Monthly Archives: February 2012

Feb 13

Photos by the numbers: 103

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

December 30, 2001: West end of IA 103 at the Avenue of the Saints. IA 27 and 103 were only contemporaries for two years before 103 was decommissioned. This intersection is in a different place now that 218 has been … Continue reading →

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Feb 13

A bad omen

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 12:20 AM by Jeff

Gas went up 14 cents in Iowa last week. The current price for super unleaded is between 40 and 50 cents higher than it was in February 2008 and 2011, $1.30 above 2007, and nearly double that of 2009. Since … Continue reading →

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Feb 12

Texas Day 9: Back to Iowa

Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

Very little of Jan. 31 was spent in Texas. I had returned the car the previous morning so all I had to worry about was the airport shuttle. My suitcase checked in at 49.5 pounds(!) and I figured out security … Continue reading →

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Feb 12

Photos by the numbers: 102

Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 2, 2010: I-540 near the Wal-Mart headquarters of Bentonville, Arkansas. The flash illuminates the old sign, from the days when it was only US 71, vs. the exit tab added later.

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Feb 12

“SEC! SEC!”

Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 12:25 AM by Jeff

It didn’t last too long — it happened before free throws with 1:33 left in the game — but the Iowa State fans came through. Hilton Coliseum is now, to my knowledge, the northernmost venue to hear an “S-E-C!” chant. … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

Photos by the numbers: 101

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 31, 2001: Eureka, California. Love the cutout shields. They’re not quite the old style without the state name, though. Our trip up 101 between San Francisco and US 199 was interrupted only by a trek through the Avenue of … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

Texas Day 8: Wandering around central Texas

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 3:00 AM by Jeff

Austin, Texas, Jan. 30 — I spent the entire morning at the George H.W. Bush Museum in College Station. I was glad I hadn’t tried to cram it in earlier. The museum is well put together, aside from the “Oval … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

Numerical coincidence

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 1:05 AM by Jeff

According to Clinched Highway Mapping, I have traveled approximately 1036 miles on I-40 and 1035 miles on US 40. That’s not going to be the case for long, though. Once the Crosstown Expressway’s westbound lanes open in Oklahoma City, I … Continue reading →

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Feb 10

License plate countdown — ZDC and the Null Set

Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012, at 11:25 PM by Jeff

Fifteen years and a month after 000AAA was handed out to someone in Adair County, we’ve reached Z. There are less than 500,000 combinations left, assuming IOQUV are skipped again. (Use of D in the second position may or may … Continue reading →

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Feb 10

Photos by the numbers: 100

Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 16, 2006: Junction of IA 100 (Collins Road) and Business US 151 (1st Avenue) in northeast Cedar Rapids. This was the end of IA 100 in 1984-96, and before then, IA 150 turned left here in a wrong-way multiplex … Continue reading →

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