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Spent the week in the Twin Cities area for a wedding.

post #1 of 8
5/12/09 at 3:06am
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Yer highways are f**ked. Especially when I had to get off the highway to stay on the highway, or merge onto 62, or wonder if I wanted 35W or 35E which both go North AND South. Construction and potholes, etc. And the WTF speed limits and "take turns" entrance ramps?

But I did like the "creepy sci-fi horror spaceship computer female Brit" voice on the airport tram.

The Arboretum was lovely, and I got to see bears wrestle at the Minn zoo inches away from me, so that was nice. Stayed with a friend in Roseville and commuted frequently to Eden Prairie and Chaska for the festivities.

The weather was touchy, and alas, I didn't get to see the infamous blooming crab apples. I swear everyone raved about them (reminded me of FUNNY FARM).

I'm exhausted.
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post #2 of 8
5/12/09 at 7:47pm
Yep. Fuck our roads.
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post #3 of 8
5/13/09 at 3:52pm
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But I did get to a St. Paul Saints game. We went for the bachelor party and got seats down on the field between the dugouts and a cooler of beer. Fun. They handed out free Star Trek foam fingers (in the "live long and prosper" vulcan config), and a free shirt.


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post #4 of 8
5/13/09 at 3:55pm
Still haven't been to a Saints game, but I hear they are awesome.
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post #5 of 8
5/13/09 at 4:00pm
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Yer highways are f**ked. Especially when I had to get off the highway to stay on the highway, or merge onto 62, or wonder if I wanted 35W or 35E which both go North AND South. Construction and potholes, etc. And the WTF speed limits and "take turns" entrance ramps?
That interchange for 35W and 62 Crosstown is a nightmare that we've all had to deal with for years.

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The Arboretum was lovely, and I got to see bears wrestle at the Minn zoo inches away from me, so that was nice. Stayed with a friend in Roseville and commuted frequently to Eden Prairie and Chaska for the festivities.
Damn, I live in Eden Prairie. I'll apologize now for the fucked up directions to our road system down here.

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The weather was touchy, and alas, I didn't get to see the infamous blooming crab apples. I swear everyone raved about them (reminded me of FUNNY FARM).
The weather sucked this weekend. Sorry, but you missed out.
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post #6 of 8
5/13/09 at 4:46pm
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Still haven't been to a Saints game, but I hear they are awesome.
A bit chilly, but good low-key fun.
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The weather sucked this weekend. Sorry, but you missed out.
We had a good time anyway. Our schedule was packed, but I got to catch up with close friends that I don't see too often. Pretty surreal experience seeing all of our young'uns play together. Mine's the oldest at 5 in July. It's a shame it's the last of the HS gang to get married (we've had one wedding every 2 years for the past 10 since mine). We'll have to plan some reunions before the funerals start forcing them.

Having been in FL for the past 4 years, Minnesota reminds me of the PA mountains and forests that I miss so much. I could do without the cross-town commute though.

EDIT: Alas, I didn't get to the SPAM museum.
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post #7 of 8
5/17/09 at 3:26am
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EDIT: Alas, I didn't get to the SPAM museum.
waste of time. take in river valley scenery instead, if you're here again.

the 62/35W interchange has been F'd for years. and supposedly it'll be years before they're finished making sense out of it.

But I will defend the names 35W & 35E. 35 Left & 35 Right would sound a bit childish. Perhaps, 35-Minneapolis & 35-Saint Paul would have made sense, but 35 is a national interstate that splits in several metropolitan areas.

KC & Wichita add number to the front (435 & 635, or 135 & 235). But Dallas uses the 35E/35W names as well.

I suppose we've just assumed, up here, that everyone knows their North, South, East & West.
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post #8 of 8
5/17/09 at 3:33am
I used to work down the road from the Saints games and could hear the announcer sometimes from my cubicle. Also, MST3K was filmed across the street.
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