Suck it America! Alaska leads Gallup poll for most satisfied with SoL.

Started by katmai, February 13, 2014, 08:04:21 PM

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garbon

"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

MadImmortalMan

Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:41:38 PM
Moving to where there's work is an American tradition, far more than pillaging the economy for the sake of the rich.

One day we'll have a Homestead Act in space.  :)
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"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:41:38 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 08:36:09 PM
Yeah, because recreating the Homestead Act is exactly what people need these days.  Lemme strap down the Conestoga wagon, brb.
Moving to where there's work is an American tradition, far more than pillaging the economy for the sake of the rich.

QuoteBaltimore, MD
   
1. Head west on E Fayette St toward N Calvert St    
489 ft
2. Turn left onto St Paul St    
305 ft
3. Continue onto Light St    
0.4 mi
4. Turn right onto E Conway St    
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5. Turn left onto I-395 S    
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6. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-95 S/Washington and merge onto I-95 S    
3.6 mi
7. Take exit 49B for I-695 W toward I-70 W/Towson    
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8. Merge onto I-695 N    
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9. Take exit 16-16A-16B for I-70 W/I-70 E toward Frederick/Local Traffic    
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10. Take exit 16A on the left to merge onto I-70 W toward Frederick
Entering Pennsylvania
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11. Turn right onto I-70 W/U.S. 30 E/S Main St (signs for Interstate 70 W/Pennsylvania Turnpike/Harrisburg/McConnellsburg/New Stanton)    
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12. Take the ramp onto I-70 W
Toll road
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13. Take exit 146-2 for Interstate 70 W/Interstate 76 W toward Pittsburgh
Toll road
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14. Merge onto I-76 W
Partial toll road
Entering Ohio
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15. Continue onto Ohio Turnpike
Toll road
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16. Continue onto I-80 W/Ohio Turnpike
Toll road
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17. Merge onto I-90 W
Partial toll road
Passing through Indiana
Entering Illinois
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19. Keep left to continue on I-90 W, follow signs for Interstate 90 W/Kennedy Expressway/O'Hare/Rockford
Partial toll road
Entering Wisconsin
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20. Keep left to continue on I-94 W
Entering Minnesota
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21. Take exit 249 for I-694 N toward I-494 S    
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22. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 694 N and merge onto I-694 N    
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24. Merge onto I-94 W
Entering North Dakota
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25. Take exit 256 toward US-52 W/US-281 N    
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Continue to follow US-281 N/US-52 W
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28. Turn left onto ND-200 W/US-52 W/3rd St NE    
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29. Turn right onto US-52 W/43rd Ave NE
Continue to follow US-52 W
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30. Turn left to merge onto US-2 W/US-52 W toward Kenmare/Williston    
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31. Slight right onto US-52 W    
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32. Turn right onto US-52 W/84th Ave NW
Continue to follow US-52 W
Entering Canada (Saskatchewan)
7.4 mi
33. Continue onto 3 St/SK-39 N
Continue to follow SK-39 N
77.2 mi
34. Turn right onto Government Rd (signs for Red Coat Trail/Francis/Saskatchewan 35)    
0.6 mi
35. Continue onto King St    
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36. Continue onto SK-35 N    
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37. Turn left onto SK-33 W (signs for Regina)    
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38. Take the Saskatchewan 1 E/Trans-Canada Highway ramp to Saskatchewan 11 N/Saskatoon    
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39. Merge onto Trans-Canada Hwy    
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40. Continue onto Ring Rd    
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41. Take the exit onto SK-11 N/SK-6 N    
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42. Keep right to continue on Louis Riel Trail/SK-11 N, follow signs for Lumsden/Saskatoon    
152 mi
43. Continue onto Circle Dr    
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44. Continue onto Circle Dr/Yellowhead Hwy/SK-16 W    
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45. Turn right onto the SK-11 N/SK-12 N/SK-16 W/Trans Canada Highway/Ldylwyld Drive ramp    
0.2 mi
46. Merge onto Idylwyld Dr N/Louis Riel Trail/Yellowhead Hwy/SK-11 N/SK-12 N/SK-16 W
Continue to follow Yellowhead Hwy/SK-16 W
81.6 mi
47. Slight left onto Yellowhead Hwy W/SK-40 W (signs for Battleford/Lloydminster/Cut Knife/SK-4 S/Swift Current/SK-29 S/Wilkie)    
2.5 mi
48. Slight right onto Yellowhead Hwy W/SK-16 W (signs for Lloydminster/Trans Canada Highway/Yellowhead Highway W)
Continue to follow Yellowhead Hwy W
Entering Alberta
267 mi
49. Merge onto AB-43 N via the ramp to Whitecourt/Grande Prairie/Peace RIver    
249 mi
50. Continue onto AB-43X    
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51. Turn left onto Range Rd 63    
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52. Turn right onto 100 Ave/AB-43 W
Continue to follow AB-43 W
Entering British Columbia
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53. Continue onto Dawson Creek-Tupper Hwy/Hwy 2    
23.4 mi
54. Turn right onto 8th St/Dawson Creek-Tupper Hwy/Hwy 2    
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55. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Alaska Ave/Hwy 2 heading to BC-97/Fort Saint John/Prince George
Continue to follow Alaska Ave
Entering Yukon Territory
968 mi
56. Turn right onto Alaska Hwy/Yukon 1 W (signs for Alaska Highway/Anchorage/Fairbanks)
Entering United States (Alaska)
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57. Continue straight onto AK-2 E/Interstate A-1 S    
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58. Turn left onto AK-1 S/Interstate A-1 S/Tok Cutoff
Continue to follow AK-1 S/Interstate A-1 S
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60. Turn right onto AK-1 S/State Hwy 1 S/Interstate A-1 S (signs for Anderson)    
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61. Take the ramp onto AK-1 S    
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62. Continue onto E 5th Ave    
1.0 mi
63. Turn right onto I St    
177 ft
Alaska Ave

4,271 mi, 74 hours

You're all dumbasses.

Capetan Mihali

Quote55. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Alaska Ave/Hwy 2 heading to BC-97/Fort Saint John/Prince George
Continue to follow Alaska Ave
Entering Yukon Territory
968 mi
:lol:
Yeah, just take the 3rd exit at the rotary up ahead, drive another, oh, thousand miles or so, and you're there.
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Grey Fox

Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 08:55:55 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 13, 2014, 08:41:38 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 08:36:09 PM
Yeah, because recreating the Homestead Act is exactly what people need these days.  Lemme strap down the Conestoga wagon, brb.
Moving to where there's work is an American tradition, far more than pillaging the economy for the sake of the rich.

QuoteBaltimore, MD
Alaska Ave

4,271 mi, 74 hours

You're all dumbasses.

Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

Sheilbh

That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:
Let's bomb Russia!

katmai

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

garbon

Quote from: Sheilbh on February 13, 2014, 09:06:06 PM
That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:

You have to admit, that's a Jos-like comment. ;)
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

CountDeMoney

Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.

Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.

alfred russel

Quote from: Capetan Mihali on February 13, 2014, 09:00:12 PM
Quote55. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Alaska Ave/Hwy 2 heading to BC-97/Fort Saint John/Prince George
Continue to follow Alaska Ave
Entering Yukon Territory
968 mi
:lol:
Yeah, just take the 3rd exit at the rotary up ahead, drive another, oh, thousand miles or so, and you're there.

Imagine if you get off at the wrong exit in the roundabout...you drive 968 miles and DOH!
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

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-garbon, February 23, 2014

garbon

Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.

Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.

Indeed. Less than 200 and you could be here with me.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

katmai

Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.

Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.
it is a duplex! :(
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Capetan Mihali

Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:14:23 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on February 13, 2014, 09:06:06 PM
That's longer than the longest distance you can travel in the UK :blink:

You have to admit, that's a Jos-like comment. ;)

Based on the post times, I think he was responding to the 968 mile segment that I quoted.
"The internet's completely over. [...] The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
-- Prince, 2010. (R.I.P.)

HVC

Quote from: garbon on February 13, 2014, 09:19:06 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on February 13, 2014, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 13, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Try it, it's worth it. You can crash at Katmai's.

Traveling 4,000 miles to live with katmai is not my idea of improving my life situation.

Indeed. Less than 200 and you could be here with me.
i'd pay to watch that sitcom
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

CountDeMoney