Our Brief Weekend Trip To Florida

Steve and Mary at the Florida Welcome Center on I-75

This past weekend, Mary and I took a brief trip down to Lakeland, Florida, to attend her mother's family reunion.

On the way, and while we were in the vicinity of Polk and Pasco Counties, we even did some "roadgeeking". The biggest "roadgeek treasure" was finding an old style US 98 shield on Pasco County Route 35 Alternate (Old Lakeland Road) near Dade City. Here it is...

TRAVEL HINT: If you are heading south on US 98/301 toward Lakeland (or north on US 98 from Lakeland toward I-75 and Brooksville), I suggest you take Pasco County Route 35 Alternate (Old Lakeland Road) to US 98. The speed limit is 55 MPH (90 km/h) and you will definitely bypass a bunch of stop-and-go traffic.

We also got some other photos , plus some video footage for a future Florida edition of "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" that I will produce and upload as soon as possible. In the meantime, I have taken the I-75/I-475 video footage I shot on the way down and produced it for y'all. Please click here to see it. (NOTE: DSL-or-better connection recommended.)

That's all for now. Thanks for reading and please come back again.

How's Your Carma?

Last weekend, I was working way late on Friday and part of Saturday, so I didn't get to post my weekly blog for y'all, but I'm baaaack!!! :)

Recently, I learned about a new website called itsCARma.com. CARma is an acronym for Commuter Awareness and Responsibility In Metro Areas, and their mantra is "ease the pace, leave some space, and encourage the merge".

Created out of Decatur, GA, the website's apparent primary purpose is to educate commuters on how they can do their part to eliminate (or at least minimize) gridlock on the highways. They also offer the other options one can use (public transit, carpool, "telecommute", etc.), but the most interesting part IMHO was the traffic simulator.

Anyhow, please visit the page and you be the judge.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading and please do so often.

"ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" In Savannah

In my latest episode of "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!", I had taken the 2 video shots Mary and I made as we went over the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge last year in Savannah and edited them into a 4-minute video.

Please click here to see it. (NOTE: DSL-or-faster connection recommended.)

That's all for now. Hope you enjoy it, thanks for reading, and please come back again.

Graffiti, "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!", and Hospitality

Graffiti On I-75/85 Overhead Signs

In this past week's Atlanta Journal-Constitution, there was an article about the rise of graffiti on the overhead signs on Atlanta's Downtown Connector (I-75/85).

Please click here to read the full article.

The next thing I'm now waiting to hear about is one of these brain-dead idiots falling down onto the freeway and earning themselves a "Darwin Award" for such a colosssal act of stupidity. IMHO, if they survive the fall, then "Blue Collar" comic Bill Engvall should pay them a very special personal visit to give them their consolation prize... their own "sign" that says "I'M STUPID!". Please click here for a true "Darwin Award" freeway story.

Future "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" Episode Suggestion

A couple of days ago, while heading home from work through Downtown Alpharetta, I had QSO (conversation) with fellow ham operator Tom (a.k.a. "Mr. I HATE 400!") on the Sawnee Mountain repeater (147.15 MHz), who suggested that the next episode of "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" be shot on GA Highway 9 (Old US 19) in south Forsyth County.

Tom, thanks for the suggestion and always for the commentary regarding our "Beloved 400". :)

Speaking of GA 400...

GA 400 Dubbed "The Hospitality Highway"

Recently, on US 19/GA 400, new signs declaring the cities of of Roswell and Alpharetta, plus Forsyth County as "A Hospitality Highway Community". I've been meaning to get a picture for y'all, and as soon as I do, I'll post it.

This is an effort, spearheaded by Roswell and Alpharetta, to promote GA 400 from Roswell to Dahlonega, as a tourism corridor. To learn more about the "Hospitality Highway", please click here.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

"ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" In Roswell

Today, while my wife was working her Creative Memories scrapbooking booth at the annual "Roswell Woman Expo" in the town square, I took our digital camera and shot some road videos of GA 9 and GA 120, plus some extras thrown in just for the heck of it. :)

As soon as we got home tonight, I edited them and produced yet another episode of "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" Please click here to view it. (NOTE: DSL-or-faster connection recommended.)

Hope y'all enjoy "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!", thanks for visiting, and please come back again.

First Anniversary

Dear Reader,

Today, October 6, 2006, marks the first anniversary of "The Georgia Road Geek".

Over the past year, I have immensely enjoyed sharing my love of roads with y'all and I cannot thank you enough for all the support.

At first, I just intended this to be a blog, but when my "roadgeeking" passion grew, I felt the desire to do more. As a result, I moved my domain name and website to "Go Daddy" and that allowed me to add the Special Feature Pages and, of course, "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!".

I give a very special thanks to my loving wife Mary for her support, and to my brother-in-law Lib for inspiring me to start my own blog in the first place.

As a token of my appreciation to you, the reader, I still have some of my official "Georgia Road Geek" magnets that I'd be happy to send you via postal mail (limit one, please). All you need to do is e-mail me at webmaster at georgiaroadgeek dot com.

That's all for now. Thank you always for reading and visiting and please do so often.