This is Priceless!! Lou Piniella sets out for Cincinnati, ends up near Pittsburgh

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

For what it's worth, the article says the duo was relying on printed-out directions from — ahem — Google Maps. Next time, they might want to give Yahoo! Maps a try.

Bob, I recommend Yahoo maps if you're driving up near the Brentwood/Antioch area. Evidently Yahoo is the only one of the three (Google, Mapquest, Yahoo) that has directions utilizing the Highway 4 Bypass. Since I haven't been in the area for about 5 years, I didn't realize that the Bypass was even open and used Google maps to get directions to Brentwood for a football game.

The stupid thing had me take Lone Tree all the way from Antioch, adding another 15-20 minutes to the trip. I realized the Bypass was open on my way home. I pulled up the directions in Yahoo and sure enough, there it was.

I guess maybe I need a GPS.

Back on topic, thanks for the story, that is funny!

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I am having trouble trying to figure out why Piniella and his assistant coach would have to drive on two lane roads to get to Cincinnati once they reached Columbus. Here is why:

1) They left Chicago on Interstates 80/90 which joins the Indiana Turnpike at the Illinois/Indiana state line.

2) At the Indiana/Ohio state line, the Indiana Turnpike becomes the Ohio Turnpike.

3) Southwest of Cleveland I-90 leaves the Ohio Turnpike and heads for Cleveland and travels along Lake Erie on its way to New York, while I-80 continues east on the Ohio Turnpike.

4) It is safe to say that Piniella and his fellow traveler discovered somewhere around Youngstown, Ohio, that they were near the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line. At Youngstown I-80 leaves the Ohio Turnpike on its way to Pennsylvania while I-76 joins the Ohio Turnpike on its way from Akron to Pennsylvania.

5a) If Piniella and his fellow traveler were on the Ohio Turnpike/I-80, all they had to do was turnaround and head west on the Turnpike until they came to I-71 and take I-71 south through Columbus onto Cincinnati.

5b) If Piniella and his fellow traveler were on the Ohio Turnpike/I-76, all they had to do was turnaround and head west on the Turnpike until I-76 leaves the Turnpike and then stay on I-76 until they came to I-71 and take I-71 south through Columbus onto Cincinnati.

5c) If Piniella and his fellow traveler were on I-80 after it left the Turnpike, all they had to do was turnaround and head west on I-80 until it the came to I-76 and then take I-76 to I-71 and take I-71 south through Columbus onto Cincinnati.

As one can see I-71 travels the entire length of Ohio from Cleveland (northeast Oho) thru Columbus (central Ohio) all of the way to Cincinnati (southwest Ohio) and then on into Kentucky. I-71's northern trailhead is in Cleveland at I-90 on Lake Erie, and as it heads southwest; it crosses in order I-77's northern terminal, the Ohio Turnpike/I-80, the western terminal of I-76, and I-70. When I-71 gets to Cincinnati, it will take one right to the front enterance of The Great American Ball Park before going on to join I-75 on its way to Kentucky.

In other words, while Piniella and his assistant had a long trip, he is full of horse manure about traveling on two lane highways. It ain't so. By the way, they wanted to turn south off of the Ohio Turnpike in Toledo and take I-75, south to Cincinnati.

MTD, Sr.

[RPatrino]

MTD, lot's of time on your hands?

[griff901c]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

My old uncle Henry lived in Compton (he called it Long Beach). I also saw my first dead body in Compton.

Before moving here in '83 I worked in Watts/Compton for our beloved Ma Bell..

They sent me to Oakland when I moved north....what a bunch of cupcakes they have here.....

griff

[RPatrino]

Spent some time in EPA, as well as an 'on loan' assigment to the Tenderloin. Now that was funnnnnnnn!! All of this of course, was for our beloved Ma Bell!!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I am having trouble trying to figure out why Piniella and his assistant coach would have to drive on two lane roads to get to Cincinnati once they reached Columbus. Here is why:

1) They left Chicago on Interstates 80/90 which joins the Indiana Turnpike at the Illinois/Indiana state line.

2) At the Indiana/Ohio state line, the Indiana Turnpike becomes the Ohio Turnpike.

3) Southwest of Cleveland I-90 leaves the Ohio Turnpike and heads for Cleveland and travels along Lake Erie on its way to New York, while I-80 continues east on the Ohio Turnpike.

4) It is safe to say that Piniella and his fellow traveler discovered somewhere around Youngstown, Ohio, that they were near the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line. At Youngstown I-80 leaves the Ohio Turnpike on its way to Pennsylvania while I-76 joins the Ohio Turnpike on its way from Akron to Pennsylvania.

5a) If Piniella and his fellow traveler were on the Ohio Turnpike/I-80, all they had to do was turnaround and head west on the Turnpike until they came to I-71 and take I-71 south through Columbus onto Cincinnati.

5b) If Piniella and his fellow traveler were on the Ohio Turnpike/I-76, all they had to do was turnaround and head west on the Turnpike until I-76 leaves the Turnpike and then stay on I-76 until they came to I-71 and take I-71 south through Columbus onto Cincinnati.

5c) If Piniella and his fellow traveler were on I-80 after it left the Turnpike, all they had to do was turnaround and head west on I-80 until it the came to I-76 and then take I-76 to I-71 and take I-71 south through Columbus onto Cincinnati.

As one can see I-71 travels the entire length of Ohio from Cleveland (northeast Oho) thru Columbus (central Ohio) all of the way to Cincinnati (southwest Ohio) and then on into Kentucky. I-71's northern trailhead is in Cleveland at I-90 on Lake Erie, and as it heads southwest; it crosses in order I-77's northern terminal, the Ohio Turnpike/I-80, the western terminal of I-76, and I-70. When I-71 gets to Cincinnati, it will take one right to the front enterance of The Great American Ball Park before going on to join I-75 on its way to Kentucky.

In other words, while Piniella and his assistant had a long trip, he is full of horse manure about traveling on two lane highways. It ain't so. By the way, they wanted to turn south off of the Ohio Turnpike in Toledo and take I-75, south to Cincinnati.

MTD, Sr.

God is in His home, and all is right with the world.

[Forest Ump]

This reminds me of a trip I took about 10 years ago. My wife, the two kids and myself were visiting friends in Indianapolis. We flew out of Oakland and into Chicago Midway airport. I had reserved a car to drive down to Indianapolis. I downloaded the map directions from Yahoo to get from Midway to the freeway going to Indianapolis. It all looked pretty straightforward. A couple of right turns, follow some street down and hit the freeway. Anyway, I showed the directions to the rental car shuttle driver and he warned me that if I went down that street I may not ever make to Indianapolis. It was a pretty bad part of town. The way he showed us to go didn't look very good either, so I can only imagine what the other way may have been like.

I use a Tom Tom now. It's an amazing device.

[yawetag]

Does the Tom Tom know what parts of the city to avoid?

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

I use a Tom Tom now. It's an amazing device.

[BigTex]

Originally Posted by yawetag

Does the Tom Tom know what parts of the city to avoid?

Look under: Menu>>Settings>>Preferences>>Route>>Avoid ghettos.

[yawetag]

Using this logic, you couldn't use it in St. Louis.

Originally Posted by BigTex

Look under: Menu>>Settings>>Preferences>>Route>>Avoid ghettos.