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So,is anybody else STILL without power?Eight days and counting here.

I've got one,I think it's Eagle Rider brand,don't really like it.

I think it works better to just soak your t-shirt in water,wring it out a little bit and ride.Works good under a mesh jacket and lasts about an hour.This method was a godsend riding through Nevada in July a few years back.

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I am going to do that.I plan on playing the safety angle with trying to maintain state route speeds with bad traction while being pushed by traffic.

We really ALL need to write letters concerning chipsealing state routes.It's going to ruin some good roads and under some conditions it's unsafe.

If you have the time ride the San Juan Skyline.If you don't have the time,at least ride The Million Dollar Highway( 550 from Silverton to Ouray)

Have fun out there.

I don't know how much of it is chipsealed,but the best part,555 to 792, is pretty much a slip and slide.This really sucks...that section of 676 is 6 or 7 miles of excellent riding!

I'm still thankful for some of the good roads that have been paved this year...669,691,550,but this is definitely one for the loss column.

669 through Crooksville to Mconnelsville is brand new and twisty for miles. Best road I've ridden this year.

I'll second that!!!I ride it at least once a week...it's that good!

691 from Nelsonville to 56 would be a close second.

As of last night 83 is closed where it T's into 60.

78 has a closure in Glouster due to construction,not related to the storm.This closure has an easy by-pass.

I rode 821 from Porn City to Dalezell road,about 5 miles north of Marietta,and it was open and relatively clean.

Most roads seem to be open and relatively clean.I rode 250 miles yesterday and didn't encounter any closed roads,even 555 was open coming into Zanesville...they were in the process of removing two large trees just south of the first bridge south of Zanesville.

If you post a quick reply ,I might be able to scout specific roads for you...not much else to do when the power is out.

I haven't read this book yet,I don't have a Kindle,but it should be a good one judging by the photos taken by its author,John Flores.Flores is a photogragher for Road Runner magazine and has taken some of the best composed shots I've seen,probably only second to the short lived Outrider Journal magazine photograghy. This should be a good read for anyone wanting to get a little more creative on their motorcycle travel pics.

http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Tips-Motorcycle-Travel-ebook/dp/B007ZU6DS6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341071255&sr=8-1&keywords=ten+tips+motorcycle+photography

I guess we should through child tax credits, mortage intetest deductions, child care writes , earned income tax credits into the welfare category.

Finally...something we can agree on.Everything you list IS welfare,how many are you claiming...me,none.

Yeah,tax breaks aren't welfare,they create jobs..............in China and Vietnam and Bangladesh and India and...

Those bleeding heart dems makes it so hard for a socialist repuke to find a good slave now-a-days.

Just wondering...if you like swing,are you going to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in July?They're going to be in Lancaster July 21 and,I believe,Springfield on July 20.I 've got tickets for Lancaster.

Also,Ace In The Hole in the Kenny Center on Kenny road might be able to help you with the classic rock stuff.I buy almost all my music there.

The only reason you guys are arguing about this is because large corporations have put millions of dollars into advertising to make this seem like a bad idea. Why? Because they are not interested in making life better for the common man. They are only interested in protecting their profits. And you ask "what's so wrong with that it's capitalism right?". I don't want for profit healthcare any more than I want for profit prisons. It's not a good thing.

So true!Don't you just love the socialist republicans yelling socialist when they have to help someone,but love socialism when they make a dollar off of it...socialist republican C.E.O.'s sending our jobs to socialist China and socialist republicans buy those cheap socialist Chinese products.There's a name for that...Hypocrite.Or republican,they're interchangeable.

A couple more newly paved roads in S.E.O....

SR550 from the junction of SR377 to Barlow.It's not completely finished yet,but well on it's way to being done.The new pavement incudes the fun sweepers just east of 377 as 550 goes up the hill.

Kreashbaum Rd in the Hocking Hills between SR678 and Big Pine.Tight and twisty challenging road in the heart of the good stuff in the Hocking Hills.

Thanks Mary#17.

1. Kreasbaum Road - freshly paved. Some gravel but just enough to keep you honest.
   

We included Kreashbaum in our ride this weekend...thanks for the heads-up on the new pavement.It was very clean,no gravel,just beautiful new pavement.I can't recall Kreashbaum ever being this good...if you like TIGHT,twisty roads be sure to give this road a try on your next trip to the Hocking Hills.Kreashbaum runs from 678 to Big Pine,so there is great riding on either end.

I'm not really seeing an increase in numbers,but I am seeing them at odd times,like in the middle of the afternoon.

I am seeing a lot of snakes though.On the bike I'd lot rather deal with snakes than deer...in the fields or woods,just the opposite!

Glad to hear you had a good time in the Hocking Hills area.Sorry you didn't get to ride 685 and some of 691...they're both fun rides.

Thanks for the info on Kreashaum Rd,I'll have to hit it the next time I'm down there,which will probably be this weekend.

rode 669 on thursday.. 90% clear of gravel

was a fun fun ride through there, if i get any free time this weekend (which i probably wont) im gonna head back out there

I don't know which end you start on,but if you're going through Zanesville to McConnelsville or Gaysport,be sure to pick up 376 at Gaysport and take it to McConnelsville.You'll have to go back up river from McConnelsville on 669 to the good stuff at Eaglesport,but 376 is well worth it.

Something else you might be interested in if you're going through Zanesville...take 146(Chandlersville Rd) east out of Zanesville to Salt Creek Drive(about 2 miles past Carlwick).Salt Creek is a fun,newly paved connector between 146 and 60 at Duncan Falls.Once in Duncan Falls go across the bridge,hang a left(south),go straight through Philo and take freshly paved River Road to Gaysport where you can cross the bridge and go straight onto 376.

Sorry if I'm going on,and on,but I'm having a blast on all this new pavement around here this year.

If they only would have keep going on Deitz Lane,we would have a premier connector between Zanesville and Duncan Falls...but they stopped after about two miles.

If that guy has to go to trial I am sending him $100 to help with legal expenses.

I'm in...I'lll send a hundred too if he needs to hire a lawyer.

How could you NOT beat someone to death that is molesting your daughter?For that matter,anyone's daughter.

It happens,don't be to hard on yourself.

About 4 years ago my FJR did a slow roll off of the kick stand when I parked it on a downhill grade to do a quick tire check.It scratched the stator cover and fairing.Now at 93,000 miles those scratches just add character.

The sad thing about this kind of accident is that she won't get hardly any time.

If you want to kill someone in America and get away with it,just put them on a motorcycle and hit them with a car.Gauranteed short sentence.

664 from bremen to logan has some suspect patching done on it. its not horrible, but there are some shaky transitions.

big pine was fine when i was down there maybe a week ago. that road is less traveled so watch out for snakes sunning themselves on the street. i saw a HUGE black rat snake just chilling in the middle of the road soaking up some rays. i stopped like 2 feet from him and he didnt really seem very spooky at all. just looked at me like wtf are you in my sun for?

I think I saw that same snake down on 356 a couple weekends ago...about 6 feet long with a nice thick body.He was in a lazy coil right on the center line.When I went by him he just raised his head a little bit...he didn't seem to concerned.

685 is closed about a mile and a half from SR13 from June 11 for 21 days.You can still ride it from SR 78 at Buchtel to the closed bridge...all the good stuff is before the bridge closure anyway.

669 has brand new pavement,but can be dirty in spots due to farmers entering/exiting fields.669 from Eaglesport to Crooksville is a VERY good ride.

180 and 678 are in very good condition as is Big Pine from 664 to 374.I haven't been on Kreashbaum this year.

691 paving is complete now...the edge gravel has been sealed down so the gravel situation is much better.

690 and 78 between Glouster and McConnelsville are in pretty good condition but their pavement is getting a little old so there may be a rough spot here and there.

As for other good roads in the areas you have listed...in the Hocking Hills,Thompson Ridge Rd from 374 to Luarlville(sic?) has some fun sweepers.

356 is just a mile away from the bottom of 691 and continues the twisty ride down to 50.

If you take 78 or 669 to McConnellsville go across the river and pick up 376 and take it up to Gaysport.

685 is going to close June 11 for 21 days for a bridge replacement about 1 1/2 miles from SR13.You can still do an out and back from SR78 at Buchtel to the bridge and catch all the good stuff.As a matter of fact it might be better since it will only be local traffic using it.

That course "Motorcycles and American Culture" sounds interesting.