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14402 messages, Last post on Dec 09, 2009 at 8:09 AM
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 02, 2009 12:50 pm) Being from NJ I didn't even know we still had gravel roads in this country. I was in Montana (Helena area) and went to dinner with my customer and was stunned when we drove about a half hour on a gravel road complete with a route# and S/L signs!
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Replying to: tjc78 (Nov 02, 2009 1:26 pm) "It takes about $10,000 to grind up a mile of pavement and put down gravel. It takes more than $100,000 to repave a mile of road." |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 12:46 pm) It makes sense in lesser traveled areas to do that especially with the frost heaves you get in that part of the country. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 1:10 pm) At least the gal was rescued and nobody came away with any serious injuries. Not as foolish as the guy who jumped into a geyser to save his dog - that one didn't turn out so well. I was joking regarding the gravel road comment - most of the roads in Alaska are gravel. I have not been in New Jersey more than a couple of hours in my life, but given the level of urbanization there, I would not be surprised if gravel was a rare surface. I suspect that Montana is more like Alaska than any other state in the union; well, except they have far more roads and much higher speed limits. 
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 02, 2009 2:05 pm) I couldn't believe that the two laners are posted at 70 and the once limit-less highways are at 75. There is a whole lot of nothing. I was traveling between two towns on the highway about 80 miles, cruise on 84 mph and never touched the pedals. Just a wee bit different than Jersey
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 12:37 pm) My wife is up in Idaho Falls at a Del Monte conference. When she calls tonite, I'll tell her to look for 3 llamas but if I do, she will think I am more nuts then she thought!! Also thanks to all for your comments about my work endeavors. Good luck to all and stay safe. jensad |
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Replying to: jensad (Nov 02, 2009 3:41 pm) For those who don't get the Chena River reference, every year it freezes over and people drive over it in one (or two?) spots as a shortcut. And every year a car or two breaks through the ice. Unless they've fenced off the shortcuts finally xwesx? |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 5:02 pm) Add to that the typically deep snow pack that covers the ice, and it can make for a challenging set of conditions. For the longest time (or so I hear), University Avenue did not include a bridge over the Chena River. The road simply ended on each side of the shore. In the summer, drivers had to go all the way through Fairbanks to use the Cushman Street bridge in order to access the other side. During winter, they could drive over the river. The installation of a power plant in Fairbanks put an end to that, though, as the ice never gets thick enough to support a vehicle now. I am not sure when the bridge was installed, probably sometime in the early 70s, but it was a long time before I moved here. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 5:02 pm) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 5:02 pm) Sort of like "Ice Road Truckers"!!!!! |
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