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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
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ok..so....you like me ok last time i checked....so ....i'm confused as to why you're letting your disliek of kaak take over when you have several friends that live here in texas and would LOVe to have you come visit just for the sake of getting to meet you
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devilmunchkin
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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
time: 05:17
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actually, i've never seen you....
ok..i might have but i never equated it with you ..as i'm a regular at the computer lab. i'm suprised you've never seen me...i kinda stick out like a little black dot.
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Kaak
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i only work from 12-4 AM sun night, tues night and thurs night
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devilmunchkin
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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
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doh..then i've never seen ya man.
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Kaak
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but you've seen pictures of me...
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Kaak
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EEk! what are you going to be doing in San Angelo? Make sure and eat at Zentner's Daughter steakhouse!
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Kaak
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cool....don't forget the steakhouse! it is amazing!
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mactbone
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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Sep 2001
time: 23:17
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Woot! Woot! The Midwest is great, especially the Windy City! Yons of great old buildings, and overall great atmosphere. Don't waste your time at the Pier though, unless there's a concert, the place is sooooo dull. I was walking the street one time and some guy was playing a tuba . I would recommend skipping Detroit, it's not one of the cities that Americans tend to brag about. Indianapolis on the other hand, is on of the cleaner cities and very cool. Also, since you seem tto be going from East to West, South Bend is just a 2 and a half hours East of Chi-town, you know, home of Notre Dame, and IIRC the world's largest musical instrument store - Woodwind and Brasswind, imagine a Best Buy, wall to wall with guitars, strings, woodwinds, and drums.
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Originally posted by Juggernaut
Me and my friends are planning an US road trip as well...
We'll fly to NY were buy some scrappy old car. From then Washington. |
Pass thru Pittsburgh which is a 10-12 hours drive from NYC, to get free board and lodging for the night at my dad's place, before going to Washington. I think Washington is a 4-5 hour drive from Pittsburgh.
The road from NYC-Pittsburgh is pretty much a straight line. You don't wanna enter Philly which is a dull brownish-grey place. I think Harrisburg is boring to, but you can see Three Miles Island - nuclear plants. Which is a sight? Nah... Maybe you'll get radioactive.. They've had accidents there.
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Then we'd probably go Detroit-->Chicago------>Denver--->Las Vegas--->LA. Well there we dump the car down some ravine (I've always wanted to do that, just like in the movies  ). |
Thelma and Louise coming along?
From Chicago to LA take the route that's the best - route 66!
http://www.route66.com/
At this link you can find some really nice maps you can order. They show you interesting route66-stuff along the way. Route 66 is also called 'The Mother Road' and 'Mainstreet USA'. It was the "old" way to the west.
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We'll most likely skip the confederates.  People seem a little xenophobiac there, especially after 11/9. Besides, my two best friends are Iranian and either the KKK or some loony highway sheriff would probably make us mysteriously disappear. |
They might think you're terrorists cause you're foreigners. I'm not joking.
You can drive fast thru Oklahoma on interstate 40. Max speed limit is 75 mph. Which is the fastest I think between Chicago and LA.
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We hope to visit Canada at some point. Seems cool, one imagines the whole country looks like Twin Peaks, giant trees and idyllic log houses.  |
Oh Canada! Oh brother! Land-o-lakes like the butter package says. Like Finland? Which is called the land of thousand lakes.
If you could drive from LA to Vancouver it would be great. Drive on route #1 - PCH. As the abbrev indicates this is a journey along the west coast. You might wanna go south and cross the border to Mexico first, just to have been there. But I wouldn't reccomend it. The border area is dirty and the roads are bad. Kinda creepy. Also you might hit illegal immigrants trying to cross a 10-lane street. They have signs along the road on the American side showing a man holding a woman and a child fleeing.
Skip Mexico. Nothing interesting from LA to the border. They say San Diego is America's finest city. I strongly disagree. Flat area with a hill in the middle. Dull place. You might wanna buy Mexican insurance here - 25 bucks - I guess you can get it at a car-rental dealership.
Go straight from LA to Vancouver along the coast. When you get close to San Fransisco it gets really scenic. Rugged coastline. Taking a swim might be dangerous. Cliffs etc. And undertos (that's not how you spell it) which I'm sure you'll find all along the coastline. In LA too.
Oh I forgot, about halfway between LA and SF you find Hearst Castle which is lavish. That castle must have cost some dough! Expect to pay a stiff price for a guided tour.
Spend a day or two in SF which gotta be the most beautiful city on earth. It's very nicely situated in the bay area. Golden Gate is beautiful and there are other bridges as well to look at. Go out to Alcatraz - I'm sure it's very interesting listening to the tour guides who are ex-convicts from that place. Hear about Al Capone and and escape attempts. You might wanna get a ticket in advance cos they might be fullbooked and you'll not be able to check it out for a couple of days. This happened to me  . So I didn't go there.
About 5 hours north of SF is the area of the redwood trees which are absolutely huge. I drove my car thru one of the trees and visited a house that was carved out inside the stem. There's a tree there that is several thousand years old. Drive thru 'Avenue of the Giants'. Beautiful.
Oregon is scenic. Nice beaches you'll find on postcards. But the water is cold north of LA.
When you come to Washington try to go around the peninsula which is called Olympic park or something. Might be a national park. Lot of trees here and maybe you'll spot animals. Almost around the penninsula you come across a small town called Paulsbo which is predominantly inhabited by Norwegian descendants. Parking in the town area is for Norwegians only. Yes they have signs that says that.
Before Paulsbo you can take the ferry across to Canada - Vancouver Island. You'll enter a small nice town there. Drive north and take the ferry to Vancover. Nice city! The whole area is beautiful and looks similar to Scandinavia. The ferry trip is scenic. Check the islands you pass, you can buy your own private island for as little as $20.000: http://www.vladi-private-islands.de/home_e.html
You might wanna spend some time in Vancouver. I've heard it's very nice, but when I got there it was raining. Couldn't see much. Go up to Whistler Mnt if you'd like. It's an alpine area 1 hour north of Vancouver. Expensive lodging. I think the Olympic Games or World Cup will be held there at some time.
Anyways, all along the coast from LA to Vancouver Island (or via Seattle to Vancouver) you see signs saying 'scenic road'. Try a few, they can be nice and are not too long and you'll end up at the main road in most cases.
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Then, first, best flight home. |
And then you might wanna drive down to LA again. Or maybe take the 'Great White Northener' along the Canadian border to NYC. Must be fantastic! I'd like to try it. Then the Concorde to London. Saves you time and is a great flight. Excellent service of course. Good for avoiding jet-lag. And it's not that expensive either.
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I would alter that course
about mid-Oregon coast head inward and see the gorgeous Wilamette Valley and maybe stop at places like Crater lake
then go north to portland and from there to the olympic penisula
Victoria is very cool
Jon Miller
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MattHiggs
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Has anyone got a link to a general map of the US showing states and their positions?
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Kaak
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my daggum horse that i ride to school dun like dem terryrist none either...
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11-02-2002 10:20
anyway, I have to take a break, i'll be back to rant in a bit. I'll be in moody lab if you want to come hang out DM =)
besides, there are only two of us working at 12... But she is kind of dirty minded, she might just come in and start yelling c0ck
I'm on the right
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