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From: Blossom on 10 Jul 2010 11:14 On Jul 10, 5:56 am, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: > On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:33:46 -0500, jt august > > <starsa...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >In article <i13a3g$gu...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > > Ginny Favers <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I suspect the blackout dates are because that week is well-booked with > >> Pop Warner resort guests, and they don't want to give them free dining.. > > >> Can you imagine how pissed all those Pop Warner people will be? > > >And as of now, this is the last year of the Pop Warner/Disney contract. > > >jt > > Are they going someplace else, or is there a possibility of another > agreement? > > Keane > -- > When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, > One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... > -- Wishes > Visit my site:http://keanespics.com Oh please please please -- send them somewhere else! Either that or just make them book an entire resort for them and them alone!!! Keep them all corralled in one place. B
From: Rudeney on 10 Jul 2010 12:44 On 7/10/2010 2:51 AM, Keane wrote: > On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:07:57 -0500, Rudeney<rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> > wrote: > >> On 7/9/2010 7:20 AM, Keane wrote: >>> On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:47:05 -0500, Rudeney<rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Well, my mapping software estimates just under 12 hours, going through >>>> Atlanta. This still seems a bit long to me since I can make it to >>>> Tupelo in just a bit over 2 hours and to WDW in 9 at an easy pace. >>> >>> Yes, but when you completely cross Alabama from Mississippi, you get >>> kidnapped by aliens for an hour. >>> >>> Come on, Rodney! You're overlooking the obvious! >> >> Sorry, call me dumb, but I still don't get it! > > 734 miles in 11 hours = 67 mph.. My map shows it at just under 700 miles, which is an average of about 63mph, and since the speed limit on the interstate is usually 70mph, thats not really bad. > Yer just a leadfoot. But I think we've already established that... > :-) Yes, I am, but honestly, when I drive long distance, I usually don't go as fast. I generally stay at or just under 80mph on 70mph open Interstate highways. And I always observe speed limits on secondary and residential streets. I usually observe lower speed limits in constructions zones, but I will "keep up with traffic" depending on the situation. > BTW, have you ever gone the route South (US-231) through Dothan to > I-10? Is it like all the other roads in the East where you run into a > town that slows you down every 500 yards? (I'm looking for an > emergency re-route in case I-75 has a major problem. I'd rather > not have to drive all the way to New Orleans to pick up I-55...) We do usually go that way simply because I *HATE* I-20 to Atlanta. It's not too bad. The worst parts are Montgomery. Getting from I-65 to US-231 is bad unless you're ddoing it very early in the morning or very late at night. There used to be a great shortcut, taking I-85 toward Atlanta, then cutting off at the AU-M exit, and angling down to US-231, but that is now the "up and coming" suburb in Montgomery so it's not much better. On US-231, your two biggest slow downs are Troy and Dothan - the latter being the worst. I usually go straight down 231 through town instead of taking the bypass. There are a few small-town speed traps, but Cottondale, just north of I-10 is the worst. If you even look like you want to exceed the ridiculously low posted limit, they will stop you. An alternative, which I have not tried, is US-82. You pick this up east of Montgomery on I-85. It runs about 200 mile through rural AL and GA, coming out onto I-75 at Tifton, GA. The largest town it goes through is Albany, GA,m which doesn't look too bad (not as big and congested as Dothan), but there are two or three other small town where the road goes right through the middle, with turns around a town square and such. I've also heard of some people taking US-280 out of Birmingham. This hooks up with US-82 in Georgia. I know 280 is decent 4-lane all the way to Columbus, GA, but there are some congested towns - the worst is south of Birmingham which is a parking lot anywhere around rush hour. > I assume you take US-331 to Destin... It depends. I never take 331 out of Montgomery. I take I-65 to Georgianna and then cut off there through Andelusia. Then, I either take highway 84 to Opp, AL, then cut down 331, or 55 all the way to the FL state line and then 331. It all depends on my gut feeling about traffic. Since the oil spill, more traffic tends to be going further east to Panama City, so I stick to 55. We used to take 137 out of Andelusia, then go through Crestview, FL and Niceville, coming across the Mid-Bay Bridge onto 98 in Destin. I don't like that route because Crestview and Niceville are always very busy, and then once we get across the Mid Bay Bridge, we have to go about 6 miles east to the condo at Sandestin and that stretch of 98 is very busy with lots of shopping centers and traffic lights. I like coming out onto 98 at 331. It's a little further east of Sandestin than the Mid-Bay Bridge is west, but there are very few intersections and much less traffic. Really, no matter how we slice it, it's about 2500 miles from our house and takes just over 4 hours. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Rudeney on 10 Jul 2010 12:47 On 7/10/2010 8:57 AM, Steve Russo wrote: > "Lisa Cubbon"<cubbon(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message > news:i19pmd$mas$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Well, you don't understand. 3 years ago, I couldn't book AKL for all >>> the nights I'd be there, so I booked a night at All Star Sports >>> because I'd never been there, only to find out when I got the guard >>> shack that Pop Warner was there; and two years ago I added >>> on a couple of days at the last minute (one of the reasons was to go >>> to RADP 13), and the only place I could find that wasn't a $400 >>> 2-bedroom villa was All Star Music. >> >> Seriously? There is a two bedroom villa at ASM? >> > > Read it again, Lisa. We can question his phrasing but he states "the only > place I could find that WASN'T a $400 2-bedroom villa was All Star Music" > (emphasis added). Yeah, Keane's phrasing can be a bit tricky at times. It's sort of like playing Jeopardy! where all the answers must be in the form of a question. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Keane on 10 Jul 2010 13:46 On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:11:48 -0700 (PDT), Blossom <dznyknitter(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Okay, Wall-E says friend is from NC why would he want to eat BBQ in >Chicago? Because you asked? (And *I* don't have to drive to NC to get it.) > What about good asian food? We all love chinese, japanese >(traditional and sushi), korean, thai, and vietnamese. We've gone as a >group to Chinatown. Ugh. I think all the *really* *good* Cantonese restaurants are gone. Most were probably shut down by the health department... The new Vietnam area is down by Clark and Argyle in Chicago, but I've never eaten there. After the area got established, all the stray dogs in the city disappeared... (No, no, only kidding...) The Korean area is up on Lawrence, stretching from Western all the way to I-94. You know the comment I made about the Vietnam area? Well, the cats started to go too... The new Indian area is right by me on Devon, from about Ridge to California. I'd really like to try a couple of places, I just have to get the courage to try it. (And remember to bring my imodium.) Chinatown has gone waaaaaaay downhill. All my favorite restaurants are now dim sum or something equally as distasteful. I might go down there to shop for something, but not for the food any longer. The one Cantonese restaurant I still frequent is only okay. I'm not sure it's a place you want to go out of your way for, but at least it's still traditional, Cantonese food. >Any particular recommendations in Chicago that would fit with that? If you're out by the airport (O'Hare), you could go to the place I get my sushi and sashimi, as well as anything else I need Japanese. I mostly frequent the grocery store, but they have a food court, (I've only eaten there once or twice, it's okay); their sushi is very good, and the sashimi is fresh; there's a book store, a liquor store, travel agency, etc, all under one roof. It's sorta like being in the Japan Pavilion, without the tourist restaurants. It's where I get my nori, rice crackers, etc, at a fraction of the price of Mitsukoshi in Epcot... :-) Overview: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuwa_Marketplace The Chicago store: http://www.mitsuwa.com/tenpo/cica/eindex.html >BTW: My dining recommendation re: Northern Indiana -- don't... Just >don't. The best place we've found is American Pancake House in >Mishawaka/South Bend -- fabulous omelets & they have dutch panekoeken >(I think I spelled that correctly). > >Blossom Yep, the best places I've found in Indiana to eat have been the trucks stops. Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Keane on 10 Jul 2010 14:11
On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:44:39 -0500, Rudeney <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >We do usually go that way simply because I *HATE* I-20 to Atlanta. It's >not too bad. The worst parts are Montgomery. Getting from I-65 to >US-231 is bad unless you're ddoing it very early in the morning or very >late at night. There used to be a great shortcut, taking I-85 toward >Atlanta, then cutting off at the AU-M exit, and angling down to US-231, >but that is now the "up and coming" suburb in Montgomery so it's not >much better. On US-231, your two biggest slow downs are Troy and Dothan >- the latter being the worst. I usually go straight down 231 through >town instead of taking the bypass. There are a few small-town speed >traps, but Cottondale, just north of I-10 is the worst. If you even >look like you want to exceed the ridiculously low posted limit, they >will stop you. I was afraid of that. >An alternative, which I have not tried, is US-82. You pick this up east >of Montgomery on I-85. It runs about 200 mile through rural AL and GA, >coming out onto I-75 at Tifton, GA. The largest town it goes through is >Albany, GA,m which doesn't look too bad (not as big and congested as >Dothan), but there are two or three other small town where the road goes >right through the middle, with turns around a town square and such. >I've also heard of some people taking US-280 out of Birmingham. This >hooks up with US-82 in Georgia. I know 280 is decent 4-lane all the way >to Columbus, GA, but there are some congested towns - the worst is south >of Birmingham which is a parking lot anywhere around rush hour. I try to avoid non-limited access roadways in the East since there are sooooo many small towns. I'll keep this in mind, though. >> I assume you take US-331 to Destin... > >It depends. I never take 331 out of Montgomery. I take I-65 to >Georgianna and then cut off there through Andelusia. Then, I either >take highway 84 to Opp, AL, then cut down 331, or 55 all the way to the >FL state line and then 331. It all depends on my gut feeling about >traffic. Since the oil spill, more traffic tends to be going further >east to Panama City, so I stick to 55. > >We used to take 137 out of Andelusia, then go through Crestview, FL and >Niceville, coming across the Mid-Bay Bridge onto 98 in Destin. I don't >like that route because Crestview and Niceville are always very busy, >and then once we get across the Mid Bay Bridge, we have to go about 6 >miles east to the condo at Sandestin and that stretch of 98 is very busy >with lots of shopping centers and traffic lights. I like coming out >onto 98 at 331. It's a little further east of Sandestin than the >Mid-Bay Bridge is west, but there are very few intersections and much >less traffic. Andelusia? Isn't that where Giselle, Pip and Edward come from? >Really, no matter how we slice it, it's about 2500 miles from our house >and takes just over 4 hours. Now *that's* movin'. What in the world do you have that goes 625mph? Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com |