American Road Forum List of new American Road Forum topics. http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:51 +0000 30 Time To...? http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1787

Irony rocks.

I've recently learned that, in ~1 year, I'll lose the year-round garage storage (heated in winters) that I've appreciated the last 10+ years. The couple that owns the house, building & property is moving to SC. I will not have the funds needed to buy the place, though I would LOVE to live there. So, since other similar storage options in the area are more expensive, unemployment continues & medical bills are still due ... it's probably time to sell my MCs.

Yep, life is still good. It's just frustrating to watch things for which I've worked hard disappear due to no fault of my own. At least I can still drive & write! Hardly seems fair, but life isn't fair. Things'll work out; they always do...correct?



ROUTE 66-BASED STORY:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/category/route66/

Motor Gnomes:
http://www.motorgnomes.com/category/staff/cort-s/

C&G:
http://www.cheersandgears.com/page/index.html/_/articles/editorials/stop-re-naming-my-car-r487



Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong" __ Rascal Flatts __ 'I'm Moving On']]> Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:51 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1787 <![CDATA[Pics! 05/12/12 Jump Start Cruise'n'party]]> http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1786


The ROADS'n'WHEELS JUMP START CRUISE NIGHT & OHS PARTY is history.

Original announcements:
http://rdwhl-capriceclassic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=whatsgoingon&action=display&thread=6
(and)
http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1755


I drove my 1979 Caprice Classic; unemployment (& medical bills, ironically!) kept my MCs from the event.

VEHICLES:
Ford (2)
Buick (1)
Mercury (1)
Honda (1)
Cadillac (1)
Ch#$r%*et (4), including a 1990 Caprice Classic 9C1


ALL PICS:
https://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RoadsNWheelsJumpStartCruiseNightOHSParty05122012


HIGHLIGHTS:

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Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Here comes the last time" __ Rascal Flatts __ 'Here Comes Goodbye']]> Mon, 14 May 2012 17:29:55 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1786 Us 136 / Dixie Highway In Indiana http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1785


I found a couple good old alignments, including a brief one that is still paved in brick. I stopped in a bunch of classic Indiana small towns. And as usual I enjoyed the journey as my destination.

One thing I didn't see that I wanted to was a bridge near New Ross, Indiana. Fire up Google Maps, turn on aerial imagery, and enter 39.95593, -86.69493 to see it. It appears to be on an even older alignment than the old alignment there. Without trespassing, I couldn't find a way to get a vantage point to look at it.

-Jim]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 02:06:27 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1785 Blue Ridge Parkway http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1784
If you ever get a chance to check out the blue ridge parkway in North Caroline do it. I think it is one of the nicest places on earth. Make sure to see chimney rock park more info here blueridgeparkway.org. Have a safe and fun trip :happy2:]]> Sat, 12 May 2012 01:18:37 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1784 Fun Survey! + 66 Story http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1783 Lincoln Highway or Dixie Highway?
Glacier National Park or Yellowstone National Park?
Shenandoah National Park or Great Smokey Mountains National Park?

FOOD & DRINK
Apples or Oranges?
Hot Chocolate or Hot Tea?

WEATHER & CALENDAR
Thunder or Lightning?
Sunrise or Sunset?

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Talk or Text?
Monopoly or Uno?
Boston's Fenway Park or Chicago's Wrigley Field?



PICS & STORIES

CARS or CARS 2?
(I took the pic 03/09/2012; my nephew will have a sibling in a few months!!!)
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Dorkish grin or Devilish grin?
(Pic taken during my last day of Cardiac Rehab, 04/13/2012)
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To continue or Not to continue?
I hadn't realized it had been so long since I wrote a section, so I wrote & posted 2.
Now that I'm in "panic mode" (unemployed + more medical bills making things I've worked for disappear), writing is a good "stress reliever"...!

NEWEST CHAPTERS:
31-32, Holding Pattern; Thinking Time Or Not:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/05/07/_thats-the-highway_-20/


PREVIOUS CHAPTERS:
1-4, Potential Sale; Arriving; Goodbye; Preparation:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/03/29/_thats-the-highway_/

5-8, The Letter; An Idea; A Return; Research & A Test:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/03/31/_thats-the-highway_-2/

9, The Drive & A Revelation:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/03/_thats-the-highway_-3/

10, Stall Tactic:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/06/_thats-the-highway_-4/

11-12, To Make Connections; Plans Verbalized:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/04/19/_thats-the-highway_-5/

13, Road Trip Rush:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/12/_thats-the-highway_-7/

14, Late Night & A Whistle:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/12/_thats-the-highway_-8/

15, Awakening:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/25/_thats-the-highway_-9/

16, Train & Memories:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/05/25/_thats-the-highway_-10/

17, Shopkeeper:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/06/21/_thats-the-highway_-6/

18-19, An Answer; Return Visit:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/08/11/_thats-the-highway_-12/

20, The Picture:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/10/17/_thats-the-highway_-11/

21, Shaping History:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/10/31/_thats-the-highway_-13/

22-23, Rebuilding Idea; Planning Stage:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/12/09/_thats-the-highway_-14/

24, Surprise Meeting:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2011/12/16/_thats-the-highway_-15/

25, A Long Meeting & A Visitor:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/01/24/_thats-the-highway_-16/

26-28, A Couple in a LTD; A Rude Awakening; Tale of Two Conversations:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/02/25/_thats-the-highway_-17/

29, Pictures Delivered:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/03/15/_thats-the-highway_-18/

30, Awkward Moments:
http://whenthegoingisgood.com/2012/03/26/_thats-the-highway_-19/



Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
* rNwJumpStartCruzNite | 5:30-10:30p; SAT, 05/12/12 | BeefVilla, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL *
"Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all" __ Lady Antebellum __ 'Need You Now']]> Thu, 10 May 2012 01:46:02 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1783 <![CDATA[Twin Arrows' Refurbished Arrows]]> http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1782
http://www.rwphotos.com/blog/?p=714

Roadhound]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 22:57:23 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1782 Possible Road Trip To Oh To Assist http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1781 As of now, I'll drive to Versailles OH in 2 weeks (Tuesday, 05/15/2012 - Friday, 05/18/2012) to help Mike at Mike's Montes get more pictures on the website & re-write some of the descriptions (which I've already started). It'll get me out of the house a bit & give me an albeit brief road trip.

Not sure yet what routes I will take to & from, but I will most-likely leave Elgin IL before or right after lunch on Tuesday, returning home late Friday evening. If you want me to stop between here & there, or if you're in the Versailles OH area & want to meet up Wednesday or Thursday evening, please let me know....



Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic
CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
* rNwJumpStartCruzNite | 5:30-10:30p; SAT, 05/12/12 | BeefVilla, 1225 W Spring St, S Elgin IL *
"On the upside of a downward spiral" __ Train __ 'Drive By']]> Fri, 04 May 2012 02:06:14 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1781 Right Of Way Marker, Troy Mo http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1780
Today, I actually found one in the ground on Old Highway 61 by Troy, MO. Picture attached. Don't know when it was installed, but just wanted to share. SGF, Kip

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Donations are being accepted through PayPal using the address
gibill@sbcglobal.net

Send any questions you might have to Melba at that address and I'm sure she'll answer you with all the details you could ever want :)]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:24:52 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1779 1914 Padre Canyon Bridge http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1778
http://www.rwphotos.com/blog/?p=672

It took a bit of effort to get there but well worth the trip.

Roadhound]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:49:34 +0000 http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1778