tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post5731125979896471457..comments2024-03-27T07:14:04.025-05:00Comments on On the Road of Retirement: What a Horrifying Experience…heyduke50http://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-86296895232884745672021-05-25T09:19:00.738-05:002021-05-25T09:19:00.738-05:00So we took a drive to Kansas City for a couple wee...So we took a drive to Kansas City for a couple weeks without the trailer. Decided to take the US 60 route back through Poplar Bluff towards Nashville just to drive over these bridges (and see some new country side). Wow, they are concerning... <br /><br />I'd like to steal one of your photos on the bridge with the porta-pot for my next blog post if that's okay?Mark from Missourihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690142492551842918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-10880849065637033182021-02-10T10:50:39.935-06:002021-02-10T10:50:39.935-06:00I'll make sure and miss this crossing. RVtripw...I'll make sure and miss this crossing. RVtripwizard route planner takes me north of there and then back south - presumably to avoid that bridge.Mark from Missourihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690142492551842918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-76303893730264288132020-07-04T08:42:32.740-05:002020-07-04T08:42:32.740-05:00Yes we have encountered these too, one I remember ...Yes we have encountered these too, one I remember vividly in VT or NH...heyduke50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-13669047586935661652020-07-04T08:41:39.515-05:002020-07-04T08:41:39.515-05:00Yes, even scarier for those of us driving our home...Yes, even scarier for those of us driving our homes!heyduke50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-66349423569132491582020-07-04T06:52:09.668-05:002020-07-04T06:52:09.668-05:00When we camp at our favorite lake, Alan tows the c...When we camp at our favorite lake, Alan tows the camper and I tow the boat. Having been surprised by the restricted space in a major highway construction zone one summer, I insisted we take the long way around until the project was completed two years later. Those dangerously tight spaces scare the life out of me, so I truly understand your heart-pounding angst. Glad you made it safely to your destination and that all is well!Mary ~ Reflections Around the Campfirehttp://www.reflectionsaroundthecampfire.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-39848224325544840012020-07-03T20:34:28.704-05:002020-07-03T20:34:28.704-05:00These situations pop up on you every once in a whi...These situations pop up on you every once in a while, usually with no warning. Like Kevin says, Mexico is rife with them and the semi drivers never give you a break. Another bad road is one of the connectors north of the Golden Gate Bridge to the seaside route. They wait until you are well onto the road before telling you of the 35 foot length limit because of the twisting road and very sharp turns! After the sign there are NO turnarounds, you are committed. It might have been Hwy 128, I'm not sure.Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-39917789355744464472020-07-03T20:34:10.830-05:002020-07-03T20:34:10.830-05:00Yes most surely... Also, no sooner than when we go...Yes most surely... Also, no sooner than when we got off the second bridge it started raining pretty hard, glad it waited...heyduke50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-87007721628541061322020-07-03T20:31:21.876-05:002020-07-03T20:31:21.876-05:00I knew I should have taught Sharon to drive...I knew I should have taught Sharon to drive...heyduke50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-18651650526502588012020-07-03T20:30:51.640-05:002020-07-03T20:30:51.640-05:00Yes, avoid these if at all possible.Yes, avoid these if at all possible.heyduke50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-91134898107223307972020-07-03T20:30:08.388-05:002020-07-03T20:30:08.388-05:00How could you forget...How could you forget...heyduke50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-87247000000983677992020-07-03T20:29:52.821-05:002020-07-03T20:29:52.821-05:00Sometimes riding on the center line is the best op...Sometimes riding on the center line is the best option...heyduke50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14927304490275027002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-27119100946008336232020-07-03T18:49:35.859-05:002020-07-03T18:49:35.859-05:00Good thing you didn't have a cross wind to dea...Good thing you didn't have a cross wind to deal with too!<br /><br />You had better not ever take your rig on Highway 1 in Mexico's Baja California. The entire 1,000 mile road is narrow with little to no shoulder and tractor trailers and buses coming at you all the time. Many an RV mirror have been lost on that highway!Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-38901807582003857082020-07-03T17:03:15.581-05:002020-07-03T17:03:15.581-05:00I truly dislike the narrow bridges and tunnels, wh...I truly dislike the narrow bridges and tunnels, when we come up to one it's Fran's turn to drive!Jeff Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254493317843044109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-80856331660990857222020-07-03T16:47:10.146-05:002020-07-03T16:47:10.146-05:00Good to hear you made it OK. I added that bridge t...Good to hear you made it OK. I added that bridge to my avoid list.<br />Thanks<br />Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187567989527518233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-34216624313475926962020-07-03T15:23:48.855-05:002020-07-03T15:23:48.855-05:00Oh I remember it well. Crossing the one to Cairo...Oh I remember it well. Crossing the one to Cairo with a F350 Dually and a 43 ft 5th wheel. Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184706027679979998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-74179089161761600502020-07-03T14:49:32.544-05:002020-07-03T14:49:32.544-05:00Correction: My husband Beach said our problem was...Correction: My husband Beach said our problem was the annoyed traffic traveling east with us and attempting to pass us in the tunnels while we were riding the line for the left passing lane. Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885468929827985437.post-20878603234605529942020-07-03T14:21:22.763-05:002020-07-03T14:21:22.763-05:00Heyduke, I know, it's like your skin starts cr...Heyduke, I know, it's like your skin starts crawling with fear, but somehow you know you have to get through it. Feel the same way about some of the old, old tunnels coming out of Tennessee on I-40 going toward North Carolina; we just put on our flashers to oncoming traffic and ride the highway center line through the low curved-ceiling tunnels. Maybe our new next leadership in Washington will tackle an infrastructure bill to replace those bridges and tunnels in our lifetime; it certainly would create jobs. Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.com