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WCDT: 2372-2376 (28 January - 1 February 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
cesium133:
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--- Quote from: jwhouk on 31 Jan 2013, 16:41 ---That's pretty much what I meant by "corridor". I've driven the 55-44-40 route a few times, and even got enamored enough by a small town in New Mexico to get a photo of me standing right in the middle of what used to be Route 66:
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Driving across the country on I-40 in a u-haul truck containing our worldly belongings and pulling my car on a trailer behind, we went through a stretch of concrete pavement (in Oklahoma?) along which I could not drive faster than 47.5 mph. At 47.5 mph some kind of resonance/harmonic period was reached between the joints on the highway and the wheelbases of the truck and the trailer resulting in a dangerous swaying that threatened to throw us off the road.
I never got the guts up to try to go fast enough to get past that node, so we were getting passed and flipped off by everyone from grannies up to 18 wheelers.
Switching to the blessed asphalt of historic US 66 allowed us to make better time (no joints) and enjoy the countryside a bit. Highly recommended if you've got the time. And if you don't have the time, you should make the time.
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I don't remember a section like that on I-40, though I've never taken I-40 west of OKC, so it was probably there. There's a county in southern Oklahoma (Carter County, if I remember correctly) where I-35 is gravel held together with tar. Absolutely horrible road surface there; you can't have a conversation in the car because of the road noise.
Then there was the time when I was on U.S. 220 in Somerset, PA, with some kids from Baltimore. One of them had fallen asleep, and when he woke up he was surprised to see a freeway instead of the dirt road he thought we were on...
FunkyTuba:
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 31 Jan 2013, 19:23 ---I don't remember a section like that on I-40, though I've never taken I-40 west of OKC, so it was probably there.
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Yes, this was between Oklahoma City and the Texas border. Crossing the border into Texas was an "ahhhhh that's much better" moment. This was also back in 1999. I believe since then they've redone that stretch of I-40 with asphalt instead of concrete.
Kugai:
I have a solution
Let the Moose drive.
Bluesummers:
It's OK guys, I'm totally safe to drive. Seriously. Gimme the keys, I'll use both front hooves I promise.
cpflux:
--- Quote from: Bluesummers on 31 Jan 2013, 17:13 ---
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 31 Jan 2013, 15:52 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 31 Jan 2013, 15:18 ---(P.S. - There is NO WAY you can drive from Chicago to LA in 10 hours without breaking a few speeding laws.)
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If by "breaking a few speeding laws" you mean "driving a Ferrari at top speed and only stopping for gas", then yeah. (You'd have to average 200mph the whole journey).
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You can do Chicago to LA without getting stopped by cops, you just need to have the right charisma.
Sources: I'm Batman. *FWOOOOSH!!!*
Seriously though, Road trips are the shit. Paul, you've gotta rent a car and just start driving. You could end up like little miss trust-your-GPS-unconditionally, but it'll still be a fun trip.
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Wanted to do a road trip across the U.S. when I was moving out from California, but dang are rental fees ever expensive for anyone under 24.
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