OK, I am going to start sending political emails that support my various perspectives.
Here’s your chance to be removed from that particular list of receivers.
You can remain on the “HUMOR” (sometimes silly/stupid/inspiring or just cats/dogs).
And/or the “TRAVEL” (let’s you know where we are and how things are going, with our blog link).
While declining the “POLITICAL”.
Just respond and let me know. No response means you stay on all the lists and get added to my new one – your choice! Thanks and have a wonderful Fall day!
If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people---their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties---someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a Liberal.
---John F. Kennedy
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Oceano to LA to San Diego to LA to Oceano, CA
We needed to go back to SD for Boots’ headache fix. This time we boarded Karma at her regular daycare facility, so as to minimize her stress levels. We left early (for us) on Sunday and zipped through LA relatively easy. We got to SD in time to check out some other RV park options so we don’t have to drive the 300 miles each summer to avoid the heat in Santee.
Our motel/hotel was right in the middle of a number of restaurants. So, we were able to walk to/from for dinners. The Monday Drs’ appointments were spaced enough that we got to go to our favorite ramen restaurant. Remember this isn’t your college ramen experience at all. If you ever get a chance to see “The Ramen Girl,” you will have a whole other appreciation of the noodle called ramen. We were first introduced to REAL Japanese ramen in Hawaii and have sought it out ever since.
Anyway, after the last procedure we stayed overnight again so that we could rest and get an early (for us) start back up the coast. Knowing that we would be going through the 2nd largest city in the US on a Tuesday, we expected a lot of traffic. We like to drive I-405 through LA and Google Maps accommodates us well. As we have mentioned before, we have discovered the HOV lane (for High Occupancy Vehicles, i.e. 2 or more) keeps us out of harm’s way and pretty much zips along pass most traffic slowdowns.
So, we are moving along fairly steady between 60-70mph with cars in the other lanes crawling or maybe going 40mph. Suddenly, Google Maps tells us to get off I-405 and go to I-605 because of traffic delays. We talk about it and decide that being in the HOV lane means that the delays would have less impact on us and continue on I-405 North. Then we are instructed to get off and use I-710 to avoid more slowdowns – which we cannot see and are not experiencing in the HOV lane.
Next, we are informed that the road is closed ahead. We find that very hard to believe and decide to take our chances with any forced exit and the side streets that would need to be used. Since we weren’t towing (i.e. just had the truck), we didn’t see that as so bad. Soon, Google Maps tells us to exit to I-110 and then I-105 and finally I-10. None of which we do. We continue on I-405 to its end at CA 101 North with rare slow downs, no closures and relatively quick travel through LA. We think that Google Maps couldn’t tell that we were in the HOV lane and really immune to traffic delays as a result.
The moral of the story is always travel with more than 1 person in your vehicle and use the HOV lanes at every opportunity!
Our motel/hotel was right in the middle of a number of restaurants. So, we were able to walk to/from for dinners. The Monday Drs’ appointments were spaced enough that we got to go to our favorite ramen restaurant. Remember this isn’t your college ramen experience at all. If you ever get a chance to see “The Ramen Girl,” you will have a whole other appreciation of the noodle called ramen. We were first introduced to REAL Japanese ramen in Hawaii and have sought it out ever since.
Anyway, after the last procedure we stayed overnight again so that we could rest and get an early (for us) start back up the coast. Knowing that we would be going through the 2nd largest city in the US on a Tuesday, we expected a lot of traffic. We like to drive I-405 through LA and Google Maps accommodates us well. As we have mentioned before, we have discovered the HOV lane (for High Occupancy Vehicles, i.e. 2 or more) keeps us out of harm’s way and pretty much zips along pass most traffic slowdowns.
So, we are moving along fairly steady between 60-70mph with cars in the other lanes crawling or maybe going 40mph. Suddenly, Google Maps tells us to get off I-405 and go to I-605 because of traffic delays. We talk about it and decide that being in the HOV lane means that the delays would have less impact on us and continue on I-405 North. Then we are instructed to get off and use I-710 to avoid more slowdowns – which we cannot see and are not experiencing in the HOV lane.
Next, we are informed that the road is closed ahead. We find that very hard to believe and decide to take our chances with any forced exit and the side streets that would need to be used. Since we weren’t towing (i.e. just had the truck), we didn’t see that as so bad. Soon, Google Maps tells us to exit to I-110 and then I-105 and finally I-10. None of which we do. We continue on I-405 to its end at CA 101 North with rare slow downs, no closures and relatively quick travel through LA. We think that Google Maps couldn’t tell that we were in the HOV lane and really immune to traffic delays as a result.
The moral of the story is always travel with more than 1 person in your vehicle and use the HOV lanes at every opportunity!
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