I couldn’t believe the following NWS advisory that I read for New Orleans today (I’ve never seen anything like it before). Let’s hope that NOLA is spared and that the following doesn’t come true! New Orleans is a great place…good luck to everyone there in getting through this difficult time. WWUS74 KLIX 282139NPWLIX URGENT – […]
Ok, I have a new pet peeve…people that act like the ATM is their *personal* device! There are two main groupings of such creatures: 1.> People who have multiple transactions (i.e. more than 3) and take an eternity to perform just one. They may even remove their card between transactions, tie their shoes, stretch, eat […]
I read a story about this yesterday in USA Today. Gas prices have “comfortably” surpassed $3 in LA. I’m guessing that it won’t be long until $3/gallon gas spreads across the country. (It’s already $2.59 in NC). Time to order the Prius…or better yet, a Honda motorcycle?
I know this is a bit late, but I just wanted to say congratulations to Chris and Amanda! Stacey and I were lucky enough to attend their wedding last weekend in Buffalo. It was great to see all our friends in the area and share in this happy event. It couldn’t have been a more […]
Well, I didn’t have much confidence that online check in would work for tonight’s flight (none, really). I decided to try anyway like I always do. Needless to say, I was in shock when the system said my boarding pass was available and I could print it now! Huh? It has only been a week […]
This weekend was my 10 year high school reunion! Going into it, I really had no idea what to expect, but I knew one thing – I had to be there! After flying into Philly around noon on Friday (flight slightly delayed), I picked up the rental car for the 4-hour drive to Elmira. This […]
I finally made it to the beach this weekend! Yeah, I know the calendar says July, but it’s been busy. At any rate, it was good to finally get there and just relax (if you call GMAT studying relaxing). I wish that I was staying for the whole week. The water temperature was in the […]
The finalized 2006-2012 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) was released yesterday. Link No surprise…the I-40 widening was shot down, and is only programmed for construction in “post years”, meaning “some time after 2012”. What an outrage! The thing that really gets me is that they had the nerve to put in the following statement at the […]
Below is the message that I sent to the NCDOT regarding the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). Hopefully, they get the message since neither of the division representatives responded to my direct email. Hello, I am writing to express my opinion regarding TIP Number I-4744, which relates to the widening of I-40 in Wake County from […]
Today I learned that there would be a meeting held at Raleigh city Hall to discuss which Raleigh road projects should be given priority to present to the NC DOT. Despite needing to go to the gym, I thought it was important to voice my concerns at this discussion. Luckily, I was able to go […]