969

May 28, 2025, 07:24:55 AM
by Ned Weasel

Spin-off companies that outlasted their parent companies

Started by planxtymcgillicuddy

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Replies: 54
Views: 6,079

May 27, 2025, 09:09:32 AM
by kphoger

"Positive" Trends You're Beginning To See

Started by thenetwork

Replies: 15
Views: 1,630

May 24, 2025, 11:44:04 AM
by mgk920

U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2024

Started by minneha

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Replies: 105
Views: 9,697

May 24, 2025, 12:43:05 AM
by Bobby5280

Crazy (and Tragic) Cheers Connection

Started by Henry

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Views: 797

May 23, 2025, 05:28:19 AM
by Ted$8roadFan

Authentic Brands Group to acquire Dockers

Started by Pink Jazz

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Views: 372

May 22, 2025, 12:43:24 PM
by Pink Jazz

For the nerds: some old DOT workstation hardware

Started by ClassicHasClass

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Views: 421

May 21, 2025, 09:05:52 PM
by ClassicHasClass

Charter Communications to acquire Cox Communications

Started by kphoger

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Replies: 75
Views: 6,304

May 21, 2025, 11:50:34 AM
by kphoger

Customer Service Policies

Started by webny99

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Views: 84,994

May 19, 2025, 12:56:12 PM
by vdeane

Fire Destroys an Antibellum House

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 25
Views: 1,806

May 18, 2025, 08:45:55 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Oklahoma City Shooting

Started by The Ghostbuster

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Replies: 28
Views: 6,714

May 17, 2025, 11:25:22 PM
by Plutonic Panda

Where does the NYC metro area end and the Philly metro begin?

Started by CapeCodder

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Replies: 35
Views: 9,633

May 12, 2025, 02:23:10 PM
by RobbieL2415

Major Retail Chains That "Skipped" Your Area, Past or Present?

Started by thenetwork

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Replies: 212
Views: 72,251

May 11, 2025, 05:05:47 PM
by steviep24

Iconic NJ Hotel Soon To Be Demolished

Started by roadman65

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Views: 3,925

May 11, 2025, 01:26:50 AM
by roadman65

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born Pope

Started by Bruce

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Views: 5,437

May 10, 2025, 09:04:50 PM
by Road Hog

Is anyone here able to convert a personal geodatabase file (.mdb)?

Started by froggie

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Views: 1,684

May 10, 2025, 04:10:51 PM
by Dirt Roads

Largest event you have attended

Started by Bruce

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Replies: 25
Views: 8,111

May 08, 2025, 04:27:41 AM
by DandyDan

Core-Based Statistical Area changes 2023

Started by CNGL-Leudimin

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Replies: 31
Views: 14,537

May 07, 2025, 05:23:43 AM
by CNGL-Leudimin

How many of you drive/don’t drive?

Started by Evillangbuildsmc

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Views: 29,777

May 04, 2025, 10:56:39 PM
by kkt

Heya! What did I miss?

Started by Genghixiani

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Views: 7,711

May 01, 2025, 07:10:19 PM
by jeffandnicole

Do you use the local public library?

Started by ZLoth

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Replies: 40
Views: 20,077

April 30, 2025, 08:48:54 PM
by DTComposer

Counties referred to like cities

Started by empirestate

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Replies: 100
Views: 43,124

April 30, 2025, 03:28:07 PM
by Rothman

You are too old if you remember.......

Started by roadman65

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Views: 559,954

April 26, 2025, 11:29:53 PM
by Rothman

Buc-ee's Sues to stop Buc-ee's

Started by TheHighwayMan3561

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Replies: 28
Views: 13,901

April 25, 2025, 09:24:56 AM
by CoreySamson

RIP Pope Francis

Started by Big John

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Replies: 112
Views: 33,432

April 24, 2025, 02:38:37 PM
by JayhawkCO

How Does Sample Polling of Different Demographics Figure Out The Whole?

Started by roadman65

Replies: 16
Views: 5,326

April 23, 2025, 10:19:38 AM
by kphoger

When were blue Froot Loops introduced?

Started by bandit957

Replies: 2
Views: 2,719

April 22, 2025, 11:48:36 PM
by Henry

Dreams about this forum

Started by Roadgeekteen

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Replies: 36
Views: 14,824

April 21, 2025, 10:17:16 PM
by Henry

Popular Things You're Just Not Interested In

Started by SEWIGuy

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Replies: 197
Views: 32,159

April 21, 2025, 04:34:07 PM
by TheHighwayMan3561

Humanoid Robot News

Started by kernals12

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Replies: 44
Views: 23,169

April 21, 2025, 09:33:17 AM
by kphoger

The GPT thread

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Replies: 29
Views: 17,387

April 20, 2025, 07:38:15 PM
by hotdogPi

It's Tax Day in America. Do you...

Started by jeffandnicole

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Replies: 130
Views: 21,748

April 18, 2025, 05:29:12 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Famous NJ Landmark Soon To Go

Started by roadman65

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Views: 6,167

April 15, 2025, 10:22:03 PM
by jeffandnicole

Amazon takes control of Bond Franchise

Started by kernals12

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Replies: 71
Views: 35,466

April 13, 2025, 02:28:50 PM
by kkt

Helicopter Crash on the Hudson

Started by bing101

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Views: 2,832

April 12, 2025, 08:21:47 PM
by roadman65

Plane crash in Florida

Started by bing101

Replies: 0
Views: 2,436

April 11, 2025, 03:54:04 PM
by bing101

Place names you always mispronounce (like Mackinac and Greenwich)

Started by bandit957

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Replies: 133
Views: 22,888

April 11, 2025, 08:53:58 AM
by kphoger

Weird safety bulletins and presentations

Started by Max Rockatansky

Replies: 0
Views: 2,692

April 10, 2025, 07:27:08 PM
by Max Rockatansky

What City Ranks Number 10 Really?

Started by roadman65

Pages1 2

Replies: 39
Views: 18,457

April 10, 2025, 07:18:25 PM
by bing101

Val Kilmer, Star of ‘Batman Forever,’ ‘Tombstone,’ (Top Gun) Dies at 65

Started by ZLoth

Pages1 2

Replies: 26
Views: 9,461

April 10, 2025, 10:22:44 AM
by TheHighwayMan3561

Place names you can spell backwards and still get a name

Started by Flint1979

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Replies: 29
Views: 8,269

April 08, 2025, 12:42:16 PM
by vdeane

ZIP Code geeks

Started by minneha

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Replies: 45
Views: 11,538

April 08, 2025, 02:08:08 AM
by english si

RIP Jay North

Started by roadman65

Replies: 0
Views: 2,274

April 07, 2025, 12:20:33 AM
by roadman65

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake hits SE Asia

Started by roadman65

Replies: 17
Views: 5,145

April 06, 2025, 03:54:17 PM
by bing101

The Risk of Getting Dementia is Falling

Started by kernals12

Replies: 9
Views: 3,511

April 05, 2025, 12:52:43 PM
by kernals12

Partial Solar Eclipse of March 29, 2025

Started by 7/8

Replies: 12
Views: 4,041

April 03, 2025, 08:08:17 PM
by english si

Hotels That Move Around

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 35
Views: 11,974

April 03, 2025, 01:02:21 PM
by CtrlAltDel

Pretend post offices and phone systems

Started by bandit957

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Replies: 51
Views: 14,765

April 02, 2025, 03:32:35 PM
by kernals12

Buc-ees outside of Texas.

Started by roadman65

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Replies: 369
Views: 155,507

April 02, 2025, 07:56:45 AM
by Max Rockatansky

Transportation Haikus

Started by Zmapper

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Replies: 188
Views: 85,181

April 01, 2025, 11:38:22 PM
by Max Rockatansky

KFC is leaving Kentucky

Started by kernals12

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Replies: 38
Views: 21,554

April 01, 2025, 02:34:04 PM
by NWI_Irish96

What hobbies have the most and least overlap with the roadgeek community?

Started by Roadgeekteen

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Replies: 124
Views: 64,522

April 01, 2025, 08:01:28 AM
by JayhawkCO

Illinois is Schrödinger's state

Started by NWI_Irish96

Replies: 7
Views: 5,364

March 31, 2025, 08:38:53 PM
by Mav94

Forklift Driver Steals an ATM

Started by roadman65

Replies: 21
Views: 6,527

March 31, 2025, 08:36:07 PM
by Max Rockatansky

Are Vehicle Infotainment Screens Headed for the Scrap Heap?

Started by ZLoth

Replies: 6
Views: 3,782

March 30, 2025, 08:39:45 PM
by formulanone

How do you primarily consume media when on a long drive? (2025 Edition)

Started by ZLoth

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Replies: 72
Views: 27,944

March 29, 2025, 06:21:42 PM
by ZLoth

What media do you listen to on a "long drive"?

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Views: 5,432

March 29, 2025, 06:20:37 PM
by ZLoth

On the spectrum

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Replies: 94
Views: 39,830

March 28, 2025, 12:11:14 PM
by kphoger

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