Ditto I haven't been to LA in about 7 years but it is to be avoided unless you were planning to drive through late at night. We commuted from Palm Springs to Pomona and the traffic was relentless. Perhaps some left coasters can offer traffic avoidance routes. You can easily be hung up for hours there. There are severe storm reports in L.A. now.

Paladin. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:12:


jumbo shrimp
military intelligence
la freeway courtesy

all terms used out of place.

if you have to go through la here's some tips.
1.drive percisely 5 miles under the posted limit in fast lane,provided traffic is moving. if at stand still continually tap vehicle in front of you. and lay on horn frequently.
2.get really really plastered  and weave all over the place.
3.dont use signals just wildly have passenger wave hand out window on side you want to move to
4.constantly hollar out window to passing vehicles your from out of town and need the directions to disney land.
5.leave ample time to reload between flipping people off.

seriously,  yeah right.
time the drive though for about 8-9 pm and all should go well. this way you clear the basin traffic and can head up the 5 a few miles for a stop for the nite. i would think saugus would be a nice spot. spend the nite then the next day at magic mountain. the hit the road again.

if it's going to be a daytime drive through 11am to 1 pm is best. stop for gas at outskirts so you wont have to stop in traffic. pick a lane and stay in it, dont be tempted to move back and forth. if you must merge do so with authority, the la drivers are affraid to scratch thier cars so they will let you in. watch far enough ahead for big rigs, if you see one changing lanes to the left do so also it means theres trouble in the laneahead.
there are generally sign for exits up to 3 miles before exit to allow plenty of time.

now if you are transversing the area in the early morning hours. ALL BETS ARE OFF. just tune in the mark and brian show on klos. 95.5 fm I was a cast member before i moved to washington.

sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:12:
Wendy was on the freeway this morning.  She got a bit bored so she got out her digital camera and took a VIDEO of her high-speed commute.  (warning, it's a 9-meg file, about 30 minutes at dial-up speeds in Nowhere, OK.)

(Greg650 left his old home in Arden, North Carolina.)

I'm also interested in the trip.  From the map posted on the 26th Greg650 should have made it across Texas yesterday and spent the night somewhere around Albuquerque.  He should be headed toward Flagstaff today and getting into some *cold* weather.

We haven't heard from Greg since the 26th and there is no excuse for that.

Thanks for posting the link Kropatchek!

At 2880 miles, I find that CA is really interesting.

Anyone use Windows XP?  Now, I know where Microsoft got that wallpaper....

Red Wine wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:12:


Yes, sir.  I will.

We'll cross into Oregon today.  Don't know how far we'll get because there's some good weather up there, but we'll see.

BTW - with the problem with my Earthlink site, I lost my logo too.  I selected a temporary one until we get to Portland.

Happy New Year!