From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Wed May 2 05:24:02 2007 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Wednesday, May 2 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2448 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] worst roads and/or traffic... :) [db] Test message Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 00:26:15 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] worst roads and/or traffic... :) On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Kevin wrote: >-->We were talking about quality of roads, not traffic. I think Seattle has >-->the worst of the three, having been caught in all three's traffic in the >-->past three months. Like you say, there are options in the bay area and LA. thank you for confirming what I've been saying all along... :) Seattle traffic is the worst. :) we have no options, except to sit and sip on our latte's. ;) john >--> >-->As far as bridges, there are seven in the bay area. Years ago, a CHP "bridge >-->series" was when you could cover all seven bridges in one eight hour >-->shift without the watch commander kicking your -at-ss for it. If you've been >-->in the bay area, you know that this isn't as easy as it sounds... >--> >-->On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 10:49:38PM -0700, john wrote: >-->> Boston is reported to have some bad ones... especially with the big dig... >-->> streets wander around... I finally figured out that to get from one place >-->> to another could be done more quickly not taking the main routes... >-->> >-->> Seattle is even worse than the bay area... to get from SF to the east bay >-->> y'all have three bridges and San Jose... four bridges if you count going >-->> over the golden gate and back around. ;) >-->> >-->> LA has plenty of pathways... >-->> >-->> to get from seattle to everett there is I-5. >-->> >-->> to get from seattle to the east side you've got two floating bridges... or >-->> a drive around the lake... on surface streets... >-->> >-->> to get from Portland to Seattle there is only one road basically... >--> ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 05:08:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Hoffman Subject: [db] Test message Hi Folks, Just testing my new e-mail address... I switched it over yesterday and have not gotten any e-mails to this new account. Could be a light day but I just want to make sure... BTW... Here in S.E. Wisc. regular unleaded jumped from $2.92 on Sun. to $3.24 today! I think it's because of the reformulated cr-at-p we have to use here in the summer. :( Jim - -- Jim Hoffman Oconomowoc WI '39 Allis Model B '53 Ford Golden Jubilee '?? Bolens Huskie Gardener ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2448 **********************************