Driving Directions

[mmonnin]

Cant wait.

prime: Post some directions or the best way to get there. Mapquest has me going on several different interstates coming up from 1-75. I know we can all get there but we dont know the best way and were to park and such.

[primesuspect]

Coming from the south (where I assume most of you are coming from)

I-75 north to I-94 East

I-94 east to Harper Exit

Turn right onto harper as soon as you exit freeway.

My building is almost immediately to the left - it's the first building you see. Turn into gated parking lot if you're arriving before 6:00 PM on Friday. If you approach and the iron gate is closed, continue down harper a block until you see a street called Coulier. Turn LEFT onto coulier, which is essentially a parking lot and not even a street, and left again into the alley that goes to the backside of my building. The back gate will be open until everyone arrives.

[primesuspect]

In fact, here's my uber-leet drawing:

[leishi85]

i assume i take the same exit coming from west.

[primesuspect]

Yep, you'll be taking eastbound I-94 straight to the harper exit.

[WuGgaRoO]

gotta love paintshop...lol

[primesuspect]

no way dude! I only use the best tools! That sucker was done in Adobe Photoshop! pwnji!

[leishi85]

OMG, u know what prime, we SOO can tell it was from photoshop. I mean just look at the level of professionality, it's so done on those 1337 tools we all love.

[Thrax]

You can tell it's photoshop because the lines are anti-aliased. ;D

[GnomeWizardd]

So from Fl just get on I-75 almost the whole way??? Damn thats easy

[primesuspect]

Yep. Florida's easy.. I-75 north to I-94 east...

lol: I-75 north like TWO THOUSAND MILES to the I-94 east exit.. ;D

[Clutch]

I'm going to take me a big 1337 world map, an atlas, and all the 1337 yahoo map print outs, I will pwn you all

[Norge]

If we come on I-94 will we get pissed on? (see sleeping arraningment thread) lol. Hope the sun roof isn't open...

Norge

[primesuspect]

No, you exit I-94 right before our little play area... :)

[Thrax]

Michigan's localized showers explained. It's prime and his rag-tag pals pissin' on michigan speeders.

[primesuspect]

omg this is gonna get way out of hand, i can see it now ;D

[Thrax]

It's too late, man.

The snowball is goin, goin.. GONE. ;D

[Norge]

Don't eat the yellow snow! Unless it is a lemon snow cone and you are 100% sure it is a lemon snow cone. You might be able to get by if you are 97.6% sure it is a lemon snow cone but I wouldn't take chances after that.

Norge

[Thrax]

What if it's 97.59% though?!

[Norge]

I wouldn't take my chances! You have to be exactly 97.6% certain or more that it is a lemon snow cone or else there is a very good chance it is just snow with pee in it. Now I know you don't want to eat snow with pee in it do you?

Norge

[primesuspect]

By the way: we will be serving yellow snow cones at the lan.... free!

[Thrax]

Does the TI-83+ calculate the snow + pee assurity ratio?

[mmonnin]

primesuspect had this to say
omg this is gonna get way out of hand, i can see it now ;D

Yeah its....uhh....yeah:D ;D ;D ;D

[Norge]

I am not sure if the TI-83 has that but it should be standard equipment! You need to be pretty sure (97.6%) when it comes to eating wizz in snow compared to a lemon snow cone.

Norge

[primesuspect]

What the poor people from the south must be thinking of us weird northerners right now........

[Thrax]

;D

Edited for content.

[primesuspect]

omg! lmfao!

thrax! Edit that bad word out of there THIS INSTANT! ;D

[Thrax]

Well, if you turn your head it KINDA looks like Cuckers...

LEMME ALONE. ;D

[Kwitko]

It says "slackers". Remember that back in the old days the lowercase s was written sort of like a lowercase f. His 'l' and 'a' obviously ran together while hastily making the graphic.

[Thrax]

Yes. I knew TD was smart enough to understand Runic Thrax.

[Norge]

LMAO!!! That is great. Those lousy cuckers! BTW I like the new title. heh heh.

Norge

[pseudonym]

OH DEAR GOD!!! I go to MNF at the bar and look what happens. A new forum opens up and I'm left behind in the pee race.....

I can see the SM Jackass video starting......... Ghetto Winter Olympics also...... Mmmmm, Ghetto Olympics

[McBain]

Just an FYI....Harper curves...and you'll go underneath Harper once whilst on i-94....don't worry...don't exit until you see the harper exit signs. Not the road signs.....I made that mistake once and had to drive through the ghettoooooo.

[Straight_Man]

Hmmm.... This could be fun-- is the uber-limo (aka VAN) from airport full yet??? Probably get in the 8th, maybe the 7th and see my brother(s) about computer(s) problems. Yes, this is s triple or double (depending on availability of Traverse City brother meeting me) purpose trip. :D

John.

[primesuspect]

McBain:

The harper crossover doesn't occur until after the exit......

[McBain]

Prime....I think I'm comin from a different direction as you.

[primesuspect]

I'm so lost... I'm thinking that you're coming from dearborn... Coming from the west, you exit on harper right before the overpass. I mean, RIGHT before it.... I could be wrong though.

[McBain]

Trust me on this one...the only time I drove to your place....I was driving and all of a sudden I see the little green sign that said Harper Rd. on a the overpass....and I go....awww crap....got off at next exit and doubled back...check the addys and I realize I still have a while to go....so I turned around and just took harper to your door.

[Keebler]

/me knows that he is going to get lost in ghetto-ville and have to call you for help

[McBain]

General Keebler...just stop off at the local 'Winery' on every corner in detroit....I'm sure they'll show you on your way to Sarcnet.

Wait...whats that you say? You don't have gold teef? Ruh-Roh.

[Clutch]

I'm going to put prime on my speed dial, so when I get lost the homie's don't try jack me for my harware, :)

[Camman]

yeah, I are also going to, I'm kinda worried, I've never driven on a trip like this before, when I do mapquest, things like this scare me:

11: Merge onto NEW YORK STATE TRWY N (Portions toll). 285.75 miles

The estimate on mapquest (I figure this is probably the best map source, lemme know if theres a better one) is about 12hrs (764miles) so I figure if I leave here at like 7 or 8am I can be at teh Sarc by like 10pm-12am (including breaks for lunch, etc) on January 8th, hopefully I wont get lost...still a little scared about the whole driving 750 miles thing, but, I'm sure it'll be okay!

[SimGuy]

Prime, are the closest cross-roads to your actual office location Harper & Devonshire?

And I'm guessing it's the north-east corner of that junction (or close to it?)

Just trying to get my bearings, as I'll be coming west on I-94 and thing's aren't exactly clear as to where exactly the office is located when coming in this way. :)

MapPoint has me riding the 401 -to- 402 -to- US Border -to- I-69 -to- I-94 -to Cadieux Road south to Harper West and 11 streets west of the junction of Cadieux and Harper is where I'm supposed to be (Harper & Devonshire). :)

Is that little alley-way that you speak of Linville Street by chance?

//Edit: BTW, what exactly is "portions toll?" You don't have toll freeways in MI do you?

[Clutch]

Camman, I also looked on Mapquest, 14 hours of straight driving, that should be interesting needless to say. But I plan on spliting the driving up with my best friend who is coming with me, so that should be a little better.

Anyone want to meet somewhere near like Ohio or something? and follow each other? maybe we want get too lost, haha

[Camman]

Speaking of meeting up...is anyone meeting up anywhere in my route of travel? I'm traveling From Southern NH to the LAN, I heard some people might be meeting up in NYC???

[mmonnin]

Clutch Norge, Aranyic, Sicarius, and myself are coming from Columbus. Not sure when we are all leaving but I a guessing roughly 2 or so. Afters school sometime.

Cammon: Take 80/90 and stay in ohio. That way you dont have to pass thru customs twice and you can take the toleway. Then you dont have to worry about getting in the wrong lane someplace and go the wrong direction. I know its a bitch in Columbus the first time you drive on a certain part of interstate.

[Camman]

oh mmonnin, I no longer need that monitor that I had said I needed before, thanks for your offering though, greatly appreciated!

[mmonnin]

OK no problem I will offer it to a third person.

[primesuspect]

Yeah, no matter what, bring your spare monitors. They can't hurt....

[Clutch]

Here is my route that I will be taking into MI. If anyone is on the big line let me know, we might can meet somewhere.

[mmonnin]

I am guessing you are taking 77 North then west along the 80 bypass until you get to 75 and go north.

[Mr_Bojingles]

Just want to share my route too. If I drive non-stop I can do the 250 miles in 3 1/2 hours. Going no less then 80mph of course :D

I am probably coming that thursday(the 8th), so if anyone wants to meet up on the trip, let me know. I should be able to find it without a problem.

...lol, in case i get lost for some reason on street level, my cousin only lives about 3 blocks away, but I should be good to go.

[McBain]

Holy sh!t bojingles....I vacation practically balls on where you live like twice a year since I was born.....I'm 21. Where do you live up there? BTW we stay at Upper Herring Lake...and hang out in Frankfort and the surrounding areas.

[Black Hawk]

:vimp:

[Keebler]

;D ;D

[primesuspect]

lol

:Pwned:

[GHoosdum]

Alright... so when is a good time to get there? Seems like a lot of peeps are going on the 8th, but I can't leave on the 8th - not only do I have to work, but it's my birthday, so I have to spend my free time that day with my girlfriend... so I was planning on driving up on the 9th, as early as we can leave. It's a 5 hour drive from Cincinnati. Straight up 75, yo.

[mmonnin]

After school on Friday which ends at 1 for me. Nto sure about everyone else. But it will take like 4 hours from Columbus.

[GHoosdum]

Cool. We might be headed up around the same time. Maybe we can meet at a rest stop and caravan or something!

[Mr_Bojingles]

McBain had this to say
Holy sh!t bojingles....I vacation practically balls on where you live like twice a year since I was born.....I'm 21. Where do you live up there? BTW we stay at Upper Herring Lake...and hang out in Frankfort and the surrounding areas.

Sweet! I live next to Onekama (between manistee and frankfort)

Yea, I rode my dirtbike around herring lake this summer on one of my two tracking/seasonal road rides. I started at my house and then rode along lake michigan, then once I hit arcadia, I swung out to the east into the hills, and then down to the lake.

I put onekama in the map thing but it mapped me going through ludington and onto 31, so i punched in kaleva to show the way I actually go(starting on 10).

Give me a holla when you get up this way again!

[primesuspect]

My wife and I went through Kaleva last november, just to see it (She's part Finnish)...

Lotsa finns around there.

[McBain]

mr_bojingles3264 had this to say


Sweet! I live next to Onekama (between manistee and frankfort)

Yea, I rode my dirtbike around herring lake this summer on one of my two tracking/seasonal road rides. I started at my house and then rode along lake michigan, then once I hit arcadia, I swung out to the east into the hills, and then down to the lake.

I put onekama in the map thing but it mapped me going through ludington and onto 31, so i punched in kaleva to show the way I actually go(starting on 10).

Give me a holla when you get up this way again!


Wow....small world comes to mind. I remember EVERY damn time I go through Onekama I have trouble with the name....I feel like an idiot....my pops laughs at me every time. I always say it like this ....OOOO-KNEEEE-COMMA! I know how to really say it....but it just never comes out right:banghead:

Anywho....I'll pm you next time I come up there...doubt it will be until next summer tho...too frickin cold.

[leishi85]

seeing all the different yahoo maps makes me want to post mine too, heer u go

if anyone on the same route, we can meet up, i doubt it.

[primesuspect]

Here's mine :D

[Camman]

/hates you...

next time I'm hosting at my house! :D

[Clutch]

Me and my friend will probably be leaving on the 8th at around 7:00 p.m it will take 15hours to drive so we will be getting into detroit around 11:00 a.m on the 9th so that will give us enough time to stop and rest, eat, piss, etc...

[Kwitko]

Hmmm... Mapquest has me going 632 miles, Yahoo has me going 671 miles, through Canada along the way. 40 extra miles *plus* border stops? That's just silly.

[Camman]

I have to go through Canada too, apparently its a lot quicker cause I'm coming from NH....damn borders...hope they let me in the country

"sorry sir, we can tell you are far too l33t to enter our country"

[Mr_Bojingles]

McBain had this to say
Wow....small world comes to mind. I remember EVERY damn time I go through Onekama I have trouble with the name....I feel like an idiot....my pops laughs at me every time. I always say it like this ....OOOO-KNEEEE-COMMA! I know how to really say it....but it just never comes out right:banghead:

Anywho....I'll pm you next time I come up there...doubt it will be until next summer tho...too frickin cold.

Its actually quite funny when all of the tourists roll through in the summer because you'll be at the gas station and they'll ask the cashier what the name of the town is...then they of course try to say it for the first time ;D

The easiest way to remember is 1, (one commma) and you can buy a shirt at the gas station with "1," on the front so you'll never forget how to say it. :D

So if anyone ever comes through onekama, here is the way to pronounce it so you don't sound like a noob...

onekama= o-neck-comma

But it is frickin cold right now...actually there is a little snow on the ground, which reminds me I should bring in some more wood soon...gotta keep warm ;)

[QCH2002]

Here's my trek... A bit over 5 hours.