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re: Completed a 2 week tour of middle America today. Here is what I found
Posted on 6/4/24 at 10:30 pm to Trevaylin
Posted on 6/4/24 at 10:30 pm to Trevaylin
You'll probably see the same up north through Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Dakotas... idk about Colorado or Illinois but likely the same through the rural parts.
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Posted on 6/5/24 at 12:16 am to Trevaylin
Middle earth
Posted on 6/5/24 at 4:32 am to Trevaylin
I've driven I-10 over about 80% of its length quite a few times. Not a great road.
The best road in America, IMO, is in Texas. I think it's Highway 283 or something like that. Seems to go NW up to I-40 from just outside of Fort Worth, iirc. Wide, smooth, goes through small towns, farmland, blue collar businesses, local businesses, Tractor Supply, Case dealerships, next to football fields and signs like 'State 7-man football champs', combined elementary and middle schools with playground visible from the road, various churches, etc. As you drive this road, you know it isn't all of America, but you feel like you're surrounded by one of the best parts of America.
The best road in America, IMO, is in Texas. I think it's Highway 283 or something like that. Seems to go NW up to I-40 from just outside of Fort Worth, iirc. Wide, smooth, goes through small towns, farmland, blue collar businesses, local businesses, Tractor Supply, Case dealerships, next to football fields and signs like 'State 7-man football champs', combined elementary and middle schools with playground visible from the road, various churches, etc. As you drive this road, you know it isn't all of America, but you feel like you're surrounded by one of the best parts of America.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 4:47 am to Trevaylin
This post is an example of how people draw general conclusions about things based on their own limited experiences.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 4:53 am to Trevaylin
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Trevaylin
Name checks out.....
Posted on 6/5/24 at 4:58 am to ScubaTiger
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This post is an example of how people draw general conclusions about things based on their own limited experiences
To be fair his analysis of the I10 corridor through Lake Charles was spot on quite honestly.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 6:00 am to tlsu15
I’ve got 3 on my street in Metairie. Old Metairie:)
Posted on 6/5/24 at 6:52 am to Trevaylin
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Getting off the interstate allowed us to see the best parts of America . Its in pretty good shape
I disagree America is in good shape. I would argue its at it lowest point with the skyrocketing cost of life's necessities that have so many people living paycheck to paycheck and it becoming obvious that the U.S. government has declared a cold war on its own citizens. Also these 10M illegals haven't yet spread out and infested a lot of communities off the beaten path. But I will agree that the more rural areas have done much better at maintaining their identity than the cities and metros. I know I've never been so thrilled to live in a small town, or "out in the sticks" as the city dwellers would call it as I am in 2024.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:04 am to Trevaylin
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I10 corridor from Beaumont through Lake Charles was gross. Includes i10 and community
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:08 am to Bayou
Drove through middle Virginia recently, avoiding most of the interstates. Lots of Trump signs in rural areas. No Biden signs anywhere. Guarded talk from many, but all saying they had had enough. Did not get near DC, which would be different.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:13 am to ScubaTiger
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This post is an example of how people draw general conclusions about things based on their own limited experiences.
OP obviously didn't look at a map before claiming this trip as "middle America" either, so not sure what we expected from his generalizations
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:14 am to Trevaylin
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Went from south texas, to New Orleans, to Nashville, through the Ozark, Oklahoma and return through Dallas/Austin.
Uh
Per google
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Middle America is a colloquial term for the United States heartland, especially the culturally suburban areas of the United States, typically the Lower Midwestern region of the country, which consists of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and downstate Illinois
I don’t think you visited “Middle America” baw
This post was edited on 6/5/24 at 7:15 am
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:16 am to SpotCheckBilly
Went to Virginia recently, Richmond area to be exact. Went to the Civil War Museum. Very disappointed at the obvious slant to the whole museum was. Very nice artifacts but the films had a totally different spin on what I was expecting.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:18 am to Trevaylin
At least 50% of this post is made up, the other 50% is generalizations based on what OP wanted to see
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:21 am to Trevaylin
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Saw one ev charging receptacle behind a Hotel
Did you bypass all interstates? Tesla has charging stations every 50 miles at least on almost all areas of interstate.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:23 am to NfamousPanda
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At least 50% of this post is made up,
When the outcome isnt what you want, call the OP a liar.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:28 am to GreenRockTiger
I can drive around in New Orleans and not see a pride flag if I avoid the Quarter, Magazine and the Marigny.
This post was edited on 6/5/24 at 7:30 am
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:29 am to samson73103
I am not thrilled about the state of the US either, and think we are at a low point in my lifetime (either this or the great recession as I am in my mid-30's), but I would much rather be living through now than the Great Depression or Civil War.
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:30 am to jizzle6609
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To be fair his analysis of the I10 corridor through Lake Charles was spot on quite honestly.
yep the vinton to LC part isnt bad....its just to the west of vinton all the way through beaumont that is terrible and then the part where its sulphur through LC that isnt gerat
but that part from vinton through orange all the way to beaumont had been under construction for over 30 years
30 fricking years!!!!
Posted on 6/5/24 at 7:36 am to GetBackToWork
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Here’s what I find when I travel - most of America is not what the internet might have you believe.
This x100
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