I second that Dale!
Jerry Onks
svcjmo@home.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale <scirocco_mk1@yahoo.com>
To: 'team.net' <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: Alabama Road Construction
> We got a phone call from other members (our non-trailered car drivers) of
> our group that were stuck in the traffic. So we stopped for dinner (took
> about 1 hour) at CB on exit 76, and found an alternative route. We were
> able to take State route 69 (that's right 69) out of Tuscaloosa (back
> tracking a few miles to get to route 69). As it turns out we ended up on
52
> miles behind them once we got to I-65 north. And they had been traveling
> almost 85 miles/hour when not stuck in traffic and we (four trailered cars
> and 1 lone RX7) never exceed 75 and much less then that on route 69.
> So I must thank our fellow drivers from our club that called us, or
instead
> of getting home at 2:00 am, it could have been 4:00 am.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dale
> 31 FSP - 1981 VW Scirocco S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Cone" <conekiller@prodigy.net>
> To: "'team.net'" <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:46 AM
> Subject: Alabama Road Construction
>
>
> > So how many of us got caught in the most brilliant Alabama DOT road
> > construction crew, just west of Birmingham on I20 last night....
> >
> > It will probably take a day or so to reply since most of you had your
> drive
> > home delayed by some 3 hours.
> >
> > Rick Cone - Took a detour and still lost 1.5 hours
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