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[E7]

Mitch,

Are you old enough to remember when those tunnels were single and two way traffic? Cheap thrills!

Every now and then in the winter they will stop traffic and run through and knock down icicles!

When they first opened up the Pike there were no speed limits!

In the original plans there were to be two more tunnels, but they changed the route and eliminated them. They have also eliminated Rays Hill and Sidling Hill tunnels.

[robert.]

It's about 23 cents a mile now in a truck (box truck) I'm sure 18 wheels is more. I get pulled over a lot without the easy pass. The dot will pull you out of a toll line. If you have easy pass you can fly through the express lane and avoid them(dot) It's really not a fair deal. Hammer the guys that can't afford easy pass. When i had it. I had to keep $1000 balance in the account. Now i run 30 and 22 F%$k the trpk. and their tolls.

[robert.]

2018 pit to Bensalem for an 18 wheeler $240.00. 7 percent increase for cars in 2019. I don't know how much for trucks.

[healey36]

Now i run 30 and 22.

Which would explain why I hate driving 30 so much, lol.

Ice storm rolling in for the weekend, with blustery winds Sunday/Monday...should make for a good time. Hope we don't lose power.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Now i run 30 and 22.

Which would explain why I hate driving 30 so much, lol.

Lots of lights and stuff as you go through every town on Rt. 30. I've not been on 22 in many years.

Ice storm rolling in for the weekend, with blustery winds Sunday/Monday...should make for a good time. Hope we don't lose power.

Last night's blip did very little and it's all melting today - ~45 out today. Tomorrow is supposed to be mainly rain here, but by nightfall on Sun well below freezing with Mon being very cold.

Ground is still saturated and now thawing + winds ='s trees down and power outages......

[robert.]

I have a 10 am flight Sunday. From Newark NJ. to Miami. I got an email asking if i would like to change it to Tuesday? This side of the Mason Dixon line is calling for half an inch of ice with 40mph wind quest on Sunday. Sat snow.sat night snow to rain. Sunday rain with a flash freeze to snow. I never heard of a flash freeze before. News guy said " Get ready for major long power outage" Time will tell. Pa turn pike will close to commercial vehicles noon Saturday.
I can deal with rt 30 and 22 traffic for a $130 savings round trip. Just a handful of years ago it was only $42.00 round trip.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I have a 10 am flight Sunday. From Newark NJ. to Miami. I got an email asking if i would like to change it to Tuesday? This side of the Mason Dixon line is calling for half an inch of ice with 40mph wind quest on Sunday. Sat snow.sat night snow to rain. Sunday rain with a flash freeze to snow. I never heard of a flash freeze before. News guy said " Get ready for major long power outage" Time will tell. Pa turn pike will close to commercial vehicles noon Saturday.

Could be a major mess in PA....

I can deal with rt 30 and 22 traffic for a $130 savings round trip. Just a handful of years ago it was only $42.00 round trip.

I can't imagine using 30 to cross PA time-wise. The sections that I drive are 2 lane and 3 lane through towns, tons of lights, weird intersections, odd 1 way stretches, etc. If you're not on the clock I guess it's a savings.

[robert.]

I only use rt 30 when i need to decompress from turnpike anger. most of the time it's 22

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I only use rt 30 when i need to decompress from turnpike anger. most of the time it's 22

When I am on the TP, I have an 8 gig flash drive of music playing. After driving around the DC Beltway for 30+ years, one learns to just get comfortably numb.

[robert.]

A swing and a miss. Half an inch of snow by 9:30 pm. Then an inch of rain. 40% and raining now. My flight is changed to 6:30 tonight. They claim it will be 5 degrees with wind chills minus 15-20.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A swing and a miss. Half an inch of snow by 9:30 pm. Then an inch of rain. 40% and raining now. My flight is changed to 6:30 tonight. They claim it will be 5 degrees with wind chills minus 15-20.

All we got was rain and more rain, now the wind is picking up (might affect airports), and temp is supposed to drop like a rock through the afternoon. Good day to work in the home office, shop, and later sit by the fire reading a book.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

"Super Blood Wolf Moon" displays tonight, with an eclipse possibly viewable in the NE USA , beginning at 10:35pm, says WPIX 11 News, at this moment.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

"Super Blood Wolf Moon" displays tonight, with an eclipse possibly viewable in the NE USA , beginning at 10:35pm, says WPIX 11 News, at this moment.

Saw that on the morning news, but it's just a wee tad brisk outside now with a wicked wind that's shaking the house.....so I believe that I may miss it.

Probably too overcast anyway...

[E7]

Times for viewing Lunar Eclipse Jan. 20 - 21

The first Full Moon of 2019 will have a Full Lunar Eclipse visible in North and South America, and western Europe and Africa. The Full Moon will also occur at the Moon's closest point to Earth in its orbit making this Full Moon bigger and brighter.

Eastern Times for Lunar Eclipse
Partial umbral eclipse begins: -10:34 p.m. (Jan 20, 2019)
Total lunar eclipse begins - 11:41 p.m. (Jan 20, 2019)
Greatest eclipse - 12:12 a.m. (Jan 21, 2019)
Total lunar eclipse ends - 12:43 a.m. (Jan 21, 2019)
Partial umbral eclipse ends - 1:51 a.m. (Jan 21, 2019)

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Thanks, E7, nice of you to add that information.
Murph