Katie in Charlotte tonight

Katie in Charlotte tonight#20857

By givemethemic - July 14th, 2006, 6:00 pm

- July 14th, 2006, 6:00 pm #20857

I am in Charlotte tonight to watch Katie play, I talked to her a little while ago and she seems pretty poised to have a better 2nd half then she did first half, I will have some audio later tonight after the game...

#20867

By givemethemic - July 14th, 2006, 7:58 pm

- July 14th, 2006, 7:58 pm #20867

1st half for Katie, she had 4 points...

#20876

By givemethemic - July 14th, 2006, 9:29 pm

- July 14th, 2006, 9:29 pm #20876

Katie finished up with 8 points, it was good to talk to her, I will have some audio tomorrow... nothing like a nice, short 3 hour drive back!!!

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By Chris Lang - July 14th, 2006, 9:50 pm

- July 14th, 2006, 9:50 pm #20884

If you make it from Charlotte to Lynchburg in three hours, you deserve a major speeding ticket. That trip is 3 1/2-4 hours at best ...

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By SuperJon - July 14th, 2006, 9:51 pm

- July 14th, 2006, 9:51 pm #20885

It's 2 hours to Greensboro, then another hour and a half from Greensboro to Charlotte.

#20886

By Chris Lang - July 14th, 2006, 9:55 pm

- July 14th, 2006, 9:55 pm #20886

Best I've made it from here to the Westin in downtown was 3:45 ... mostly because traffic/construction slowed me down. Plus, after picking up two speeding tickets in a month in Arizona last year, I don't go any faster than 10 over any more. Ain't worth it to cut 10 minutes off the time ...

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By absturgill - July 15th, 2006, 9:42 am

- July 15th, 2006, 9:42 am #20902

Remember, katie plays in DC on August 8 at 6PM. It is a 3 and a half hour drive form the Burg to the Metro stations which take you right to Verizon Center. SCAR and I had a great time last year at the game. If you are intrested let me know and I will give you info on getting here.

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By absturgill - July 15th, 2006, 9:44 am

- July 15th, 2006, 9:44 am #20903

The game is at 7PM sorry. I need to remember SA is in the CENTRAL time

#20905

By Sly Fox - July 15th, 2006, 10:23 am

- July 15th, 2006, 10:23 am #20905

The Central time zone is awesome!

Some of you guys with time on your hands this summer ought to head down here to Texas to see her play. San Antonio is a great town and it'd be a trip you'd never forget.

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By ATrain - July 15th, 2006, 11:40 am

- July 15th, 2006, 11:40 am #20912

I have no comment on how long it takes me to get to Charlotte, but lets just say 3 hours is pretty average. Anyone know if radar detectors are illegal in NC? I've never seen any signs, but do tend to take it off when it sounds...just in case

4:28:2009-RIP Jeff Taylor

PAmedic wrote:you're absolutely right

#20914

By WinthropEagleFan - July 15th, 2006, 11:43 am

- July 15th, 2006, 11:43 am #20914

ATrain wrote:I have no comment on how long it takes me to get to Charlotte, but lets just say 3 hours is pretty average. Anyone know if radar detectors are illegal in NC? I've never seen any signs, but do tend to take it off when it sounds...just in case

As far as I know, VA is the only spot where they are illegal.

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By Sly Fox - July 15th, 2006, 12:21 pm

- July 15th, 2006, 12:21 pm #20919

It used to be Virginia, New Hampshire and one other backwater state.

I still can't believe that in 2006 they are still banned in the commonwealth. It actually rather embarassing and even though its legal here in Texas, I haven't used one in well over a decade.

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By LUconn - July 15th, 2006, 12:48 pm

- July 15th, 2006, 12:48 pm #20924

Seriously. I know there's no constitutional amendment that says we have a right to radar detectors but to ban them seems pretty unamerican. I really hate every aspect of Virginia transportation. (except they keep the roads in pretty good shape)

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#20925

By givemethemic - July 15th, 2006, 12:58 pm

- July 15th, 2006, 12:58 pm #20925

I promise it only takes 3 hours, I never went more then 10 over the speed limt, it is right 200 miles... I will post the audio later today

#20926

By Chris Lang - July 15th, 2006, 12:59 pm

- July 15th, 2006, 12:59 pm #20926

Once you shell out $250 in speeding fines in one month, you realize it's not worth the risk.

EDIT: I will say that every time I've gone to Charlotte, I've either hit massive traffic or massive construction, cutting my efficiency down quite a bit. Driving at night probably makes the trip a lot quicker.

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By absturgill - July 15th, 2006, 1:03 pm

- July 15th, 2006, 1:03 pm #20927

Are they still constructing the new "I-540" thingee between Danville and Greensboro? I noticed they are STILL working on the I 85-40 beltways northside of Raleigh Durham.

#20928

By SuperJon - July 15th, 2006, 1:34 pm

- July 15th, 2006, 1:34 pm #20928

Radar detectors are legal to use in NC but aren't legal to sell if that makes sense. In SC you can just buy them at Radio Shack.

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By El Scorcho - July 15th, 2006, 2:14 pm

- July 15th, 2006, 2:14 pm #20929

absturgill wrote:Are they still constructing the new "I-540" thingee between Danville and Greensboro? I noticed they are STILL working on the I 85-40 beltways northside of Raleigh Durham.

They're actually going to separate 85 and 40 through Greensboro and make 85 pass just south of town. They're also constructing the I-840 loop around Greensboro that "is ultimately planned to be the Greensboro Loop around the city of Greensboro from Interstate 40 west of downtown Greensboro near the Piedmont Triad International Airport to Interstate 40-85 east of Greensboro. Interstate 840 will represent the northern half of the Greensboro Loop; the southern half will be designated as Interstate 40-73 and Interstate 40-85. Existing Interstate 40 will be redesignated as Business Loop I-40." (Source)

I was actually just reading about this last night. Also, it seems that Highway 29 (at least on the NC side) will be brought up to Interstate standards and re-designated I-785. VA is still debating if it's worth their time to bring it up to Interstate standard on their side. All in all, I'm hoping they don't dilly-dally on this construction. My in-laws are on the other side of Winston, and if I stay in Lynchburg, these roads could speed things up quite a bit.[/url]