tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post4822647862862066704..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Home at lastMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-5694448549538334452016-04-19T10:21:02.548-05:002016-04-19T10:21:02.548-05:00And if the Army's driving 90/94 through Wiscon...And if the Army's driving 90/94 through Wisconsin they can be sure to run into some cheese-for-brains doing the speed-limit in the left lane, bottling everything up. 3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-28093923661776380622016-04-18T17:52:43.199-05:002016-04-18T17:52:43.199-05:00Brian, not prior to interstates, but prior to pave...Brian, not prior to interstates, but prior to paved highways, which got a big boost in the 1920s. Interestingly, we've been doing limited access highways since 1907 in New York. (my granddad made a living driving cattle along US 34 faster than the Burlington RR could carry them back in the 1940s and 1950s)<br /><br />And on the light side, if war ever breaks out along I-90 between Rockford IL and the east coast, the Army had better get IPASS or they are done. :^)Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-82382240333209497762016-04-18T15:48:43.323-05:002016-04-18T15:48:43.323-05:00(Sorry, that was 26 driving hours between Tucson a...(Sorry, that was 26 <i>driving</i> hours between Tucson and Atlanta...I stopped for about 5-6 in Dallas and slept a little, IIRC.) Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-64257607575775151462016-04-18T15:45:58.062-05:002016-04-18T15:45:58.062-05:00Plus it will come in handy if we're ever invad...Plus it will come in handy if we're ever invaded by conventional forces (which is why Eisenhower was so keen on it.) <br /><br />Seriously, though, I once drove from Durham to Seattle in five days (could have done it in four, but I stopped off a couple of times to say hi to people.) And when I was (much) younger, I once made it from Tucson to Atlanta in 26 hours. <br /><br />Even with cars, those trips would have been measured in weeks prior to the interstates. That's pretty remarkable. <br /><br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-74978267784198950562016-04-18T10:35:43.817-05:002016-04-18T10:35:43.817-05:00Pretty much.Pretty much.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-33513498301625950112016-04-18T10:27:16.368-05:002016-04-18T10:27:16.368-05:00And the condition of those annoying toll roads - d...And the condition of those annoying toll roads - despite the constant construction - was probably the worst of all the routes you covered. 3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.com