tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2500938657905565810..comments2024-03-29T07:24:34.346-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: John Blackshoe sends Serendipity History: Road trip! What we take for granted, was once nearly impossible, or mostly impassible.OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11835468228081599592023-03-29T16:17:52.122-07:002023-03-29T16:17:52.122-07:00😎
It's cool, we know who you are.😎<br /><br />It's cool, we know who you are.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73229400255147390902023-03-29T14:01:57.285-07:002023-03-29T14:01:57.285-07:00I'm not Anonymous!
Mary F.I'm not Anonymous!<br />Mary F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38152238501538962792023-03-29T14:01:07.340-07:002023-03-29T14:01:07.340-07:00Great post! I remember driving down to Florida eve...Great post! I remember driving down to Florida every August to visit relatives. Before I77 and I71 were built. It took days to travel in a car with no A/C, and no seat belts. Three kids in the backseat. My brother preferred to lie down in the rear window bay. We two oldest kids got carsick, and threw up down the side of the mountains along the Blue Ridge Trail. Memories!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17642336117560617342023-03-29T12:05:25.636-07:002023-03-29T12:05:25.636-07:00The "Zero Milestone" in Washington, D.C:...The "Zero Milestone" in Washington, D.C: Starting point for the 1919 expedition is on the Ellipse just beyond the "front-yard" of the White House. "Zero Milestone" location is marked by what cartographers might call a "benchmark". Though never implemented, "Zero Milestone" was intended to serve as the starting point of measurement of all road distances from Washington, D.C. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76758865101988183402023-03-29T05:51:12.433-07:002023-03-29T05:51:12.433-07:00I'm guessing you haven't actually done tha...I'm guessing you haven't actually done that. I have, there's a lot to see.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14425554637952154962023-03-29T05:14:43.457-07:002023-03-29T05:14:43.457-07:00thanks to the compleation of the interstate highwa...thanks to the compleation of the interstate highway system, you can now drive coast to coast and not see a damn thing.cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052348819251089625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17445364864219508272023-03-28T21:37:49.338-07:002023-03-28T21:37:49.338-07:00Thanks Brother Blackshoe! I-80 is a big part of ou...Thanks Brother Blackshoe! I-80 is a big part of our travel life, though we try to avoid it as much as we can. We've explored all of the alternatives.<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89333536536272528542023-03-28T19:24:39.479-07:002023-03-28T19:24:39.479-07:00What a great post! Thanks JB. So informative and f...What a great post! Thanks JB. So informative and fun. I wish all the snowflakes out there could see some of those old movies. That’s why I keep trying to get the grands to watch Laurel and Hardy. They think that they are too sophisticated for such plebeian entertainment.<br />Growing up on the West Coast, we made the trek from either SEA, SFO or LAX areas to Marshall Texas and Shreveport LA. every two years. 66 all the way mostly, til AMA. Then SE. We always got two cases of beer for my grandpa in some “wet” county, and I got to start on Fritos and Dr.Pepper. Yaaaay!LtFuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284607259168159651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75034782808798167542023-03-28T17:39:15.106-07:002023-03-28T17:39:15.106-07:00My family made the trip from Amarillo to Odessa an...My family made the trip from Amarillo to Odessa and back via Lubbock many times as I was growing up. It was a really big deal when the highway was upgraded to I-27.FeralFerretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46508606102383804062023-03-28T16:26:17.922-07:002023-03-28T16:26:17.922-07:00There is a thoughtful page in the introduction of ...There is a thoughtful page in the introduction of Herbad's "The Bozeman Trail" about the old Oregon Trail. It was the longest single road in history. 1979 miles from Independence MO to Vancouver WA. In 1842, all that was in between were four fur trading posts.Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31545435174550496682023-03-28T15:15:43.578-07:002023-03-28T15:15:43.578-07:00Nebraska rest stops have TVs in the main area tune...Nebraska rest stops have TVs in the main area tuned to weather. VERY important out on the plains.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23909767500880256222023-03-28T12:55:51.571-07:002023-03-28T12:55:51.571-07:00When they put I-27 in from LBB to AMA, I remember ...When they put I-27 in from LBB to AMA, I remember folks commenting on how strong they were making the road. The foundation / base prep was impressive. I think the concrete was close to 12 inches thick and the rebar was thick and dense. Dad mentioned they were military roads, not civilian per se. I learned a lot from him about that. <br /><br />The drive west from Del Rio on Hwy 90 is one of those miles and miles without services. If you didn't judge it right, going through Sanderson after 5pm meant a nail biter to make Marathon for me. I always had work that kept me late in Del Rio. I'd get impatient then burn towards El Paso, forgetting to fill up. I got close to shoe leather only twice. It's remote enough to lose AM radio station coverage. I always had HF, food, water and survival supplies heading out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1717604031574186092023-03-28T12:49:47.067-07:002023-03-28T12:49:47.067-07:00😁
A word I've also used here at The Chant, m...😁<br /><br />A word I've also used here at The Chant, my maternal grandmother was known to use that now and again.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31568335936512525712023-03-28T12:48:42.103-07:002023-03-28T12:48:42.103-07:00I love your blog!I love your blog!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14395487464681871902023-03-28T11:59:41.768-07:002023-03-28T11:59:41.768-07:00I'm not Anonymous - sorry I did not update my ...I'm not Anonymous - sorry I did not update my profile.Anne Bonneyhttp://gunsmokeandknitting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19667364754604374902023-03-28T11:58:23.839-07:002023-03-28T11:58:23.839-07:00What a great commentary - interesting and informat...What a great commentary - interesting and informative - with musical interludes! What more could one ask for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26531583740398230562023-03-28T10:35:31.310-07:002023-03-28T10:35:31.310-07:00In 1959 my Uncle, who knew he was dying but said n...In 1959 my Uncle, who knew he was dying but said not a word, asked me to drive them to Kansas to visit his sister. I only had my license for less than 6 months but off we went in July. No A/C at that time and two lane roads the entire way and if you saw a town you filled up. Made it there and back in 3 weeks. What trust he placed in a 16 year old and never once made one comment on my driving. Wonderful man and I still miss him. <br /><br />Best Christmas present was a Dale Evans outfit. I'm not sure I took it off for weeks. I did wear it out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76129585917310839592023-03-28T09:52:51.411-07:002023-03-28T09:52:51.411-07:00Very interesting Mr Blackshoe!!
The other one that...Very interesting Mr Blackshoe!!<br />The other one that is interesting to watch are the films about the Alaskan transcontinental highway, about how and why it was built (to stave off the Japs from invading Alaska) and about how the US Army asked for forgiveness as permission was taking waaay to long to come through channels. So they went up North into Canada and began plowing/cutting out a highway (roadway) across Canada into Alaska. Another roadway with long intervals between gas stations. Lots of neat wildlife to look at along the way though.<br /><br />SuzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22535220417277916572023-03-28T09:40:08.047-07:002023-03-28T09:40:08.047-07:00Very nice. Lots, most people actually, don't ...Very nice. Lots, most people actually, don't understand what a mess and how slow travel was even just pre-WWII. Go back further to pre-Transcontinental Railroad and 10 miles a day was a good distance. And not unusual for deaths to happen on even 'short' 20-30 mile trips, as pre-motor transport was (and still is) quite deadly, that being horse, ox, mule, donkey and shank's mare. Horrible way to travel anywhere.<br /><br />Weird fact: The small size of counties in the state of Georgia is due to a state law saying that the county seat can only be a day's ride from anywhere in the county. Voting rights and such, dontcha know, due to much of the rural areas around the county seats not having any real population back when county lines were drawn up.<br /><br />Even on good roads pre-Interstate, travel was measured in days for many distances. The book "Blue Highways" by William Trogdon/William Least Heat-Moon is about a guy, a van, and travelling not on interstates or big state roads, but on the old highways and byways. Where he took days to go the same distances as one day on the interstates.<br /><br />Good post, John B. Kids these days don't know how good they have it.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72587644593723041602023-03-28T08:14:04.525-07:002023-03-28T08:14:04.525-07:00Excuse me, Blackshoe guy. Excuse me, Blackshoe guy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84782784973545572722023-03-28T08:12:10.882-07:002023-03-28T08:12:10.882-07:00I look forward to viewing your videos when my time...I look forward to viewing your videos when my time permits Tuna man. <br />Franknbean Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56672449386953553752023-03-28T07:39:09.863-07:002023-03-28T07:39:09.863-07:00Great post JB- and wonderful that the Army had the...Great post JB- and wonderful that the Army had the vision to film those segments. This may be of interest. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/roman-chariots-influencing-train-tracks-how-history-karthik-nagesanTunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51563371466906531502023-03-28T07:11:22.800-07:002023-03-28T07:11:22.800-07:00"good post"....ahem..."good post"....ahem...Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32062545469492701192023-03-28T06:32:34.244-07:002023-03-28T06:32:34.244-07:00Similar to cattywampus! Which was the favorite of ...Similar to cattywampus! Which was the favorite of my dad's.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32872366729203995092023-03-28T06:21:44.932-07:002023-03-28T06:21:44.932-07:00Awesome stuff JB. I learned a lot of new informati...Awesome stuff JB. I learned a lot of new information, and a new, and useful, word - coddiwomple. What a fine word!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com