JANUARY 13, 2017, FRIDAY
I don't know, traveling on Friday, January 13th, perhaps not a lucky thing.
Had biscuits and gravy in the lobby, much better than you usually get at Super 8. The clerk said they get a whole lot of repeat guests because of the cleanliness and price of the rooms.
Left at 6:15 and it was still dark outside for the 30 miles on I-70 to I-77 at Cambridge. I left early as I was going to pick up my nephew Andy at Raleigh-Durham Airport. Still somewhat dark until half way to Marietta, Ohio, on the Ohio River.
At least the pavement was dry, but I did pass quite a few snow plow trucks parked along the sides of the I-77.
Clear drive to Charleston, West Virginia, but after that it was drizzle off and on as well as heavy fog (at times I couldn't see more than 300-400 feet in front of me). Paid my three $2 tolls to use the West Virginia Turnpike.
--RoadDog
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Monday, February 13, 2017
Friday, December 11, 2015
N.C. for T-Giving-- Part 3: Tuning Into the Radio and Some Dangerous Christmas Presents
NOVEMBER 24, TUESDAY
North of Morris, Illinois, I encountered some really heavy fog, so bad visibility was down to a matter of 10-20 feet. It felt like I was in a strange planet, made even worse by the road construction. At one point, I came across a red light that I didn't see until I was going through the intersection. Sure glad there wasn't another car crossing at the time.
I was listening to 87.7 MeTV Radio at first. No Ten at Ten on WDRV as they were doing their semi-annual Classic Rock from A to Z. Listened to Classic Rock WJEZ 98.9 FM from Morris to Dwight. In between times, I was listening to a stowaway CD, Blake Shelton's Greatest Hits. It had been in the CD player when I left.
The farther south I went, the less snow I encountered on the sides of the road and out in the fields. The past Friday and into Saturday morning we had received the most November snow I had ever seen up by us along the Wisconsin line, 14.5 inches. By the time I got to Gibson City it was largely gone. They really lucked out.
At Gibson City, I passed their annual huge Christmas tree sitting out in the middle of their main street. They have big blocks of concrete painted like presents to protect it from errant vehicles, so my recommendation is not to run into it.
A bit north of Gibson City, I changed over from CD to WGCY, 106.3, which plays Beautiful Music. Had you told me I would ever enjoy listening to a Beautiful Music station when I was in my twenties and thirties I'd have told you that you were completely nuts.
But I Sure Enjoy Listening to This Station. --RoadDog
North of Morris, Illinois, I encountered some really heavy fog, so bad visibility was down to a matter of 10-20 feet. It felt like I was in a strange planet, made even worse by the road construction. At one point, I came across a red light that I didn't see until I was going through the intersection. Sure glad there wasn't another car crossing at the time.
I was listening to 87.7 MeTV Radio at first. No Ten at Ten on WDRV as they were doing their semi-annual Classic Rock from A to Z. Listened to Classic Rock WJEZ 98.9 FM from Morris to Dwight. In between times, I was listening to a stowaway CD, Blake Shelton's Greatest Hits. It had been in the CD player when I left.
The farther south I went, the less snow I encountered on the sides of the road and out in the fields. The past Friday and into Saturday morning we had received the most November snow I had ever seen up by us along the Wisconsin line, 14.5 inches. By the time I got to Gibson City it was largely gone. They really lucked out.
At Gibson City, I passed their annual huge Christmas tree sitting out in the middle of their main street. They have big blocks of concrete painted like presents to protect it from errant vehicles, so my recommendation is not to run into it.
A bit north of Gibson City, I changed over from CD to WGCY, 106.3, which plays Beautiful Music. Had you told me I would ever enjoy listening to a Beautiful Music station when I was in my twenties and thirties I'd have told you that you were completely nuts.
But I Sure Enjoy Listening to This Station. --RoadDog
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