Maybe that's why it has been a nice morning?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
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Maybe that's why it has been a nice morning?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Because zuckerberg got phuckerberged? Makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
He likely took a several billion dollar loss today, so there is that.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Maybe he won’t be the first trillionaire after all?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I sure don't like the term "virtue signaling."
Feels like an empty talking point that none of us needed.
I do it. Signs out front. T shirts. Masks. No different than wearing a Duke shirt for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Words are like uniforms in the forever culture war.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
In that they simply signify what side you are on?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Yep. And I think you have to declare that these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Leftover lamb meatball curry. Yum.
And bankruptcy. You have to declare that. The louder the better.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I feel like I’m having a Total Ellipsis of the Heart … but I’ll get over it …
Sounds tasty!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I declare bankruptcy!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Turn around...?Quote:
Originally Posted by TruBlu
Excellent.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
A new interview with Cassie Laundrie, the sister, just hit the waves. It's streaming now so can't link but basically says her parents have stopped talking to her, their lawyer screwed her over, and that she "doesn't know" if her brother killed Gabby or if her parents are involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Not exactly a ringing endorsement of her family.
Video clips are in this reporter's feed:Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
https://twitter.com/BrianEntin
I hadn't realized Tori Amos was from NC until now.
We are very distant relatives. It caused me some consternation to learn this.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Wow. Yeah, I’m sure that did cause a few little earthquakes in your life!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Do you see her at family reunions?
I did not think I’d start Tuesday with a Tori Amos pun.
A passionate weekend turned into long-term regret?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
If only!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I assume you never were a Cornflake girl.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Well, I've been silent all these years. Why would I talk about it now?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
No need to crucify yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
My dog has these really human sounding farts and likes to come find me in the house and sit in front of me, stare and wag his stumpy tail, then let one rip and start wagging harder.
You've trained him well. I would think he would want an audience so he could cast blame elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I subscribe to "Modern Fart Denier" magazine.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I subscribed to a meal delivery plan today. Well, a meal ingredient delivery plan. I came to the conclusion I just could not get enough vegetables and enough variety of vegetables on my own to help my lipid panel. I don't mind kale but what am I going to do with a whole bunch of kale? Plus they had a nice military/veteran discount via ID.me. I'll see how it goes.
Wow, what a reference. I had to google it. I like to think I catch most Simpsons nods but whiffed on this one...Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Ha! It was a toughie!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Flying out to speak at a conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. If you were to give me 500 destinations to choose from, this would finish in the bottom quartile. Next week I am speaking at Vanderbilt and that would finish in the upper quartile.
Wait, Atlantic City hasn't slipped beneath the waves yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Atlantis City, sort of catchy isn't it? ;)
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Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
According to another thread, if it isn't Princeton why bother?
The NFIP is trying to reflect that risk but the politicians as always are getting in the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by camion
*National Flood Insurance Program
Good question. I will know more in about 6 hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by camion
It’s an interesting discussion inside companies, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
a work friend once reminded me that vegetables are what food eats. (I'm only relaying this important info).Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Food eats meat, too. But, yes, the base of the pyramid is generally plant.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Kale chips are tasty...rinse the leaves, toss with a bit of oil, salt, & garlic (or no garlic), bake at 350 for like 10 minutes (but be careful! They turn the corner and get charred pretty fast.).Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
*shudders as he randomly chews on a piece of ajitsuke noriQuote:
Originally Posted by wilson
That Kyrie thread is really something.
I'm swearing off it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I took the bait and read some of it. OMG. Also, the vaccine idiocy is everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I replied to a tangential issue...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
It's all tangential issues now. That's the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I cosine this post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
That seems kind of derivative.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
We’ve done these puns multiple times already. Please factor that in when you consider future posts.
I know but they still help me function.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Your view only represents a fraction of posters though.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I know but I hope poster's will humor me. Puns are a way for me deal with hearthache; they help me solve for my ex.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Somebody - make. it. stop.
I thought everyone was being discrete. Perhaps you are a bit irrational?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Can one be irrational when one is already imaginary?Quote:
Originally Posted by PackMan97
Bet you a pi it doesn’t.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Some say y, i say y not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I hate to be the divisor, but y'all are smooth operators.
This post speaks volumes.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
foliage tour today! epic colors, anyone want to come along? leaving at 11 a.m.
Scanning for math pun….Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
…my neurosis are clearly deeply rooted.
He did use actual digits in his post...that's kind of like math, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Kudos to all that brought about the closure of the Kyrie thread.
It’s primary mode was getting mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
I inadvertently farted during 7th grade study hall today. How's your day going?
Was that the disturbance in the force I felt?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Wet. The noon news had two stories of water rescues today in upstate SC because of flash flooding.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Also, I hope you make it to 8th grade next year. :)
It wasn't really that thunderous; more of a rippling squeak.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Glad this wasn't also true for Wilson. It would have REALLY itched when it dried.Quote:
Originally Posted by camion
There was a spider crawling down my windshield, inside, while I was going 65 mph on Rt. 128 on my way to rehearsal on Wednesday night. I am lucky to be alive.
It’s been one of the soggier weeks in memory down here in the ATL too, but thankfully (as noted upthread) not in my pants.Quote:
Originally Posted by camion
Admit it, it was advertent.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Laugh, I’m sure they did. Fart, never trust should you.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
It was as advertised?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
DBR posters are odd ducks.
What can I say? Rumor has it there were leaflets (formerly known as Xeroxes or mimeographs) being passed around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I have many fond memories of mimeograph produced documents. The illicit high of fresh off the machine quizzes and tests. Curse you Xerox and your lifeless photocopies!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I really tickled myself there.
Did you giggle and roll around on the floor?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Nah, I went out to my lawn for the rolling!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
There's not much that I love more than the feeling of a job well done while the kids read and work and ask questions and Friday afternoon sun streams through the windows. I'm a lucky, lucky man.
You farted in class again, didn't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Nope, I've thus far avoided any scholastic flatulation today.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Scholastic flatulation, eh? Sounds like a fancy pants way of saying ‘smart fart’.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Scholastic Flatulation is one of the forthcoming albums in my metal band's cerebral/introspective phase.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Where would a "smart fart" emanate from?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Not a dumb a**, that’s for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Best thing about Mexican lunch - because I live very close to an acceptable and fast restaurant, I can go from "hrmmm, maybe I'll have Mexican today" to sitting in front of beans and cheese in a total of eight minutes.
Half my life involves going to long walks and reading on the deck; the other half involves signing up for an receiving inoculations. Today, I'm looking at you, Mr. Flu Shot.
When I use to travel to Mexico regularly for business, the best part about lunch was the shot of tequila afterwards and then going back to work. And the food was pretty darn good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
The best meals in my last 5 years were all had in Mexico City.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
My son was in a play tonight and he was absolutely amazing. It was beautiful to watch.
What play and role?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
FIFYQuote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Old Thor in a play called "Hammered".Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Community garage sale day today. Looking for a commission sales person. All items same price, $0. 200% bonus if all items sold.
This time of year, I’m less about the baked pumpkin goods and more about baked apple goods.
Everything sold! This is what happens when you only hire the best! The best in this case being a piece of paper with the word free written on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
If it's free, it's for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
The more you know…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4DbZivHCY
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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
We call it Big Item Pickup around here. Every other year, you are assigned a day that you can put out 5 big items that aren't picked up with your usual trash. It is interesting to watch people stop and "shop" at the piles. (More fun when there wasn't a limit on quantity.) Pickup started at 7am this morning. My sister's dishwasher was gone by 1:30 yesterday afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Yeah, the few items I had to put out there(old office chair and two aquariums with everything needed to have fish) were too nice for the trash but taking up space. Hopefully, they can be put to good use. I've got a list of things now to sell for the next garage sale: dehumidifier, old lawn tools, etc. Here in Bexar County,, TX, you need a permit to have a garage sale. The HOA limits garage sales to only designated days but picks up the tab. Oh, and opens the gate so people can actually come in to the neighborhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
We have that quarterly in my town. The only limit, beyond hazmats and construction debris, is two guys have to be able to pick it up and get it into the truck.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Stuff is supposed to be out by the night before to give browsers time to "shop".
-jk
The secondary market for trash has fascinated me for years. I used to love to go the dump when every small town had one, and as soon as someone offloaded a piece of furniture or a broken fridge, someone was there to snap it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
A few years ago on Topsail Island, a friend put out next to the roadway a pitiful, rusted , unusable charcoal grill that had seen too much salt air. Holes all over the place, more rust than metal, and I asked if him someone was likely to snatch it up. Seemed unlikely...and then 20 minutes later a guy drives by, stops, throws it in his truck, for what purpose I do not know...I know people buy scrap metal, not sure about the market for scrap rust.
When my sister was living in PA, the neighbor went inside the house in the middle of mowing his front lawn. Someone grabbed his mower - we assume they thought it was out there for the trash pickup.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Y’all missing out on that sea pig video.
A neighbor lost her walker that way!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
-jk
Sometimes, you just have to shake your head at people. Who would take a walker? Or a ride on mower?Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
This guy:Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Cops find stolen lawnmower being ridden by drunk driver
https://nypost.com/2013/03/09/cops-f...-drunk-driver/
One of the charges was aggravated unlicensed operation. This charge made me chuckle - the aggravated description seems odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Pissed he got caught?Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
-jk
Rust never sleeps.
I just found out that one of the dolphins that was taken from the wild to play Flipper died by suicide.
Was it a Duke fan? What about covid involvement? Inquiring minds want to know.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Gravity is always working.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
How does a dolphin commit suicide?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Kills itself on porpoise.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Ugggh.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Bundaberg wins the day. We can all close the boards until tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
So, you are saying it is over?Quote:
Originally Posted by acdevil
I don't know, has Germany bombed Pearl Harbor?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Wilson, next time you audibly break wind in your 7th grade class suggest locking eyes with a front row student and asking very seriously, “are you a smart fella or a fart smella?”
Please report back on how it goes.
Haven't heard yet, but you know radio communications are so inconsistent these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Everyone in the world seems to be convinced that they can teach and coach.
Teaching (and I guess, by inference, coaching) is possibly among the hardest things in the world to do well. It is much more an art than a science. I have great admiration for good teachers and wish they were paid in a commensurate fashion as well as good coaches.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I completely agree with this assessment.Quote:
Originally Posted by 75Crazie
Hmmm, I think I could teach anyone who wanted to learn how to knit. I do not think I would be particularly good at teaching someone who didn't want to learn how to knit though. That's the sticky point, isn't it? How do you teach people who don't want to learn?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I have taught calculus and statistics to people who didn't want to learn it but wanted to do well enough on the tests to get a B- in the course. The mathematical concept I had the hardest time trying to explain was integration, specifically how to explain the reverse of the chain rule. I never came up with a clear way to get people to properly deal with the 2x portion when integrating an equation like 2x(x^2 - 1). The one my students liked best though, for the comedic value, was the day I told them to check to see if the equation inside the parentheses had a baby.
A professor of mine who specialized in ethics and leadership once said, you’ll only remember two things from this class and one of them is you cannot motivate anyone. His point was that no matter how charismatic you think you are as a leader, you cannot simply change motivation by force of personality. Someone has to have desire to be motivated. I mostly agree with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
The scourge of spurge...
Hey...I got a question for you...Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Nope, I did not.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Spurge didn’t give you the urge?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
To purge the spurge was the only urge.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
After you purge the spurge do you play a dirge?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Rather I tried to merge dinner with my innards, that was a winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
We’re on the verge of something here…Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
iTunes or Apple Music or whatever they call it these days is truly one of the most loathsome, infernal pieces of software I've ever encountered. It makes me want to scream.
But you have to install the update first. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by wilson
I always seem to be getting update notices - and I don't really use it much.
I use it for podcasts and that is about it.
Exercised for first time since new baby was born in August. It was not pretty.
500 pushups?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Hah. No, I started back with some jogging. There’s a nice preserve near our house that has lots of paved and dirt trails and some solid hills. I could feel the last two months on me. Ugh…Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
…but then I played some rec league hoops and in game dunked. So that made me feel better.
Did you roll around in the grass afterwards?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Nothing better.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Such a great callback.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Thank you. I pride myself on listening (or in this case reading) to other people's personal stories and bringing up random details from them in conversation at a much later date, often to rib my partner in bander.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
In some circles, I am considered a legendary conversationalist. Those circles are mostly full of squares.
Does that make you a cunning linguist?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Support thisQuote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Oh, PK, you old rascal.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
FIFYQuote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Driving to Nashville to speak at Vanderbilt. A young me would have definitely assumed I would be speaking about either fishing, BBQ, or basketball.
I’m that stupid level of I haven’t worked out in months sore in my quads and calves. Getting older. Sigh.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Lots of core work carrying around kids at least.
Hopefully not as you type…we’d like you to get there to talk about your job blowing up babies like balloons (or something).Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Interesting perspective. I basically talk about when to blow them up and when to deflate them. Generally they need to be deflated, not inflated.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Why is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Because most people aren't as good as they need to be at safely delivering ventilation and oxygenation to these kids. People have a tendency to treat the symptoms of lung damage rather than preventing lung damage. Most clinicians think they understand gas delivery better than they do. Babies below 26 weeks or so are so incredibly fragile that damaging them is very easy. People are so used to seeing lung damage that they think avoiding it is impossible. It's not. But I am Don Quixote charging against windmills when I talk about this.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
foliage tour, dog playdate, crabcakes and cupcakes, that's it for me.
In full swing in VT? Just on the front end of fall colors down here.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Awaiting the arrival of Pamela. Hurricane Pamela.
Pamalama ding dongQuote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PkP4rmHWFM4
Right here it is peak, peak, peak...worth going out once a day for a drive to no place in particular...rain on Saturday will wipe most of it out completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Lovely. Add in a piping hot cup of freshly tapped syrup….just like heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Pamela appears to be causing localized flooding.
The day after (no, not the '80s TV movie) is usually so nice and calm. That is what we are getting now.
I am thanking whatever randomness gave us our new care worker for our son. She's a retired violin teacher and a born educator, and she is thoughtfully and expertly doing a job that pays peanuts. I wish we'd have been acquainted with her years and years ago. What a breath of fresh air!
I sense a substantial Christmas gift in her future.
Jelly of the month club. The gift that keeps on giving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phredd3
I don’t think she’s ready for that jelly.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Congrats, Phredd. Sounds like a find!
I can't believe they still haven't found this Laundrie kid. What a bizarre case. Seems almost certain the parents/lawyer helped him get away and may still be in contact.
yeah, as much as I'm sick of reading about this, the notion that he's hiding out in the place where he allegedly told his parents he was headed sounds like a fairly blatant misdirection play.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
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Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I would bet a fairly large amount of money that he will not be found alive. It's very hard to be on the lam for this long, especially if he doesn't have a wallet or cell phone (according to his parents and maybe they are lying?). It does take money (or credit cards) to live; I very much doubt he is living off the land or has fled to another country. Given all the publicity around this case, it would not be that easy to avoid law enforcement or other people for this long.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Yeah, I don’t think he’s living in the wild because he couldn’t. I think he’s alive and being sheltered somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by duke79
Meanwhile Alex Murdaugh has been arrested again…
My public high school in Texas keeps making national news. It’s really weird.
In this day and age, that can only be a good thing, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Definitely. A real Blue Ribbon s*it show.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
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Originally Posted by duke79
Still in St Pete. Today they sent out dogs into the Carlton Reserve trained for sniffing out human remains. Great minds, right? Except I don't think he's there at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
If he’s alive, he ain’t in Florida.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
If he’s in Florida, he ain’t alive.
Pretty much what I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I go back and forth on whether I think he told his parents some version of the truth or just told them Gabby disappeared on him when he got home. They lawyered up quick, before he disappeared, that’s for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
Just a really bizarre set of actions.
The fact that her parents called Laundrie's parents quite a few times after their son had returned home without her, and THEY DID NOT RETURN A SINGLE CALL, makes me think they knew something was wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
yes, good summary. Wise choice would be to do himself in, save everyone a lot of time and money and angst.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
The most convincing argument against flat earth conspiracy for me has always been there’s no Best Western and mini-golf course on the edge to visit.
I was (regrettably) at a Dollar General Store the other day that HAD to be near the edge of the earth...horrifying place.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Does that complete your community service requirements, so now the charges will be dropped?Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
There is a reason his name is budwom and he lives in Vermont...ya' dig?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
There is a restaurant at the edge of the universe.
So good.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Good fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
The first of those books was published 42 years ago this week (10/12/79).Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
you need an especially long line to fish off the edge of the earth. It's a very long way down.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Regarding the Dollar General horror show: I've read that they've been unwilling to raise pay up to the McDonalds/Walmart/just about everyone else level, so this large store had only one employee there, and fully half the aisles were 95% blocked by carts full of merchandise, seven feet tall, totally blocking one half of the aisle, only allowing about 12 inches of space on the other side...
Can you spell seborrheic keratosis?
We were all much younger then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Well, I can now if you did it right.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Liquid nitrogen or cauterize the SOB.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Cryofreeze is the current planQuote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
If it is wrong,, I will blame the Mayo Clinic as I copy pasted from their website.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I could not have spelled that correctly. I was going to say I could pronounce it, but y'all know where I'm from. It's probably not true.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Crawled across the Howard Frankland this morning. Actually, I think it would have been faster to crawl. Then a STUPID slowdown on I-75 North for no apparent reason. Most of it between 275 and 301 was at 35-45 mph even though the speed limit is 70. It took six hours to get from St Pete Beach to the Fla Ga line. INsane.
I have driven that recently and it's such a cruddy drive anyway. To have it be that slow is brutal.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo