[Spridgets] Holy Sprite Weekend

[David Lieb]

> While I applaud your decision to forsake the Super Slab in favor of what 
> would be a far more interesting (if more time consuming) route, I suggest 
> that you pick up the appropriate DeLorme atlas' (Indiana, Ohio & PA) and 
> map out some routes with which to bypass all of the medium to large cities 
> which route 30 would take you through.

Bud,
It isn't my first time across US30. I drove it out there for Sprite Spree03, 
for a couple of the Valentines' PA LBC Ralleys, for the Babe Rally, etc. I 
seldom take any other route between Chicago and central PA. The cities add a 
certain spice to the trip... I remember having US30 duck out from under me 
coming into Pittsburgh the first time ;-) I actually enjoy the trip more 
this way. Yes, there are a few stretches that I wouldn't mind missing, but 
they are always followed by a stretch I don't want to miss like Laurel 
Mountain. Yes, the cities slow you up a bit, but then I drive through 
Chicagoland traffic every day, so the traffic along the way just ain't that 
big of a deal.
David Lieb