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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: fatty fat fat on January 27, 2011, 11:52:04 PM
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I am doing MHK-DFW in the S40 2maro. any good stops??? diners? scenery? friendly people? cats?
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There is this place in Oklahoma that sells lots of jerky.
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don't go straight to i-35 on i-70.
go south on hwy 77 south out of junction city. keep going south until you hit florence, hit up the diner there.
keep going south till you hop on i-35 in el dorado.
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Mother of rough ridin' god I've learned to hate the drive you're taking (add on another 4 hours and you have my route back home). First of all,
don't go straight to i-35 on i-70.
go south on hwy 77 south out of junction city. keep going south until you hit florence, hit up the diner there.
keep going south till you hop on i-35 in el dorado.
This is only a good idea if you're not pressed for time. The fastest way to go is 177 through Council Grove down to Cassoday. I've seen a cop outside of CG, Strong City/Cottonwood Falls maybe once in the like 10 times I've driven that route, so you can usually fly whenever you're not in one of the towns. I do agree that going over to Salina and taking 135 is basically asking to hit yourself with a frying pan in the face. Entering Wichita from the north side would only be worth it if you were gonna get Spangles or Nu-Way with TheShocker, and seeing how he doesn't live in ICT anymore you might as well just enter it from the southeast (from the toll road) if you wanna stop off for some treats.
Scenery: Love the drive from Cottonwood Falls to Cassoday. Enjoy it while you have it, because any future scenery is close to nonexistent after you've passed the Flint Hills. You'll have a cute little 10-20 mile stretch through the Arbuckle "Mountains" in southern OK, which were actual mountains millions of years ago but are just big hills now. But that's about it. Traffic may be occasionally hairy in Oklahoma, particularly in OKC, and Norman is annoying in that they make you slow down for no particular reason. Then again, I try to get in and get out of that state as fast as I possibly can, so :dunno: . If you plan on stopping within an hour and a half of passing the last rest stop on the KS turnpike, then just stop at the last rest stop on the KS Turnpike. I mean, you might be able to take a piss at a gas station in Tonkawa or Blackwell, but the Bathroom Cleanliness Factor cannot be confirmed as being adequate for the standards of an elite like yourself. Guthrie--45ish min north of OKC--has decent gas stations/fast food restaurants, and I'm sure they have a decent cafe downtown or two, but downtown's kinda off the road a bit. OKDOT will close off lanes in the northern and southern parts of i-35 for "construction," except the construction likely got done around 6 months ago and they're just keeping a lane closed to make Texans and Kansans pop a blood vessel. FYI I blame OK_Cat for everything wrong about Oklahoma, which is everything. There is some place advertising fried pies in southern OK, so if you're looking to try some of the local fare you could always check that out I guess. Ardmore is somewhat unterrible. Prairie Kitchen is also somewhat unterrible.
Staying with traffic, you will run into an unending hellscape of bad drivers in Gainesville--more accurately, 20000000000 rough ridin' cars will magically appear on the road like holograms as soon as you pass the Winstar casino exit right before the Rio Grande. As a Texan, I can say that we are proud of how rough ridin' terrible we drive and have probably made an unofficial sport of it that we can't really confirm or deny to outsiders. Try not to die, plz. Downtown Gainesville might be worth stopping in, especially if there's a Whataburger nearby. They also have outlets near 35 if that's your thing. Don't have any specific cafe recommendos tho, sorry :frown: Denton is a clusterfuck to navigate from 35, so I wouldn't stop off there unless you were just absolutely dying to go see TheTastyGreek.
Unless you have a specific destination in Dallas to go to, avoid 35E like squawks avoid anywhere outside of Johnson County (OH LOOK TOPICAL HUMOR). Downtown Fort Worth is actually pretty nice--spent most of my time in it in kind of a haze but there are some good places if you just kind of explore. You'll either get shot in downtown Dallas (no sarcasm) or shoot yourself from boredom. I did stumble into this relatively expensive but very cool place called the Trammel and Margeret Crow Asian Art Museum in downtown Dallas once. Like, I don't give two flying shits about art, but there is some very, very interesting stuff in there. But unless you're gonna go see AMERICA'S BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY TEAMS play at the :AA: center, that's like the only thing really worth checking out in downtown Dallas. Plano/Richardson is basically three building templates copy/pasted into a giant rough ridin' area (sorry BigDCat if you're from there). Highland Park is where you go to feel completely inadequate about yourself. South Dallas supposedly is where everyone gets shot and carjacked, so there's probably tons of cool crap there that nobody knows about. Arlington is only worth it for Six Flags, and I don't think it's open this time of year.
Anyway, the best way to spend this drive if at all humanly possible is not at the wheel and passed out. But, hey, BigDCat can probably offer a much less jaded perspective than mine and be much more informative about DFW and local Denton/Gainesville fare.
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I stopped at this shitty roadside diner on the way to Waco this football season called "sooner corner." If you want a forgettable diner experience, stop there. Forget where it was, but seemed like it was about an hour or so north of OKC.
I would, however, recommend this place in OKC called Ted's Cafe Escondido. Very good Mexican food, and I feel like I'm a pretty good judge on Mexican food.
Also, there seemed to be a pretty good casino at the OKC TX border that I would hit up, if i was into that sort of thing.
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I stopped at this shitty roadside diner on the way to Waco this football season called "sooner corner." If you want a forgettable diner experience, stop there. Forget where it was, but seemed like it was about an hour or so north of OKC.
I would, however, recommend this place in OKC called Ted's Cafe Escondido. Very good Mexican food, and I feel like I'm a pretty good judge on Mexican food.
Also, there seemed to be a pretty good casino at the OKC TX border that I would hit up, if i was into that sort of thing.
Casino's name is Winstar. It's the size of Delaware and at least 10% of the metroplex population is required by TX state law to go up there every weekend.
If you're in OKC or Norman and you're in the mood for pizza, Hideaway Pizza isn't bad. In Stillwater you can go to it as a sitdown place, no idea about other locations.
edit: Sooner's Corner is in Perry.
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goodness 42, i guess it would be like someone asking me the best route from woodland CA, to palo alto, CA.
thanks. :woot:
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I like how people in Texas let you pass. When I first saw it happen I was quite confused.
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I've made the drive to San Antonio a couple times. Wish i had 42's advice then. :frown:
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Entering Wichita from the north side would only be worth it if you were gonna get Spangles or Nu-Way with TheShocker, and seeing how he doesn't live in ICT anymore you might as well just enter it from the southeast (from the toll road) if you wanna stop off for some treats.
Maybe he wanted to pak, bad person. :dunno:
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I like to stop at Waffle House. Quick, cheap, and tasty, but you get to sit down to order unlike fast food.
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A&W/Mexican Food combo place
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I like to stop at Waffle House. Quick, cheap, and tasty, but you get to sit down to order unlike fast food.
And, like recruiting, it never closes.
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I like to stop at Waffle House. Quick, cheap, and tasty, but you get to sit down to order unlike fast food.
YOU CAN DO THIS AT THE ORIGINAL NU-WAY
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I like to stop at Waffle House. Quick, cheap, and tasty, but you get to sit down to order unlike fast food.
YOU CAN DO THIS AT THE ORIGINAL NU-WAY
Well, if you're coming from KC/MHK, I think OKC is a better "first stop". Plus you have to make a detour to get to Nu-Way. No thanks.
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there's a gas station subway near a casino south of norman that i usually stop at. great employees making delicious sub sandwiches with an oklahoma flair to them, no tip.
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last time I drove Topeka - Dallas the elapsed time was 6 hours 10 minutes.
Didn't have time to review the eating establishments.
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The real question is why fatty didn't :AA: it. I mean, we already knew about the S40. :dunno:
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Entering Wichita from the north side would only be worth it if you were gonna get Spangles or Nu-Way with TheShocker, and seeing how he doesn't live in ICT anymore you might as well just enter it from the southeast (from the toll road) if you wanna stop off for some treats.
Maybe he wanted to pak, bad person. :dunno:
Was thinking about this after I made the post and was drinking a glass of OJ. fats, there are always emaw elites in the ICT. But you knew that.
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If you don't open it up to at least 85 south of OKC you're doing it wrong. Find a big Oklahoma truck and draft them through the Arbuckles. (Geological phenomenon here. STop at Turner Falls if you have time....actually scratch that, it's January)
Robertsons Smoked Meats (http://www.robertsonhams.com/) in OK
Downtown Ft Worth, as mentioned earlier is a real up&comer, a success story of serious redevelopment over the last decade. Some cool shops. Eat at The Reata on Houston St., or Joe T Garcias (http://www.joets.com/) ( :love: + :lick: , but not downtown)
7th St., just a 5 minute cab away is worth checking out. 7th Haven is my reccomendo for drinks. Lannys Alta Cocina or Eddie V's Seafood for dining.
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If you don't open it up to at least 85 south of OKC you're doing it wrong. Find a big Oklahoma truck and draft them through the Arbuckles. (Geological phenomenon here. STop at Turner Falls if you have time....actually scratch that, it's January)
Robertsons Smoked Meats (http://www.robertsonhams.com/) in OK
Downtown Ft Worth, as mentioned earlier is a real up&comer, a success story of serious redevelopment over the last decade. Some cool shops. Eat at The Reata on Houston St., or Joe T Garcias (http://www.joets.com/) ( :love: + :lick: , but not downtown)
7th St., just a 5 minute cab away is worth checking out. 7th Haven is my reccomendo for drinks. Lannys Alta Cocina or Eddie V's Seafood for dining.
Oh yeah. I've heard conflicting stories about Oklahoma and how much they pull people over. For the most part, when I drive through, I see absolutely nobody, maybe 1 cop car not even running a speed trap for the entire state. But when they do come out, they come out in force anywhere south of Guthrie to the OK-TX state line. They especially like to hang out in the areas north and south of Ardmore and Pauls Valley.
Tip for speed in Texas: There are always cops, although we're not assholes about it like Ohio. Just go slightly under traffic flow (maybe cruise around 75) if you have out of state plates, but only if you have a number of cars around you. If you have California plates, just don't speed because they will find an excuse to try to pull you over.
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If you don't open it up to at least 85 south of OKC you're doing it wrong. Find a big Oklahoma truck and draft them through the Arbuckles. (Geological phenomenon here. STop at Turner Falls if you have time....actually scratch that, it's January)
Robertsons Smoked Meats (http://www.robertsonhams.com/) in OK
Downtown Ft Worth, as mentioned earlier is a real up&comer, a success story of serious redevelopment over the last decade. Some cool shops. Eat at The Reata on Houston St., or Joe T Garcias (http://www.joets.com/) ( :love: + :lick: , but not downtown)
7th St., just a 5 minute cab away is worth checking out. 7th Haven is my reccomendo for drinks. Lannys Alta Cocina or Eddie V's Seafood for dining.
Oh yeah. I've heard conflicting stories about Oklahoma and how much they pull people over. For the most part, when I drive through, I see absolutely nobody, maybe 1 cop car not even running a speed trap for the entire state. But when they do come out, they come out in force anywhere south of Guthrie to the OK-TX state line. They especially like to hang out in the areas north and south of Ardmore and Pauls Valley.
Tip for speed in Texas: There are always cops, although we're not assholes about it like Ohio. Just go slightly under traffic flow (maybe cruise around 75) if you have out of state plates, but only if you have a number of cars around you. If you have California plates, just don't speed because they will find an excuse to try to pull you over.
I can attest that it is possible to pass a parked Oklahoma trooper going 100mph and not get pulled over. I think he was asleep.
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there's a small diner in perry, oklahoma called the kumback cafe. it's really super good and they have great pies.
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There's a McDonald's next to a truck stop somewhere in OK that I stop to pee at.
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get a fried pie in southern oklahoma and go to rudys when you get into texas.
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get a fried pie in southern oklahoma and go to rudys when you get into texas.
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Pay firm attention to the non-commercial signage in the sparsely populated zones. They provide handy tips on how to avoid going straight to hell when you die or other factoids about babies. Some provide back-up illustrations, but most have hand-written lettering and can be boring visually so you might miss them.
Really, you should just ignore the green highway signs and read the others since eternity in hellfire prob sucks way more than missing a stupid exit.
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Pay firm attention to the non-commercial signage in the sparsely populated zones. They provide handy tips on how to avoid going straight to hell when you die or other factoids about babies. Some provide back-up illustrations, but most have hand-written lettering and can be boring visually so you might miss them.
Really, you should just ignore the green highway signs and read the others since eternity in hellfire prob sucks way more than missing a stupid exit.
There's a really awesome one as you're entering the Arbuckles from the north. Like, it's got flames and everything.
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Fats were you on campus today?
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On one roadie from KC to DFW we were doing 90-100 MPH South of OKC for about 50 miles or more.
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I would, however, recommend this place in OKC called Ted's Cafe Escondido. Very good Mexican food, and I feel like I'm a pretty good judge on Mexican food.
OMG YES! Unlimited queso & sopapillas!!! :emawkid:
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every exit looks the same
1)denny's, ihop or wafflehouse
2)love's truck stop
3)mcdonalds/taco bell
Incredible. fascinating. Driving in cali, you cannot find a place to take a piss. i-35 is a diuretics dream.
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On one roadie from KC to DFW we were doing 90-100 MPH South of OKC for about 50 miles or more.
Probably still got passed a time or two.
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I would, however, recommend this place in OKC called Ted's Cafe Escondido. Very good Mexican food, and I feel like I'm a pretty good judge on Mexican food.
OMG YES! Unlimited queso & sopapill!! :emawkid:
Yeah that was by far the best part. I don't care if they tack the amount onto the entre. I still consider the free queso (and at least 5 different kinds of salsa) and those tortillas/pita things to be free.
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The subway around Norman is a usual stop.
Don't fall for all the Ham Sandwiches billboards in Oklahoma. They're not good.
Coming to visit the sis fats? Always see her at Christie's watching the cats. Go cats.
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You were weren't you :blush: next time I'll give you a go cats.
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Coming to visit the sis fats? Always see her at Christie's watching the cats. Go cats.
YESS! You have no idea how much of a hero she is. talk to her!
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You were weren't you :blush: next time I'll give you a go cats.
i dunno who u r. add me on bookface.
finished the i-35 trip. cheated and sneaked on i-77.....love driving through the downtowns of those small ks cities. marion has a very small/cutsie hospital that was just adorable.
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Coming to visit the sis fats? Always see her at Christie's watching the cats. Go cats.
YESS! You have no idea how much of a hero she is. talk to her!
Have talked to her. Talked to her the whole flight from DAL-MCI for Farmageddon.
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The New York Times wants your input:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/us/big-middle-callout.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/us/big-middle-callout.html?_r=0)
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GOSP putting 'blast on blast with that bump
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I sent the link to the KCK Mexican restaurant thread.
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oh i am so in on this
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Entering Wichita from the north side would only be worth it if you were gonna get Spangles or Nu-Way with TheShocker, and seeing how he doesn't live in ICT anymore you might as well just enter it from the southeast (from the toll road) if you wanna stop off for some treats.
Maybe he wanted to pak, bad person. :dunno:
Was thinking about this after I made the post and was drinking a glass of OJ. fats, there are always emaw elites in the ICT. But you knew that.
man this was super awkward
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:ohno:
http://m.newsok.com/i-35-a-major-artery-to-the-nations-drug-trade/article/3965353
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well rough ridin' duh
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well rough ridin' duh
wow, could you not
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well rough ridin' duh
wow, could you not
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well rough ridin' duh
wow, could you not
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