posted 03-08-2002 11:14 PM               

By the way, will Woodall have anything special (ballons, flags, etc.) to indicate that an event will be held there for that day?

I pasted some approximate directions and driving times below.

Jonathan

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From Christiansburg (I-81 Exit 118):

code:

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Time      Mile   Instruction                                            For
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 9:47 AM    0.0  Depart I-81 Exit 118 on I-81 (North-East)              25.1 mi
10:13 AM   25.1  At I-81 Exit 143, turn off onto Ramp                    0.5 mi
10:13 AM   25.6  Merge onto I-581 [US-220] (South)                       9.8 mi
		Construction south of Hollins from 10/01/2001 to 04/12/2002
10:22 AM   35.4  At I-581 US-220 Exit, turn off onto Ramp                0.2 mi
10:23 AM   35.6  Continue (South) on US-220 [Carolina SW]               23.0 mi
10:50 AM   58.6  At US-220 US-220 Bus Exit, continue (South) on Ramp    109 yds
10:50 AM   58.6  Turn LEFT (South) onto US-220 [Virgil H Goode Hwy]     26.2 mi
11:20 AM   84.8  Bear LEFT (East) onto US-58 [US-220 Byp]                9.8 mi
11:30 AM   94.6  Continue (East) on Ramp                                 0.2 mi
11:30 AM   94.8  Turn RIGHT (East) onto US-58                           23.6 mi
12:00 PM  118.4  Arrive 1065 Riverside Dr, Danville, VA 24540		
SUMMARY
Driving distance:  118.4 miles
Driving time:  2 hours, 12 minutes

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From Lynchburg (River Ridge Mall):

code:

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Time      Mile   Instruction                                            For
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10:46 AM    0.0  Depart River Ridge Mall on Ramp (South)                142 yds
10:46 AM    0.1  Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto US-460 [SR-224]            1.7 mi
10:48 AM    1.7  At US-460 US-29 Exit, bear RIGHT (West) onto Ramp       0.1 mi
10:48 AM    1.9  Turn RIGHT (South) onto US-29                          15.9 mi
11:07 AM   17.8  Bear RIGHT (West) onto Ramp                             0.3 mi
11:08 AM   18.1  Bear RIGHT (West) onto US-29                            7.1 mi
11:15 AM   25.2  Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto Ramp                       0.3 mi
11:15 AM   25.5  Bear RIGHT (South) onto US-29                          20.9 mi
11:39 AM   46.3  At US-29 US-29 Bus Exit, continue (South-West) on Ramp 164 yds
11:39 AM   46.4  Turn LEFT (South) onto US-29 [US-29 Bus]                7.3 mi
		Construction east of Danville from 08/15/2000 to 08/15/2003
11:48 AM   53.7  Bear LEFT (South-East) onto Ramp [SR-265]               87 yds
		Construction east of Danville from 08/15/2000 to 08/15/2003
11:48 AM   53.8  Continue (South-East) on US-29 [SR-265]                 9.0 mi
		Construction east of Danville from 08/15/2000 to 08/15/2003
11:57 AM   62.8  At US-29 US-58 Exit, bear RIGHT (South-West) onto Ramp  0.2 mi
11:57 AM   62.9  Bear RIGHT (West) onto US-58 [S Boston Rd]              2.1 mi
12:00 PM   65.1  Arrive 1065 Riverside Dr, Danville, VA 24540		
SUMMARY
Driving distance:  65.1 miles
Driving time:  1 hour, 13 minutes

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From Roanoke (I-81 Exit 150):

code:

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Time      Mile   Instruction                                            For
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10:06 AM    0.0  Depart I-81 Exit 150 on I-81 [US-220] (South)           6.3 mi
10:13 AM    6.3  At I-81 Exit 143, turn off onto Ramp                    0.4 mi
10:14 AM    6.7  Merge onto I-581 [US-220] (South)                       9.8 mi
		Construction south of Hollins from 10/01/2001 to 04/12/2002
10:23 AM   16.5  At I-581 US-220 Exit, turn off onto Ramp                0.2 mi
10:23 AM   16.7  Continue (South) on US-220 [Carolina SW]               23.0 mi
10:50 AM   39.7  At US-220 US-220 Bus Exit, continue (South) on Ramp    109 yds
10:50 AM   39.8  Turn LEFT (South) onto US-220 [Virgil H Goode Hwy]     26.2 mi
11:20 AM   66.0  Bear LEFT (East) onto US-58 [US-220 Byp]                9.8 mi
11:30 AM   75.8  Continue (East) on Ramp                                 0.2 mi
11:30 AM   75.9  Turn RIGHT (East) onto US-58                           23.6 mi
12:00 PM   99.6  Arrive 1065 Riverside Dr, Danville, VA 24540
SUMMARY
Driving distance:  99.6 miles
Driving time:  1 hour, 53 minutes

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posted 03-13-2002 06:59 PM               

Seems I'll be Miataless for a few days guess it's time to finally do some mods

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posted 03-18-2002 07:04 PM               

How far from Danville is this steakhouse?

posted 03-18-2002 08:35 PM               

quote:

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Please wear ... club name badge so that potential members will be able to identify.

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Jeff,

In case some members forget their name badges, I printed some name tags (with the club logo) on my inkjet printer, and I plan to bring them with me. If it rains, we'll need to peel them off--the ink is not colorfast...

You can be the judge of whether we use them or not.

posted 03-24-2002 01:04 AM               

Now as for the ride home I got a flat!! my rear left went flat as I turned off of 58 to get onto 29!! I noticed that once I passed VIR there at Milton, my car was starting to pull sharply to the left... well now I know why!! Picked up a nail somewhere along the way... I thought my car was leaning funny when I left the restaurant... but I thought it was just the way it was parked in the gravel lot. The sidewalls are trashed... I started to notice a vibration in the transmission... thought it was just my stereo so I turned it down... but it persisted... so I slowed down... and it got worse... then I new exactly what was happening... Luckily there was a police car patrolling and saw my flashing lights... his spot light came in handy!!!

So I nursed it all the way home on that little dougnut spare... Guess I'm gonna just have to buy a cheapo replacement until the remaining tires wear out and then I'll be able to replace all of them at once...

posted 03-25-2002 07:37 PM               

http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?showSlid e=true&autologin=true&UV=151204002646_62892896303&US=0&Un=221283566&Um=30038896303

Jonathan