22-06-2004 06:22									#31
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Yep, we survived Reagan, nothing can faze us now.

	22-06-2004 06:32									#32
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I was in San Diego last week and I experienced my first earthquake!!

It was pretty cool. 5.2 I think.

	22-06-2004 06:34									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Smiley Yep, we survived Reagan, nothing can faze us now.

My plans of singlehandedly bringing down the price of Californian real estate, by provoking a mass exodus from the state, has failed.

Death to the commie-fascist-gay-Zionists who have foiled my schemes!

	22-06-2004 06:47									#34
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you need to be thrown from a helicopter

	02-08-2004 05:21									#35
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It's getting close to September 5...

	02-08-2004 05:39									#36
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quote: Originally posted by alva Why not just move the city a bit to the right?

Because with all the foreign pop points, abandoning the city would be considered an atrocity

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quote: Originally posted by alva Why not just move the city a bit to the right?

What?? We voted in Schwartzenegger. That's more to the right than I want to be.

	10-08-2004 04:28									#38
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	10-08-2004 04:44									#39
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quote: Originally posted by Japher Earthquakes are so much fun, much more fun that huricanes or torandoes, and much easier to spell. Also, it's kind of funny to watch the dog freak out right before it happens

You've obviously never been to a good hurricane party. Tornadoes suck (no pun intended), but hurricanes are mucho fun, and in the right state of mind, the eye is just surreal.

You may have a point on the dog thing, though.

	10-08-2004 06:08									#40
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Right state of mind = drugs?

	10-08-2004 07:14									#41
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I've lived in Sacramento since 1989, and have never felt a quake.

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They've been predicting this for years so I suppose one of these days they'll finally be right.

BTW I went out to the area where the Hecter Mine Quake happened the day after it occured. There was a nice large fault scarpe on the desert floor but not much else. I was visiting Pisgah crater which is a 20 million year old cinder cone volcano in the Majove and the cinder cone itself suffered a fair amount of damage from the quake including a large crack going up its east side.

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Could someone explain to me the highway marking system in the US?

I-15? US95? WTF?

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Last week on the TV news, they said some Swedish scientists had figured out how to predict earthquakes. They found out that the chemical composition of the ground water changes the last week prior to the earthquake, so it could be possible to keep track of that and warn the population a few days in advance.

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We are heading for CAL next week. Hope we miss the big one. I timed the 73 (I think that was the year) quake just right last time. It is either tornados in Tennessee or earthquakes in California. There is no rest for the wicked...

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Az, a brief guide to US highway system:

Odd numbers run north-south, even numbers east-west.

Limited-access highways are known as Interstates (I-80, I-15, etc) and have the neat red and blue shield sign. Major roads all end with 5's or 0's. I-5 runs up the west coast, I-95 on the east. I-10 along the south, I-90 up north. 3-digit numbers are for loops and spurs. Hawaii's interstates are numbered H1, H2, etc.

The older system of US routes, such as US 1, US 20, etc, are also federally funded but are normal roads, and have traffic lights and level crossings, though they may also have overpasses. US 1 runs up the east coast and US 101 up the west, otherwise numbering system is similar.

Then there are state highways and county highways. Some cities use numbers for their streets as well. Is this an uniquely American thing?

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Very interesting, smiley. Thanks
When were the interstates built? and when were the US roads?

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Meh, that's southern California for you...

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Very interesting, smiley. Thanks When were the interstates built? and when were the US roads?

The US highways were built in the Eisenhour Administration (in the 1950's), I'm not sure when the Interstate highways were started. I remember riding on them in the 60's to go on vacation and such.

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SoCal has the most messed up Freeway system ever. All of the freeways no longer seem to have numbers, but names; Santa Monica Freeway, San Diago Freeway, etc... and they never seem to go where they say they are going since you can be going away from that place just as well. Not to mention that SoCal is almost all freeway with bumper to bumper traffic... I hate that place.

	11-08-2004 01:23									#51
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They still got numbers... Santa Monica is I-10, San Diego would be I-405...

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quote: Originally posted by Brent I've lived in Sacramento since 1989, and have never felt a quake.

Yeah it seems that Sac area isn't exactly a fertile quake terrority.

	11-08-2004 01:28									#53
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quote: They still got numbers... Santa Monica is I-10, San Diego would be I-405...

Yeah, down there you got all the 5s; 205, 405, 5, 505, etc...

Up here we got the 80s; 80, 85, 87, 280, 680, 880, 17 etc... gets reall confusing

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Dont worry about the road numbers, after the Big One hit, they will have to be rebuilt anyway.

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also, socalers dont say 'take highway 5', or 'take 5 north' they say 'take the 5'

and they are called freeways down there, not highways. and they look at you funny when you say highway.
also they have toll roads (quite useful i find) but all highways go through LA which sucks.

	11-08-2004 02:09									#56
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quote: Originally posted by Japher Yeah, down there you got all the 5s; 205, 405, 5, 505, etc... Up here we got the 80s; 80, 85, 87, 280, 680, 880, 17 etc... gets reall confusing

I remember those from the days I lived in San Jose

BTW don't forget all 10s. 10, 110, 710, 210. There's 101, and 605 too. State routes 19, 2, 60, 57, 134, 170, 118, 27, 91, 55, 39, 1, 72 are also commonly used. Makes your head spin doesn't it?

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It makes the song "Do you know the way to San Jose" get really bad if your coming from Redlands or La Hoya or somewhere.

I know from my uncles in Sac it sounds confusing to take the 5 to the 80 to 680 to the 280... use to also have to take the 85, and if the 680 was busy I would then take the 580 over to the 101 to the 85 instead, or the 580 to the 880 to the 85.

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quote: Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia also, socalers dont say 'take highway 5', or 'take 5 north' they say 'take the 5' and they are called freeways down there, not highways. and they look at you funny when you say highway. also they have toll roads (quite useful i find) but all highways go through LA which sucks.

we call them freeways in Vegas as well. East coast people think I'm strange using that word.

	11-08-2004 04:21									#59
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that's cuz on the east coast they have toll roads, which aren't necessarily "free"...eh?

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Could someone explain to me the highway marking system in the US? I-15? US95? WTF?

it's complicated.

I-15 is a freeway (Interstate) has the designation as a north south route. But in realty it goes diagonal. It goes from San Diego to east of Los Angeles then to Las Vegas. Then up into Utah and Salt Lake City, And then north from there (I haven't actually been north of Salt Lake city )

US95 is a north south highway. Mostly highway, but in towns you will find traffic lights- so it isn't a road without stops like freeways are. It kind of follows the colorado river up the Arizona/California Border. It then enters Nevada at Laughlin. Then goes north and intersects with US 93 and they both go into Las Vegas. In Las Vegas it is real complicated because it interacts with our freeway system to get around town. But eventually it heads Northwest out of town past the spring mountains and eventualy to Reno, Nevada. Not sure where it goes frome there, haven't taken it that far