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liberal N proud

(61,186 posts) Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:04 PM Jun 2017

Road trip observations [View all]

I have been on the road for several days, much of the trip through red states. Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri.

Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee had all their rest area closed except for the tourist information centers.

Saving $$$ would be my guess. These fuckers are running g this country to the ground.

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Road trip observations [View all] liberal N proud Jun 2017 OP

It's going down, all signs. I saw the same starting a few years back in some states. Soon the RKP5637 Jun 2017 #1

So how does Texas get so much money for roads? It's almost insane. Houston building another Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2017 #2

Yep, someone's getting paid off, big money, sort of same as in wars. Someone is always RKP5637 Jun 2017 #4

probably toll roads... bluecollar2 Jun 2017 #8

maybe some but most NO...I-35, I-84 Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2017 #10

They were doing this in Kansas a year or two ago . . . . hatrack Jun 2017 #3

That's strange, in Tennessee, that is. Sissyk Jun 2017 #5

I was on I24 liberal N proud Jun 2017 #9

No, that is a clear sign to just keep going ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #6

Short-sighted bean counters! Mopar151 Jun 2017 #7