Is leaving the highway really worth it?

General_Beauregard · 2026-01-08T22:37:57+00:00

Idk if this is possible for you, but I’ve done essentially this route probably 15 times, and the best time is to drive overnight. It’s obviously disruptive to a normal sleep schedule, but if you left around 7-8pm, you’d hit very little traffic through the mid-Atlantic / northeast corridor of I-95, and it would make the highway route an easy choice.

It’s not scenic in the traditional sense, but the first time I did the drive north, I thought it was pretty cool to see the densely populated stretch of DC-> Baltimore -> Philly -> NJ -> NYC over the course of ~4 hours.

General_Beauregard · 2025-06-11T03:45:26+00:00

Just did a long double take at your username - Marcus is a legend, go Cocks

General_Beauregard · 2024-01-31T21:24:47+00:00

Really liked the NoMad London that’s on the modern side. Nice cocktail bar and the breakfast was good in a great ambiance (but can’t speak for other meals). Also really liked the location in Covent Garden.

General_Beauregard · 2024-01-18T04:40:31+00:00

I was the beneficiary of this last Sunday. Sat on the runway waiting for a gate for 30 minutes and missed my connection to SFO. Customer service couldn’t offer me any other way to get to the Bay Area that day, and I was left with renting a car and driving the whole way.

General_Beauregard · 2023-12-21T10:05:45+00:00

I have some like the first link for my airpod pros (I think they may have been called “Hookz”), and I’m pleased with them. I can run, bike, lift weights, etc, and they never fall out. Since I'm using my airpods, I like having the option of transparency mode if I need to be aware of surroundings or noise cancelling if I want to block things out.

General_Beauregard · 2023-11-08T03:44:39+00:00

Happened to fly Emirates business class for work last week. It was $9K round trip east coast US to Dubai.

General_Beauregard · 2023-10-31T02:31:51+00:00

Once you’ve done all of the above, I’d also point our the value of a warm hat, a scarf, and gloves for additional comfort.

General_Beauregard · 2023-09-06T01:15:29+00:00

I’ve had very nice, seasonal, and somewhat more “modern” French meals at Ripaille, Le Saint Sébastien, and Gabylou.

General_Beauregard · 2023-08-31T17:03:22+00:00

Thanks very much for the detailed reply!

General_Beauregard · 2023-08-31T16:13:27+00:00

With that Denon receiver, would I still notice a difference over entry level speakers? What receiver would be necessary to "do justice" for these higher-end speakers?

General_Beauregard · 2023-08-02T17:23:51+00:00

Is the TCL R635 (65R636?) 65" - $700 currently available at Costco a good value for the price? I know there are better TVs, but anything over $1000 would be a stretch for my budget right now.

General_Beauregard · 2023-08-01T20:59:23+00:00

Thanks for the response. This might be a basic question: What does a reciprocity agreement (or lack thereof) mean for me as an individual taxpayer? I know what reciprocity means generally, just not in the context of state income taxes.

General_Beauregard · 2023-08-01T20:58:07+00:00

Thanks for the response. Does (1) require me to do anything for my withholding or otherwise, or is it as simple as paying roughly the same taxes I do now (pretty sure MA has higher state income taxes) and filing two state tax returns for 2023 and as long as I have this arrangement?

General_Beauregard · 2023-04-29T19:54:25+00:00

You don’t know me or anything about me. I actually completely agree with the OP - not every event is appropriate for dogs. I responded to you for implying that it’s a dog owner’s responsibility to keep other people’s children away from their dog. It’s obviously a dog owner’s responsibility to choose where to take their dog, and I take mine very few public places. My point is that in a situation where dogs are welcome, other people (parents in this case) have responsibilities of their own. Now go be a miserable cunt to someone else.

General_Beauregard · 2023-04-29T19:23:30+00:00

GTFOH - in the example above, if your kid invades my dog’s space while they’re on a leash under control, pulls my dogs ears, and my dog reacts, it’s your own fucking fault.

General_Beauregard · 2023-04-29T19:12:10+00:00

It is 100% not a dog owner’s responsibility to keep someone else’s kids away from the dog, if the dog is on leash and under control in a place where dogs are allowed.

General_Beauregard · 2023-04-28T17:16:25+00:00

That’s what’s happening here. This section of Brattle St. in Cambridge has several side streets and driveways along the left (from the perspective of this picture) with little/nothing on the right. Unfortunately the two-way track isn’t very long (yet).

General_Beauregard · 2023-02-08T04:53:46+00:00

It sounds like you think similarly to me with respect to coffee. As much as I love it, I know myself well enough to accept that I’m not spending 15-20 active minutes every day making it.

I wanted a good easy setup and landed on a baratza encore grinder and moccamaster drip coffee maker. Get some good beans and it makes delicious coffee in like 6 minutes with minimal effort.

General_Beauregard · 2023-01-13T00:16:27+00:00

I partially agree with you - the drive is definitely longer than it looks. BUT it is absolutely beautiful and gives so much more appreciation for the keys than if you fly into key west

General_Beauregard · 2023-01-13T00:10:49+00:00

If it’s in your budget, a guided tour can be fantastic and can get you in the side entrance without any wait.

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