Interested?
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RE: Interested?
I'm 25 miles south east from Dubuque. Was just there for supper tonite actually.
Luckily we've still got many decent enough back roads, no hugelybig cities that are "surburbing the earth" lol.
I hate it driving on the backroads around certain parts, there's a small town every 10 miles with some old homes that look in the right place, then you have these extravaganthomes that stick out like sore thumbs.
Luckily there's not a lot of that around here, but I've seen plenty of it and it's not exactly a weekend trip to find it either.
But yes, definitely let me know if you're hitting up Dubuque, if I'm free I'll be there.
Luckily we've still got many decent enough back roads, no hugelybig cities that are "surburbing the earth" lol.
I hate it driving on the backroads around certain parts, there's a small town every 10 miles with some old homes that look in the right place, then you have these extravaganthomes that stick out like sore thumbs.
Luckily there's not a lot of that around here, but I've seen plenty of it and it's not exactly a weekend trip to find it either.
But yes, definitely let me know if you're hitting up Dubuque, if I'm free I'll be there.
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ORIGINAL: scc24540
and you're gonna be in the big C when bro?
and you're gonna be in the big C when bro?
In the meantime, tho, I should be in Charlotte late Saturday night, November 24 ... and then have a lunch/dinner somewhere on Sunday, November 25.....
Cowboy ... I'm guessing you mean Dubuque ... I've never heard of it referred to as the Queen City though ... he he. As for the dates ... not sure yet ... if the drive happens, it'd be Nov 10-11 (one of those 2 days) ... we'll see what we can get scheduled....
FlynhghR ... SE of Dubuque ... sounds like about the path I planned to take from Dubuque to Davenport, etc. ... along the river....
It's the extravagant homes I can't stand, at times. In some places, as you noted, they just don't make sense.
*shrugs*
I love small towns ... wish I was living in one, but I'm not. Maybe someday.
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o, they way you were talkign i thought you were going to charlotte, nc. i was kinda wandering why you were wandering around iowa and illinois and end up in NC
o, they way you were talkign i thought you were going to charlotte, nc. i was kinda wandering why you were wandering around iowa and illinois and end up in NC
.So ... I'm confused ... are you in NC or IA/IL?
And ... even though the path for my late November trip is not this way, I could EASILY wander around Iowa and Illinois...and end up in North Carolina
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When are you usually coming through the Chicagoland area, then?
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When are you usually coming through the Chicagoland area, then?
When are you usually coming through the Chicagoland area, then?
I try to get through Chicago around noonish though mostly. I hate my trip back up as I get there around 5 - 5:30 in the afternoon. Traffic Sucks.What day will I be coming through though is anyones guess. I do it on the fly when I get an interview in Indianapolis.
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04 ... yeah, I try to avoid Chicago ... at all costs, if possible. You ever try going down I-39 and across on I-74? Mileage wise would be longer, yes, but time wise ... I'd bet not, depending on traffic through Chicagoland....
Flyn ... sorry I confused you. The trip plans for late November (road trip south) does not include a stop in Iowa. I was in Iowa last year on my road trip. I HAD planned to go to Iowa for a quick weekend getaway, but thus far, that has not happened.....maybe sometime in December or January ... we'll see. Again, my apologies for the confusion.
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Flyn ... sorry I confused you. The trip plans for late November (road trip south) does not include a stop in Iowa. I was in Iowa last year on my road trip. I HAD planned to go to Iowa for a quick weekend getaway, but thus far, that has not happened.....maybe sometime in December or January ... we'll see. Again, my apologies for the confusion.
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