[elky] Re: Trip
- From: Jared Ryan <jryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:24:25 -0500
Baseball is the most cerebral of the major sports. Once you "get" it, it
becomes fascinating. Well, it does in the National League, anyway. I
don't know what they play in the American League, but it isn't baseball.
The designated hitter is cheating codified into the rules.
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:15:07 -0500, "Jim" <jdos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm with you Robert about wanting something to do at a ball game..
> computer, book, ??? something... topless honeys to watch ? I don't know,
> but SOMETHIHING is better than a stick , ball, catch, scratch and throw.
>
> Jim
> Short attention span and not much patience
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Robert Adams
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:15 PM
> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [elky] Re: Trip
>
>
>>Ohio's roads were in much better condition than I expected. 65 mph speed
>>limit on Interstates, and the roads were fine at that speed. 55 mph on
>>the
>>U.S. and state highways, which was also fine, considering they were
>>usually
>>two-lane roads. Still, I took a U.S. highway from Findlay to Sandusky,
>>and
>>enjoyed the drive greatly. Much more interesting than staying on the
>>Interstate, and no traffic to speak of, so I made good time at 55 mph.
>
>
> 45-55 is just way too slow for a nice county road. They are
65-70
> here depending on what direction they run. (I have no idea why the
> direction they run dictates how fast the speed is, maybe they are worried
> about the earths rotation)
>
> PA and Virginia have ludicrously slow speed limits.
>
>
> Although it is nice cause the drivers up there are better
> than here(in some ways). Here driving is like driving in a race all the
> time. Just stay in race mode and go for it. Course up there people tend
to
> drive slow and they stay in the left lane while doing it.
>
>
>>The only significant deterioration I saw was some corrosion on a
>>suspension
>>bridge over the Ohio River from Kentucky to Ohio, and the bridge was
built
>>in 1896. I would expect to see some corrosion. It wasn't obviously in a
>>state of about-to-fall-apart, though.
>
>
> Ohio has always had nice roads with the exception of Toledo.
The
> freeway is really nice there but it's all blocked off by cones cause they
> don't want you to drive on it and wear it out.
>
>
>
>
>>For the Reds game, I parked in Covington, Kentucky for $3 and walked
>>across
>>the bridge to the Great American Ballpark. Dirt cheap compared to
parking
>>downtown for an Astros game, and not much longer of a walk either.
>>
>>If y'all ever get to ride on a Huey helicopter, sit in a machine gunner's
>>seat. Just do it. Trust me. You will not fall out, and you will have
no
>>sensation of falling out, and you will get a great view.
>>
>>More to come later.
>
>
>
> Not bad. The GF drags me to baseball games here course
I
> get into the minor league games for free or nearly free. No baseball game
> is worth what the pros charge. I thought about taking my laptop to the
game
>
> so I'd have something to do there...
>
>
> Robert Adams
>
>
> Rules: Please play nicely with others.
>
> Rules: Please play nicely with others.
Rules: Please play nicely with others.
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