Comments on: Where in the world is Rick? http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/ Shedding some light on topics of software development, Visual FoxPro, saving our planet, paying it forward, and anything else I find important enough to share. Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Rick Schummer http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Rick Schummer Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:58:31 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/#comment-944 Hi Randy,<br /><br />I have nothing against Indiana, but like Ohio, it usually is something I pass through to get to someplace else and Indiana is just a short drive from Michigan so it hardly is worth staying over for us except when we are visiting friends. Hi Randy,

I have nothing against Indiana, but like Ohio, it usually is something I pass through to get to someplace else and Indiana is just a short drive from Michigan so it hardly is worth staying over for us except when we are visiting friends.

]]> By: Randy Jean http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-945 Randy Jean Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:49:00 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/#comment-945 It will be interesting to see what happens to the Indiana toll road now that they are leasing it to some foreign consortium for the next 75 years.<br />Speaking of which, why didn't you stop in Indiana? I know it's kinda flat and nothing but corn and soybean, but you can always visit the Amish or something. {g} It will be interesting to see what happens to the Indiana toll road now that they are leasing it to some foreign consortium for the next 75 years.
Speaking of which, why didn’t you stop in Indiana? I know it’s kinda flat and nothing but corn and soybean, but you can always visit the Amish or something. {g}

]]> By: Rick Schummer http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Rick Schummer Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:37:34 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/#comment-946 Jeff - The stop I quoted was a "double stop". One toll booth for two fees. The operator was kind enought to remind me I only needed to stop once, cutting my overall aggravation in half. Funny thing, we left the toll road soon after this which ticked me off even more. <br /><br />Thanks for reinforcing my understanding that people get shafted even more for paying with cash. Being from the a "toll-free" state, I will never be inclined to buy one of the IPASS gizmos. I will just avoid toll roads, and states that stick it to me. <br /><br />Funny thing, I don't mind paying tolls on the Ohio Turnpike and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. One stop at the beginning, once at the end. Toll booths along the way are wasting fuel and time. Dumb all the way around. Jeff – The stop I quoted was a “double stop”. One toll booth for two fees. The operator was kind enought to remind me I only needed to stop once, cutting my overall aggravation in half. Funny thing, we left the toll road soon after this which ticked me off even more.

Thanks for reinforcing my understanding that people get shafted even more for paying with cash. Being from the a “toll-free” state, I will never be inclined to buy one of the IPASS gizmos. I will just avoid toll roads, and states that stick it to me.

Funny thing, I don’t mind paying tolls on the Ohio Turnpike and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. One stop at the beginning, once at the end. Toll booths along the way are wasting fuel and time. Dumb all the way around.

]]> By: Jeff Simon http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Jeff Simon Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:52:00 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/#comment-947 Rick -- I live in Illinois and we all hate the tollways and think they should be free. However, you got the rates wrong for cars. Car tolls are typically $0.40 with others at $0.50, $0.75 or $0.95 for 2 axle passenger vehicles (RV's are higher). To get these cheaper rates you need an "IPASS" transponder. Some of the Eastern states have ez-pass which is compatible and soon (politics) the Indiana Tollway will also be compatible. There is a deposit for the device, but in the long run you'll be doing yourself a favor. Unsuspecting traveler's really get taken by the cash rates. <br /><br />It's really not much different than the scam of having to pay "out-of-state" tuition. (My kids went to school at IU (Bloomington, In) and OU (Ohio University)). Think of the extra fee as a Tax on people who have no vote in the state. Rick — I live in Illinois and we all hate the tollways and think they should be free. However, you got the rates wrong for cars. Car tolls are typically $0.40 with others at $0.50, $0.75 or $0.95 for 2 axle passenger vehicles (RV’s are higher). To get these cheaper rates you need an “IPASS” transponder. Some of the Eastern states have ez-pass which is compatible and soon (politics) the Indiana Tollway will also be compatible. There is a deposit for the device, but in the long run you’ll be doing yourself a favor. Unsuspecting traveler’s really get taken by the cash rates.

It’s really not much different than the scam of having to pay “out-of-state” tuition. (My kids went to school at IU (Bloomington, In) and OU (Ohio University)). Think of the extra fee as a Tax on people who have no vote in the state.

]]> By: Rick Schummer http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Rick Schummer Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:14:43 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/#comment-948 I have been on 14K foot mountains and it was spectacular, but the views from the 10K pass were better in this case.<br /><br />You are correct about the impressions from those of us who live in the flat land. I love the mountains, but I love to live on the mitten. It is the same impression from those who live in sparsly populated places like Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota coming to the "big city" once and a while. <br /><br />But back to my favorites list criteria. I don't judge a vacation spot or city just by a boring ride like the one across I-80 in Wyoming or I-94 in North Dakota, or I-70 in Kansas (I have done all three). If that were true I could say the salt flats of Utah would make me never return to the beautiful parts. I would be missing a lot<br /><br />So If I only visit Yellowstone/Tetons and Laramie to see Sue and Dave again, Wyoming remains in my top 5. In no particular order: Washington, California, Utah, Arizona being the other top 5. I have been on 14K foot mountains and it was spectacular, but the views from the 10K pass were better in this case.

You are correct about the impressions from those of us who live in the flat land. I love the mountains, but I love to live on the mitten. It is the same impression from those who live in sparsly populated places like Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota coming to the “big city” once and a while.

But back to my favorites list criteria. I don’t judge a vacation spot or city just by a boring ride like the one across I-80 in Wyoming or I-94 in North Dakota, or I-70 in Kansas (I have done all three). If that were true I could say the salt flats of Utah would make me never return to the beautiful parts. I would be missing a lot

So If I only visit Yellowstone/Tetons and Laramie to see Sue and Dave again, Wyoming remains in my top 5. In no particular order: Washington, California, Utah, Arizona being the other top 5.

]]> By: Game Geek http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Game Geek Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:44:00 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2006/07/where-in-the-world-is-rick/#comment-949 Sounds like a blast. It's always interesting to read what people from other parts of the world and country have to say. A 10,000 foot mountain is nothing for me (I reguarly ski at 8000-1000 feet), but something cool for people from the low-lying flatlands of central and eastern US.<br /><br />Wyoming one of your favorites? Perhaps you haven't seen much of the state. Try driving across I-80 sometime. BORING. Nothing to see. Even the scenery is ummm...not scenic. I remember Garfield (a cartoon cat) saying that Wyoming really means "Nothing there". The Yellowstone/Teton area is the only area I would call scenic...and that is a VERY small corner of the state.<br /><br />We'll have to talk about some of your travels sometime. Perhaps when we meet up at SWFox. Sounds like a blast. It’s always interesting to read what people from other parts of the world and country have to say. A 10,000 foot mountain is nothing for me (I reguarly ski at 8000-1000 feet), but something cool for people from the low-lying flatlands of central and eastern US.

Wyoming one of your favorites? Perhaps you haven’t seen much of the state. Try driving across I-80 sometime. BORING. Nothing to see. Even the scenery is ummm…not scenic. I remember Garfield (a cartoon cat) saying that Wyoming really means “Nothing there”. The Yellowstone/Teton area is the only area I would call scenic…and that is a VERY small corner of the state.

We’ll have to talk about some of your travels sometime. Perhaps when we meet up at SWFox.

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