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Net Withdrawl and 2 More Florida Counties Clinched

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This entry was posted on 12/23/2007 4:03 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

For the past week, I have suffered from a bad case of "net withdrawl", but thanks to my sister-in-law for allowing me to use her laptop to get some e-mails cleared and write this quick blog. You don't know what you miss until you haven't got it. 

Mary, her family, and I are doing well and we are having a very good Christmas here in Lakeland, Florida. It is not the same without "Daddy Charlie", but again, we know that he's in a much better place and we know he must be smiling down upon us as we celebrate Christmas.

Our big Christmas celebration will be held on Christmas Day in Zephyrhills with Mary's Aunt Louise (her mom's younger sister) and we are looking forward to the event. Mary and I will be heading back home the day afterward.

This past Wednesday, Mary and I took a brief "roadtrip" as follows...

- FL 37 from Lakeland to Mulberry.
- FL 60 from Mulberry to Lake Wales
- US 27 from Lake Wales to Avon Park
- FL 64 and FL 636 from Avon Park to Wauchula
- US 17 from Wauchula to Bartow
- FL 60 from Bartow to Mulberry
- FL 37 from Mulberry to Lakeland

In the process, I "clinched" 2 new counties... Highlands and Hardee!!!

The speed limits on FL 60 and US 27, both primarily 4-lane divided highways, were 65 MPH for most of the route and FL 64 had a 60 MPH speed limit. It is interesting to me that Florida has 60 MPH speed limits on its 2-lane rural routes. In Georgia, rural non-Interstate 4-lane divided highways can be posted at 65 MPH max, but unfortunately, 55 MPH is the max on the 2-lane rural roads. BTW, I did shoot some "ROADGEEK-CAM!!!" of FL 60 and US 17 and will produce them once we get back home.

We are getting ready to have dinner, so I need to wrap it up for now.

Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers regarding my father-in-law, thanks always for reading, and may you and yours have a very happy and safe holiday season.


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    • 12/26/2007 11:35 AM Bryant wrote:
      Glad to hear that everyone is well, Steve.

      Alirght, I've had this question myself: Why aren't some two lane roads that are on flat terrain--or close to it--not posted at greater than 55 mph? And some four lane highways, like South Fulton Parkway--between I-85/285 and Capps Ferry--, the Fall Line Freeway--between Columbus and Fort Valley--aren't posted at 65 mph when they should be. This really grinds my gears (lol).
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    • 12/27/2007 9:12 AM BlackAcura wrote:
      Texas was very good about posting rural 2 lane routes on flat terrain. Speed limits were 70 mph.
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    • 12/27/2007 10:36 AM Bryant wrote:
      BlackAcura wrote:
      "Texas was very good about posting rural 2 lane routes on flat terrain. Speed limits were 70 mph."

      That's one reason why I'd like to drive in Texas, the high speed limits and the wide open setting.
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