Subj : Route 66 To : Dave Drum From : Sean Dennis Date : Sat May 06 2023 16:56:25 Hello Dave, 06 May 23 07:51, you wrote to me: DD> If you're going to start at the beginning (Jackson at Michigan Ave.) DD> in Chicago I'd suggest dropping any towed stuff like a trailer where DD> you can find it again. Chicago traffic is fierce. Same for the end DD> point in Santa Monica (allegedly the Santa Monica Pier) which is at DD> Olymic and Lincoln Boulevards about a mile from the amusement park. Good advice. I have a friend who used to commute from Bawlamer to DC often and he told me there are many good RV parks outside of the city to park at and take the Metro into DC instead. I do have places outside both cities I can park a trailer temporarily. DD> If I were going back to Tennessee from Californica via the southern DD> route I'd do I-10 to Nawlins, north on I-55 to Memphis, then pick up DD> I-40. That's a good idea also. What I might do is take I-65 out of Slidell up to Montgomery then I-85 to Atlanta (having lived in the Atlanta area, I have several places I'd like to visit). From Atlanta, I take I-85 to I-185 in Greeneville, SC, then take US Route 25 up to I-26 just south of Asheville, NC, and follow I-26 north right to Johnson City. I take the reverse of that route to get to Atlanta. The little S10 is hopefully going to get running Monday. I feel that if I put a Class III hitch and put in some air bags in the springs for support, I could get an ultralight trailer and do some traveling. Nothing out in the sticks at first with my health but there's many places I've driven past that I'd like to visit, including Canuckistanian friends like Shawn and Nick (Nick is Fidonet's zone 1 coordinator). Getting to Toronto is an 11 hour drive from here (I'd split it into two days). Now I have Willie singing "On The Road Again" in my head... DD> Pick up a hitch hiker of the female persuasion. Bv)= Or bring your DD> portable ham radio with DX capability. I don't know how lucky I'd be with the first option and the second option is going to happen (I have a HF rig I can easily mount into the S10). The good thing about the satellite messenger is that it can contact my parents immediately with my exact GPS location as well as Garmin HQ who can dispatch emergency services immediately. But this is all just a hope and a wish for now. I am currently in the process of attempting to get service-connected disability for my hearing loss and tinnitus as it relates to my military service. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Roadhouse Roast Beef and Mashed Potatoes Categories: Main dish, Meats Yield: 4 Servings MMMMM-------------------GARLIC MASHED POTATOES------------------------ 1 1/3 lb (4 medium) potatoes 1 c Lowfat milk 2 tb Butter or margarine 3 Garlic cloves; minced Salt and pepper, to taste MMMMM--------------------ROAST BEEF AND GRAVY------------------------- 1 cn (10 3/4 ounces) beef gravy 1 ts Dried thyme 1/8 ts Pepper 12 oz Sliced deli roast beef Pierce potatoes with tines of fork; microwave on HIGH 13 minutes until potatoes are fork-tender. Halve lengthwise; scoop pulp into medium microwave-safe bowl. Mash potatoes with potato masher or beat with electric hand mixer; reserve. Place milk, butter and garlic in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes; thoroughly mix into potato pulp. Mix in additional milk, if necessary, to reach desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper. Microwave on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes until hot. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan combine gravy, thyme and pepper; bring to simmer over medium heat. Add beef slices; heat through. Serve beef and gravy with mashed potatoes. NOTE: Microwave cooking times are based on a 700-watt microwave. Adjust cooking times to your own oven. Menu: Peas, romaine Lettuce and Tomato Salad, Peach Cobbler Nutritional Information Per Serving: 420 calories; 17 g fat; 105 mg cholesterol; 550 mg sodium; 32 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 35 g protein. Source: The Potato Board From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini MMMMM -- Sean --- GoldED+/BSD 1.1.5-b20220504 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .