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cyrocksmypants said:
Where i lived in Indiana (Carmel), there were a ton of roundabouts instead of four way stops or stoplights. I loved them. Less wait time than a stoplight and you can just cruise on when no one is there, as opposed to a stop sign where (legally) you have to stop regardless.

Give me a roundabout any day of the week.
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This. Admittedly they will take some time for everyone to fully understand them, but they are more efficient. Nothing is more stupid than stopping and waiting at a stoplight at oh-dark-thirty when there isn't a soul around. A little known fact is that many states allowed right turns on red for the first time during WWII as a fuel saving measure. Fuel is wasted idling at stoplights waiting for non-existant traffic to pass.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
Funny - I thought JC edited Boxster's post. After yours, I went back and damned if he didn't call himself sexiest!
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My typing dyslexia strikes again! Sexist, not sexiest! Ack!

Proofing doesn't work for me since I "see" what I think and not what I "type". Edited to fix but too late.

:embarrassed:
 
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And what is the treat at work today? Rhubarb crisp, of course.

Okay, road trip time. Nice day for a work trip drive to a river lock.
 
BoxsterCy said:
My typing dyslexia strikes again! Sexist, not sexiest! Ack!

Proofing doesn't work for me since I "see" what I think and not what I "type". Edited to fix but too late.

:embarrassed:
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My major problem is people who don't have the intestinal fortitude to get their vehicle halfway out on a left turn yield green. It hasn't happened to me for awhile, but I remember I was running into someone like that once a week, so NOBODY got to turn left. (And don't get me started if there's no left turn lane and that happens)
 
BoxsterCy said:
My typing dyslexia strikes again! Sexist, not sexiest! Ack!

Proofing doesn't work for me since I "see" what I think and not what I "type". Edited to fix but too late.

:embarrassed:
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You need to pull a full Pantsy and just live up to the fact that you meant to put it that way and don't feel shame about it.
 
VeloClone said:
This. Admittedly they will take some time for everyone to fully understand them, but they are more efficient. Nothing is more stupid than stopping and waiting at a stoplight at oh-dark-thirty when there isn't a soul around. A little known fact is that many states allowed right turns on red for the first time during WWII as a fuel saving measure. Fuel is wasted idling at stoplights waiting for non-existant traffic to pass.
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Also, they're typically more visibly appealing as well, as they usually have gardening, a fountain, etc in the middle.

There's also reports (not saying it's all true because I'm not going to get cave-like) that it's more environmentally friendly. Less cars sitting there idling for longer periods means less carbon emissions into the environment.
 
cyrocksmypants said:
Also, they're typically more visibly appealing as well, as they usually have gardening, a fountain, etc in the middle.

There's also reports (not saying it's all true because I'm not going to get cave-like) that it's more environmentally friendly. Less cars sitting there idling for longer periods means less carbon emissions into the environment.
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Sometimes they have a stripper pole in the middle.
 
wxman1 said:
Did you see one was hit by a vehicle on highway 20 near Jesup on Sunday?
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So we were driving back from northern MN many years ago. My BIL, then 18, was driving. (I was sick with some sinus/respiratory thing, husband was dead tired) I'm in the front seat, and we're still driving the backroads. I think I see a dog appear on the side of the road out of a field, and I say "Hey 'L', watch out for that...beeeaarrr!" as a black bear lopes across the road. Probably a "teen" bear...just looked awkward as he ran across. Luckily, we had just made a turn, so we weren't up to speed.

First and last time I've ever seen a bear in the "wild".
 
SaraV said:
First and last time I've ever seen a bear in the "wild".
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Don't know why, but that story reminded me, we were going hiking one time with der hund before the kids were born. Now, he's a foxhound, but he's never hunted a lick. His dad was the missouri state champion foxhound one year, but this boy....has it cushy. He loves getting out in the woods and sniffing around, but he also loves a good snooze on the bed/couch/living room floor/front porch/back deck/on the floor in the basement..you get the picture.

So we're out in the boonies headed to some obscure state or county park, and we turn onto this gravel road and there's a family of fox crossing the road. Momma and 3 or 4 babies. Kinda had to skid to a stop, but they got off the road. So we're both hollering at the dog to get up and see...I mean, he's a foxhound, and he'd never seen a fox, but nope, he's too busy sprawled out across the entire back seat of the 2005 Ford pieceofshit (I mean Focus) with his legs straight out snoozing away. We woke him up, but he couldn't be bothered to actually roust himself vertical and take a peek.
 
SaraV said:
So we were driving back from northern MN many years ago. My BIL, then 18, was driving. (I was sick with some sinus/respiratory thing, husband was dead tired) I'm in the front seat, and we're still driving the backroads. I think I see a dog appear on the side of the road out of a field, and I say "Hey 'L', watch out for that...beeeaarrr!" as a black bear lopes across the road. Probably a "teen" bear...just looked awkward as he ran across. Luckily, we had just made a turn, so we weren't up to speed.

First and last time I've ever seen a bear in the "wild".
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You guys were beary lucky to avoid hitting it! I guess you could say you bearly missed it.

Okay, I'll stop now.
 
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