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Aside from Giff's recommendation of Torchy's, anyone else with suggestions? Going next weekend with some friends to get drunk and sweat for a few days.
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DSafetyGuy wrote:Aside from Giff's recommendation of Torchy's, anyone else with suggestions? Going next weekend with some friends to get drunk and sweat for a few days.
For Houston? I'd recommend getting together with Giff.
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DSafetyGuy wrote:Aside from Giff's recommendation of Torchy's, anyone else with suggestions? Going next weekend with some friends to get drunk and sweat for a few days.
For Houston? I'd recommend getting together with Giff.

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You should drop by just to check on him at the least.
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AB_skin_test wrote:You should drop by just to check on him at the least.
Especially with Boko Haram still running around
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Austin or Houston?
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If I have some time in Toronto tomorrow, where should I RAGE and where would Rob Ford be hanging
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Gunpowder wrote:If I have some time in Toronto tomorrow, where should I RAGE and where would Rob Ford be hanging
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Giff wrote:Austin or Houston?
Austin.
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Gunpowder wrote:If I have some time in Toronto tomorrow, where should I RAGE and where would Rob Ford be hanging
Rob Ford is out of town drying out, and he tends to hang out in scummy bars and greasy spoons in Etobicoke, so the idea of a Rob Ford bar crawl isn;t really too enticing...

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Looks like the first really nice day of the year. Head to college street - start at Bathurst - walk around go west to Trinity Bellwoods area. Hit the Bellwoods brewery... some great restaurants on Dundas west... all easily accessible via street car or cab..

Like Deli? Hit Caplansky's on College. Want a cool cd store? Soundscapes a bit further west in the heart of what is still known as Little Italy but which is hip (in a good way). Siciliian ice cream for gelato and espresso too.

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DSafetyGuy wrote:
Giff wrote:Austin or Houston?
Austin.
Where are you staying? I've been busy at work, so not as much posting, so send a PM if you want. I'm sure to have several suggestions.
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What's the best way to get around DC for a road trip? GMaps says 295 from just south of Ballamer all the way through to Alexandria. That can't be right.

No earthly idea what time of day we'd be in the area, but it will likely be a weekday morning.
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"Get around" means avoid in this context?

I usually end up just staying on 95/495, but I take great pains to schedule trips to make sure I'm no where near DC at rush hour. Yuck.
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Ryan wrote:What's the best way to get around DC for a road trip? GMaps says 295 from just south of Ballamer all the way through to Alexandria. That can't be right.

No earthly idea what time of day we'd be in the area, but it will likely be a weekday morning.
Completely avoiding? On your way further south? If your goal is to completely avoid DC then:

If so, 95 to 895 to 97 to 301. Take 301 all the way through Maryland and it hooks you back up with 95 about 40 miles north Richmond. 301 is 4-lane highway, lights, etc. But depending on day and time, avoids the Baltimore and DC traffic morass.
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Going all the way to Florida. We did this 3 years ago but stayed with family in DC, so I didn't get to circumvent.

301 looks like it goes all the way to Richmond. If you kind of follow the shortest path though, it turns into 207 and hits I95 between Fred'burg and Richmond. I assume that's what you were thinking. Google says that whole thing only adds 15 minutes vs. the 95/Beltway route so you're in the lead, I think.
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I got my one and only speeding ticket on 301 in Maryland. It was North of the Bay Bridge, though.
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Ryan wrote:What's the best way to get around DC for a road trip? GMaps says 295 from just south of Ballamer all the way through to Alexandria. That can't be right.

No earthly idea what time of day we'd be in the area, but it will likely be a weekday morning.
From the North be agile. 95/495 or 295 or 301 are all route. Traffic stinks going to the city so you will want to try and skip rush hour, but if you are not going to DC keep an eye on 301 as you will miss most of the DC Traffic via that approach
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Ryan wrote:Going all the way to Florida. We did this 3 years ago but stayed with family in DC, so I didn't get to circumvent.

301 looks like it goes all the way to Richmond. If you kind of follow the shortest path though, it turns into 207 and hits I95 between Fred'burg and Richmond. I assume that's what you were thinking. Google says that whole thing only adds 15 minutes vs. the 95/Beltway route so you're in the lead, I think.
Yup, jogging over to 95 like you have ID'd is what I do south of Fredricksburg - staying 301 all the way into Richmond is not necessary. With my daughter at Guilford for college, I have made the route I laid out my default means of getting around DC when I have to make the drive during daylight hours.
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Definitely use Google Maps on your phone, if that's an option. With their recent acquisitions, Google has gotten very good at recognizing exactly where bad traffic starts and stops and then routing around it.
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I use the Waze app for that too. It's crowdsourced by people actually on the roads.
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+1 on Waze. Hugely helpful on long road trips.
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AB_skin_test wrote:I use the Waze app for that too. It's crowdsourced by people actually on the roads.
Google bought them and integrates that data into Google Maps. That way you get the data without the annoying Waze interface or prompts to Facebook where you are at any moment.

Google already had pretty decent traffic and accident data, but the purchase of Waze made it even more precise.
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Shirley wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:I use the Waze app for that too. It's crowdsourced by people actually on the roads.
Google bought them and integrates that data into Google Maps. That way you get the data without the annoying Waze interface or prompts to Facebook where you are at any moment.

Google already had pretty decent traffic and accident data, but the purchase of Waze made it even more precise.
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AB_skin_test wrote:
Shirley wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:I use the Waze app for that too. It's crowdsourced by people actually on the roads.
Google bought them and integrates that data into Google Maps. That way you get the data without the annoying Waze interface or prompts to Facebook where you are at any moment.

Google already had pretty decent traffic and accident data, but the purchase of Waze made it even more precise.
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Yup. And it made Google Maps noticeably better. http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/20/google ... t-reports/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Plus Google Maps gives you directions to GPJ's erections.
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The Sybian wrote:Plus Google Maps gives you directions to GPJ's erections.
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Alright, heading out around 12:30 this afternoon for Florida. How far will we make it today before stopping? Closest town guess gets $wampbuck$. Some things to consider:

3 and 6 year olds in the back seat.
Will probably want to stop by 8 PM
Going for the Tappan Zee-Garden State-Turnpike/95 route
We like Hampton Inns
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Newark, Delaware

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Ryan wrote:We like Hampton Inns
I would like them more if their free breakfast didn't consist entirely of powdered eggs, microwave bacon and those horrible fake cheese omelet things that taste like they have 4 tablespoons of salt in them.
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Sabo wrote:Newark, Delaware
I'd say it's definitely worth the couple of extra hours to power through and get past DC tonight.

Fredericksburg or bust!
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rass wrote:
Sabo wrote:Newark, Delaware
I'd say it's definitely worth the couple of extra hours to power through and get past DC tonight.

Fredericksburg or bust!
Well, there is a Hampton Inn in Stafford, VA. Just in case he busts while trying to get to Fredericksburg.
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Your final destination tonight is the Hampton Inn & Suites Robbinsville in Robbinsville New Jersey.
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Sabo wrote:
rass wrote:
Sabo wrote:Newark, Delaware
I'd say it's definitely worth the couple of extra hours to power through and get past DC tonight.

Fredericksburg or bust!
Well, there is a Hampton Inn in Stafford, VA. Just in case he busts while trying to get to Fredericksburg.
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Hampton Inn Dumfries/Quantico!
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Trick question with the Hampton Inn. First stop is Chelmsford, NH. 6 year old nearly has an accident, emergency stop necessary.
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I think you guys are greatly underestimating the amount of times children will need to stop on an afternoon/evening drive. And the traffic around NYC.
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I'm going with Richmond Virginia. Home to three Hampton Inns.

Just bring a lot of patience for the drive around DC. It ALWAYS sucks.
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Unless you're receiving $100K upon reaching Florida, this isn't worth it. Turn around.
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govmentchedda wrote:I think you guys are greatly underestimating the amount of times children will need to stop on an afternoon/evening drive. And the traffic around NYC.
I was assuming that "stopping" meant "stopping for the day", otherwise, as you suggest, "things to consider" #s 2 through 4 are pretty much irrelevant.
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rass wrote:Fucking sabo just pulled a Price is Right on me and topped my guess.


Hampton Inn Dumfries/Quantico!
I only knew that because I stayed at that hotel about 6-7 years ago!
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