"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 10/23/2013 at 18:20 • Filed to: None

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Thank God for 75 mph speed limits. Shaved 20 minutes off my drive from Austin to Abilene.

EL_ULY > ttyymmnn 10/23/2013 at 18:21

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yes sir, was it still really windy or did it die down some?

ttyymmnn > EL_ULY 10/23/2013 at 18:23

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Not much wind at all today. Gorgeous day, great driving weather. And these 75 limits are on US Highway, not interstate. Fantastic.

Clown Shoe Pilot > ttyymmnn 10/23/2013 at 18:38

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the fact remains - now you're in abilene

ttyymmnn > Clown Shoe Pilot 10/23/2013 at 18:42

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There is that. And now I'm in a hotel with absolutely glacial wifi. However, the weather is nice, and there should be some good plane spotting out at Dyess AFB tomorrow afternoon. But honestly, Abilene doesn't have a whole lot going for it.

Clown Shoe Pilot > ttyymmnn 10/23/2013 at 18:44

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Enjoy your plane spotting. Spot a B-1 for us!

Casper > ttyymmnn 10/23/2013 at 18:52

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That should be a national standard. Think of all the theoretical productivity time (the favorite unit of measure for those justifying banning websites at work) that would be saved.

ttyymmnn > Casper 10/23/2013 at 18:54

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Agreed. I'm old enough to remember family trips at 55 on the interstate. And you got popped for going 60.

Casper > ttyymmnn 10/23/2013 at 19:01

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That could be in Oregon today...

Frank Grimes > ttyymmnn 10/23/2013 at 19:02

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Lousy Hippie Texan liberal commies...we got 80mph zones in Utah.

ttyymmnn > Frank Grimes 10/23/2013 at 19:11

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There's plenty of 80 in west Texas, and we've got 85 on Tx130 in Austin. :P

deadpedal > ttyymmnn 10/23/2013 at 19:28

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I always have that funny math in my head where the iphone/tomtom estimates I'll be there in 5 hours, but I know I'll clock 4 hours and 5 minutes.

This thing goes one of two ways.

1)We go super-automated and the machine knows you're speeding.

or

2)We recognize that it ain't worth the revenue gathered by the state.

I'm hoping 2 and living that way.

ttyymmnn > Clown Shoe Pilot 10/23/2013 at 22:04

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Will do. Pics to follow. Here's one I shot last time I was here. Hopefully it posts. I have to tether to my phone because the wifi in this hotel is useless.