Anyone Know the Current Status of I-696, RE: Closures?

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:The work on 696 is going to be E of 75. If you're heading to the D you'll be fine.

75 is closed S of Detroit. Shouldn't have to worry about that either.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Bob I know technology isn't really your thing but here's a nifty way to explore internet things like this.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.45547,-83.0920403,12z/data=!5m1!1e1

Senior Dickfist wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:I took 696 to Exit 69 at BIG BEAVER two weeks ago with no problem. IIRC, 75 south at 696 was closed. Again, that was two weeks ago and things may have changed.

I love that the Big Beaver exit is 69. Because I'm immature, I crack up every time I get off there.

The Pantry wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Does anyone know what the weather will be like tomorrow ? The news isn’t on until 5.

Just for that, Bob wants his $10 back...with interest.

Da Mayor wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:update:

I-696 eastbound is fine.. got into downtown Detroit from EL in about 75 minutes.

however, I-96 westbound.. right around Howell almost all the way to Williamston is down to one lane. Coming home Sunday around midnight it was relatively fine - slowed down to about 45 mph.. but it was like a parking lot earlier in the day - I was heading east, thankfully. But cars were at a practical standstill for what appeared to be about 15-20 miles.

Bob, where would you rank Forever Valentine among Whiskeytown albums? I'd put it at #2 right behind Pneumonia.

Da Mayor wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: Pneumonia is at the bottom for me.

Official Releases:

1. Strangers Almanac
2. Faithless Street
3. Pneumonia

not overly interested in throwing in the unofficial releases, EP's, bootlegs, etc - as most of them were, in a lot of ways, various incarnations of Whiskeytown records or would evolve into DRA records.

FV has a couple tracks that ended up on Pneumonia, but it stands on its own as an album, even if not an official release.

Did you know Ben Folds plays piano on the opening track?

LooseGoose wrote:Ben Folds ought to have his fingers broken after that performance.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:update:

I-696 eastbound is fine.. got into downtown Detroit from EL in about 75 minutes.

however, I-96 westbound.. right around Howell almost all the way to Williamston is down to one lane. Coming home Sunday around midnight it was relatively fine - slowed down to about 45 mph.. but it was like a parking lot earlier in the day - I was heading east, thankfully. But cars were at a practical standstill for what appeared to be about 15-20 miles.

Took me an extra 45 minutes or so to get to Williamston Saturday afternoon. I was wondering if it would be quicker to take some back roads but google was very insistent that it was not and I was to stay on 96 so I did.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Bob! You missed out by 24 hours I guess.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2018/04/24/police-semis-halt-suicide-attempt-696/545522002/