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quinner
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Bruce, We are in Northern Ill, actually about 10mi south of the Cheddar curtain, 2.5-3.0hrs to get to GL with kids, 6+hrs with the guys, lot's of Peeler places along the way! |
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skicat
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No problem Reid. I talked to Tom & called the campground & moved my reservation to Wednesday night as well. I am leaving Atlanta Tues evening & plan on getting to Lexington Tues night. We can work out the balance of the plans later. At least I know what days I am heading out.
We will be in Green Lake Wednesday evening!? |
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critter
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Reidp, where you plan on hitting I40 and at what time ? I live only a few miles from I40 and will just head West to meet up with you guys. What day do we leave ? And what day do we plan on coming back ? I set the motor hoist up this evening to pull the motor out of the 80 tomorrow. Found that the rear seal is leaking bad and has to be replaced. Hoping to have it back together for next weekend. Let me know the dates so that I can get off work... Roger |
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RainDog
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Mark,
Is flying in way possible? You might not have the Green Laser, but there will be plenty of seats available. Reid, which weapon are you drawing from your quiver this year? |
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reidp
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Roger,
If all goes as planned, I'd like to be at I-77 and I-40 at about 6-7:00 PM which would put us up near Greg (Skicat and Tom) in KY about midnight for the evening. Then get up daybreak and head north to collect Quinner thru ChiTown in the 1-2:00 PM range or whatever it takes to miss the traffic. If my times are off someone let me know. Steve, work/business unfortunately put our newest project on the back burner, so no NC rockets will be blasting off at GL. We're looking at something to match the orange stripe to the left here and shown below. I hope BoatDr doesn't get bored as his competition may be limited. So just which weekend in August is this trip? EDIT: Roger, you did ask about the dates: Planning to leave out Tues PM, 7/8, and arrive in GL Weds near happy hour (Simply coincidence). We're leaving out Mon AM. |
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MaddMarxx
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Thanks RainDog, we thougt about that, but I would feel naked without my boat, no we just cant take the time off of work during that time this year, but we will make it next year, that is if gas is still under 10-bucks a gal, well maybe "Boat dr" will have the fastest boat at the lake this year, that is if "Marshall" dont make the trip also!
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JoeinNY
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What about the New england reunion this year Mark, its later in the year and you just head due north...
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67nautique312
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Reid, what the hell are you smokin......I just got the prop Monday.....haven't tried it out yet. It's been raining or tornadic here almost every day..
Steve, dude i will be there thursday for your little party.(if i'm invited)Cant wait! Steve(62 wood)Are you bringing the baracuda? Please....... Damn mark were gonna miss ya and lime( Really just Blondie girl) |
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62 wood
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Paul, not sure which boat to bring yet ... I could bring a Barracuda...but it wont be the 66 SS. |
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critter
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Thanks Reidp, I have it on the calendar. We will plan on leaving New Hill at 4pm. That should put us in Statesville about 6:30. Really looking forward to the trip and meeting everyone. We staying in the Motorhomes Tuesday night in KY ? |
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reidp
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Sounds like a plan. We'll have 2-3 others in our caravan but just the one RV, so they'll either be sleeping in the car or maybe we can pull into somewhere next to a hotel. Come to think of it, last year we had one more RV in the group of 5, but most just leaned the seats back for 5-6 hrs. |
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kytom2
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Reid there is a truck stop just off of 75 at the Boonesboro/Winchester exit.Its about 5 miles outside of Richmond towards Lexington
Just a thought. |
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Hollywood
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I went straight up central WI through farm land last year to stay off the interstate because of pulsating ABS and saggy springs. I think it took around 2.5 hours from the Lake Geneva area.
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8122pbrainard
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Reid, I'm glad to see that you are trying to plan around hitting Chicago in the middle of the rush "hour" this year. Really the only safe way is to go through in the very early AM but then of coarse you would need to get CQ out of bed! If you do need to get him out of bed, you may need to get two people up - there have been rumors that he's been getting lucky lately!
Early afternoon you should be ok but no guarantees. |
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{{{{{{TO ALL SOUTHERN CARAVANS}}}}}}
Do not get on the Chicago Skyway and go through the city again. Stay on 80-94 Via Western Suburbs/Iowa and head up I294 North this time up to Quinner's... The Skiway/Ryan construction will have you shooting yourselves.. Even through rush hour, North on the Tri-satate 294 is not that bad, well until around the Ohare area. Moj' |
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79nautique
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also don't get excited about stopping at all of the toll boths you can pay online later, that a lone will cut 45 minutes off the trip.
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quinner
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Good point Chris, not sure if you can set up something online but it sure would save time if you use the I-Pass lanes.
Tollway Info And like Dave said DO NOT TAKE THE SKYWAY!! |
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79nautique
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there are signs posted just hard to see them, but i know when I signed up it did say that you could pay online even if you don't have the I-pass transmittor, there would be a short delay until it was in the system but you can pay a portion of the fee and when the system catches up they will bill you for the remaining amount.
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Hollywood
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When you miss a toll on the Illinois Tollway, you are expected to pay the actual toll amount due for the associated plaza and vehicle classification. If payment is received within one week (seven (7) calendar days), the missed toll will not be processed as a violation. Failure to pay tolls can result in fines and possible suspension of your license plate and/or your driver's license.
IMPORTANT: The use of the missed toll payment system is restricted to isolated instances of accidental missed tolls. It is not be used as a mode of regular payment. After receipt of four (4) missed toll payments within a one-year period, a subsequent missed toll will not be considered accidental and the event will be recorded as a toll violation. Please note that this system may not be used to cure a missed toll that has been recorded on a police citation, recorded on an Illinois Tollway notice of violation, or for a missed toll more than seven (7) days old. Violations are $20 a piece. |
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Mojo
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Yeah, $20 bucks for a car, and more for the 3rd and 4th axles !!!!
Stop and pay the tolls, or pay in advance like mentioned by Chris... Don't blow them off, you'll get a letter some 3 years later with a $1000 dollar tab...... Moj' |
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rleinen79
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You guys always say that, but in my countless trips back and forth to Ohare and Midway, from Northern IN, there's only been once I can think of when traffic was bad on the Skyway. Almost exactly the opposite for 294. I spend forever looking at that damn quarry at 5mph. I haven't been up there for a month or so now, so maybe something has changed. Rob |
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quinner
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Some of the current Skyway issues:
Vehicles with trailers can only use the right lane. Takes you right through downtown Chicago, major problem if anywhere near rush hour. The Edens, after you get through downtown, is a major construction zone. Rob, that stretch of I-80 can be tough as well, believe it is one of, or the, most traveled sections of road in the US. |
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Mojo
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Correct Rob, The Edens is a complete wreck, and the downtown traffic (other than mid day) is a nightmare.. The Tristate really has little construction now, and all tolls are complete with "through road tolling". I pass lanes are a cruise now, so there is virtually no back ups at the tolls. Stay away from downtown guys.... Moj' |
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79nautique
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stay in the far left lane and it moves three times as fast as the right three lanes |
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M3Fan
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I JUST TRAILERED through the Skyway and downtown from Rob's house yesterday. It sucked. Southbound was on the brakes all the way through the roadwork zone. Northbound was slow but not terrible. The condition of the Edens is like that of an artillery range- definitely a workout for the suspension. I was swearing the whole time. For some reason I thought I'd be able to get over to 294 from 90 but you can't. If you take the skyway, you get funneled right into downtown driving hell. Traffic was pretty light on the north side of the city but a little heavy around the loop. I'm totally unfamiliar with the southeastern half of our tollway system so that's why I got suckered into the skyway. I have no idea how to get from 90 to 294 coming from Indiana.
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quinner
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Joel,
From I-80/90 in South Bend there is 3 different rts you can take, if the timing is right the Skyway can be the quickest, if wrong it can be a nightmare. Right now the Edens construction makes this route a problem no matter what time you are travelling. Re: getting from 90 to 294, The best way is just Follow the I-80 aka I-80/94, continue on 80 until you get to 294, then follow 294 north. Southern travelers: Take I-65 to I-80/94 west, continue on 80/94 west for about 10mi (do not follow 94 to Chicago when it spins off however), exit I-80 at 294 north (tri-state tollway), 294 north will eventually become I-94 north and will take you to Wisconsin. |
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8122pbrainard
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Chris, Great directions. Now we need you up in the air for the trafic report along with some sound of whooping helicopter blades!!
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kytom2
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I picture Quinner beating on his chest to simulate the copter ,like Les Nesman on WKRP!
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79nautique
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just remember when you hit the 80/94 section stay in the left lane a keep up with the traffic speed, if you get in the right lanes it's stop and go until 294 which exits on the left off of 80/94.
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rleinen79
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I have to tell those of you that haven't met Joel, AKA M3fan, he has quite the way with words and sarcasm. About the time I was expecting him last weekend, I called him only to be told that he was in the worst traffic ever, it was like being in Baghdad, and that his truck would barely pull the trailer over the f-ing bumps in the road...."if all goes well, we'll be there by dinner." 1 1/2 hours later (2:00 or 3:00), they showed up smiling. Hopefully, it was worth the headache. I guess next month I'll be making sure the Ipass is mounted in the truck and cross my fingers on 294. Rob |
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