| Du Quoin from the Southwest [message #100242] |
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WD0AFQ
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Location: Dexter, Mo.
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I will try this one more time. It deleted the entire body.
Now, fuel price is 2.49, yesterday, at Boomland, exit 10 on Mo. side of I-57. They also have a 12 buck a nite rv park should you need one, full hookups.
Watch for cops and hold speed to posted limit on Il. side.
Take exit 25, from left lane, onto 51 for best route to Du Quoin from the southwest. Divided 4 lanes through Carbondale and traffic flows fast.
See yall there.
Dan
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| Re: Du Quoin from the Southwest [message #100245 is a reply to message #100242] |
Sat, 18 September 2010 13:05  |
midlf
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Sat, 18 September 2010 12:44 |
I will try this one more time. It deleted the entire body.
Now, fuel price is 2.49, yesterday, at Boomland, exit 10 on Mo. side of I-57. They also have a 12 buck a nite rv park should you need one, full hookups.
Watch for cops and hold speed to posted limit on Il. side.
Take exit 25, from left lane, onto 51 for best route to Du Quoin from the southwest. Divided 4 lanes through Carbondale and traffic flows fast.
See yall there.
Dan
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Is the ILL RV speed limit still 55 on all roads?
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] Du Quoin from the Southwest [message #100257 is a reply to message #100255] |
Sat, 18 September 2010 13:59 |
k2gkk
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If you are traveling east on I-44, there is
a Wal-Mart or SAMs at the exit about a mile
east of Lindberg Road on the west end of
St Louis that had the best fuel prices in
the STL area. Went through there in both
directions in late August on a trip to
western NY state for my 55-year high school
class reunion (GMC pickup, not Money Pit).
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~ Mac Macdonald ~
~ Hamcall K2GKK ~
~ Oklahoma City ~
~~ "Money Pit" ~~
~ '76 ex - P.B. ~
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> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:54:02 -0500
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Du Quoin from the Southwest
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> Paul is correct, they raised the rv speed last year. I-57 is getting a lot of work on it, especially from the north. Make sure you observe those work speed limits. They have work going on right on the Il. side of the Ms. River Bridge. Limit gets down to 45 mph, but it is only for a short distance. Watch for those cops. In Mo, not a problem getting 5 mph over the posted 70 mph speed. As soon as you hit Il. The speed drops to 65 mph and the cops work the border hard. I have been known as a speed demon but not in Illinois. Also, the price of fuel jumps 20 cents as soon as you cross over, and more at a lot of places.
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| Re: Du Quoin from the Southwest [message #100258 is a reply to message #100246] |
Sat, 18 September 2010 14:05 |
Ken Burton
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| pzerkel wrote on Sat, 18 September 2010 13:12 |
| midlf wrote on Sat, 18 September 2010 13:05 |
Is the ILL RV speed limit still 55 on all roads?
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No. It is now 65 mph on "rural" interstates. The only catch is it drops to 55 mph for ALL vehicles near some cities. Watch the signs.
http://www.isp.state.il.us/traffic/speedlimitenf.cfm
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Be real careful and watch the signs for truck speed limits. Illinois definition "rural" Interstates is quite fugal. At least in NE Illinois it is almost non-existent. It may be different in central and southern Illinois. I have not been there since they raised the speed limit for trucks and RVs.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Du Quoin from the Southwest [message #100280 is a reply to message #100267] |
Sat, 18 September 2010 17:02 |
midlf
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| Kosier wrote on Sat, 18 September 2010 14:34 |
Steve, does this question mean that you're ready to hit the
road????
Kara Kosier
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Unfortunately no. Time to work on the GMC is very limited. LL's IC is getting worse and I have spent more time on yard work and other tasks as a result. I expect we will not be on the road until a few months after I retire. Current planning for that is April 1 next year, assuming the economy holds steady.
I asked the question as I knew, in the past, that RV owners from out of IL would be unaware of the lower limit and get tickets when entering IL.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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