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Post by Robert J Sakimano 20/04/18, 10:11 am

I know there's been a bunch of talk about construction and when it'll be closed.. anyone down that way regularly?

I can't find much on the MDOT site.
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Post by tGreenWay 20/04/18, 10:16 am

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.
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Post by WhiteBoyHatcher 20/04/18, 10:20 am

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.
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Post by WhiteBoyHatcher 20/04/18, 10:21 am

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
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 20/04/18, 10:23 am

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.
thanks man - heading downtown for some festivities this weekend.

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Post by Robert J Sakimano 20/04/18, 10:24 am

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
yeah, that's the sort of thing my wife would normally handle and she won't be coming along. So, I'm left to my own devices.

My daughter will be with me. She seems pretty handy with stuff like this, so that might work out.
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Post by DWags 20/04/18, 10:26 am

yeah, if you're trapped like a rat on the east side, your trip to fresh air and freedom has just become tougher. I take that road at least 10 times in the summer to the Tuck. I'm planning on staying off 16 mile too. That will be the big vein where people are going to go to 75, then down, then back onto 696. I'm going to try 14 mile road to 75. I'm sure I'll have alternative routes by June 30th.
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Post by WhiteBoyHatcher 20/04/18, 10:32 am

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Post by Senior Dickfist 20/04/18, 11:01 am

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.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 20/04/18, 11:07 am

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.

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Post by Other Teams Pursuing That 20/04/18, 11:18 am

Does anyone know what the weather will be like tomorrow ? The news isn’t on until 5.
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Post by The Pantry 20/04/18, 11:29 am

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.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 20/04/18, 12:02 pm

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.
thanks, man..

freakin' OTPT - throwin' shade at the hand that feeds him. No
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Post by NigelUno 20/04/18, 12:18 pm

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

Put down Tolstoy and pick up your Farmer's Almanac.
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Post by Jake from State Farm 21/04/18, 08:18 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I know there's been a bunch of talk about construction and when it'll be closed.. anyone down that way regularly?

I can't find much on the MDOT site.

Try this site: https://mdotnetpublic.state.mi.us/drive/
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 24/04/18, 07:54 am

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.

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Post by Da Mayor 24/04/18, 08:03 am

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.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 24/04/18, 08:12 am

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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.
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.
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Post by Da Mayor 24/04/18, 08:19 am

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Bob, where would you rank Forever Valentine among Whiskeytown albums? I'd put it at #2 right behind Pneumonia.
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?
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Post by Guest 24/04/18, 08:26 am

Ben Folds ought to have his fingers broken after that performance.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 24/04/18, 08:37 am

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?
I didn't know that but two North Carolina boys around the same age, playing local venues about the same time - not surprising that they crossed paths.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 24/04/18, 08:37 am

LooseGoose wrote:Ben Folds ought to have his fingers broken after that performance.
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Post by Travis of the Cosmos 24/04/18, 09:17 am

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.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 24/04/18, 09:31 am

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.
yeah - as I mentioned, we were driving at midnight.. so the one open lane on I-96 was moving pretty quickly. Earlier in the afternoon, you might have been just as well off taking M-43. Yeah, some stop and go through towns but a) you're moving and b) there is scenery.

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Post by Da Mayor 24/04/18, 09:39 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Da Mayor wrote:

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?
I didn't know that but two North Carolina boys around the same age, playing local venues about the same time - not surprising that they crossed paths.

Yup, he assembled a bunch of local musicians and recorded the album over the course of a couple of days without the record label ever knowing.

This might be the most bad ass song he's ever written Anyone Know the Current Status of I-696, RE: Closures? 3493939353

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Post by WhiteBoyHatcher 24/04/18, 11:59 am

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/

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Post by Da Mayor 24/04/18, 12:06 pm

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/

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Dumb. He could have just jumped through the cracks.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 24/04/18, 12:08 pm

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/

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crazy story!

good for those cops/truckers to go into action.
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Post by Da Mayor 24/04/18, 07:56 pm

Bob, I just learned that English Girls, Approximately is about Beth Orton.
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Post by The Pantry 24/04/18, 09:43 pm

Da Mayor wrote:
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/

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Dumb. He could have just jumped through the cracks.
God, you're a dick.

And you've still never answered the question. Did you buy the minivan?
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Post by Da Mayor 25/04/18, 04:51 am

The Pantry wrote:
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Dumb. He could have just jumped through the cracks.
God, you're a dick.

And you've still never answered the question. Did you buy the minivan?

Yeah, bro. Honda Odyssey. Wanna drive it sometime?
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