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Misc General Banter Thread

GaWx said:
Being that I’m very near SC and have driven there numerous times, I also know firsthand how bad SC’s roads have been for a very long time. SC has had a relatively low gas tax for decades, which is often blamed. Perhaps that should be raised to provide revenue to improve/repair/widen their roads.
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It has been raised incrementally over the past decade or so, following a planned gradual increase, bringing it more in line with other states. Personally, I cannot tell it has made any difference in the overall statewide quality, despite them working on stuff all the time. Having said all that; I really don't see SC roads as any worse than any other regional states roads; everyone seems to claim their states have the worst. For the record, the worst stretch of interstate I have seen; by far, was the stretch of I-26 before and after Asheville. It was crumbling and dangerous for like 10-15 years before they finally decided to start working on it here recently. But in the past year I have been in every state b/w KY and FL, and they all have some pretty bad places.
 
Iceagewhereartthou said:
It has been raised incrementally over the past decade or so, following a planned gradual increase, bringing it more in line with other states. Personally, I cannot tell it has made any difference in the overall statewide quality, despite them working on stuff all the time. Having said all that; I really don't see SC roads as any worse than any other regional states roads; everyone seems to claim their states have the worst. For the record, the worst stretch of interstate I have seen; by far, was the stretch of I-26 before and after Asheville. It was crumbling and dangerous for like 10-15 years before they finally decided to start working on it here recently. But in the past year I have been in every state b/w KY and FL, and they all have some pretty bad places.
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I believe you. NC probably didn't prioritize that corridor for many years. They aren't known for upgrading roads going to/from SC. (I think I-77 went from 5 to 3 lanes for a long time near Charlotte at the state border, lol)

There might be something to the gas tax that @GaWx mentioned, but I also wonder if SC just prioritized I-26 and I-85 corridors at the expense of 95 due to heavier commuter traffic within the state? I honestly don't know cause I haven't driven those corridors in awhile. It is weird 95 is better in GA though. I think they have a higher % of out of state commuters in GA on that route so wouldn't have as much incentive to maintain.
 
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YetAnotherRDUGuy said:
I believe you. NC probably didn't prioritize that corridor for many years. They aren't known for upgrading roads going to/from SC. (I think I-77 went from 5 to 3 lines for a long time near Charlotte at the state border, lol)

There might be something to the gas tax that @GaWx mentioned, but I also wonder if SC just prioritized I-26 and I-85 corridors at the expense of 95 due to heavier commuter traffic within the state? I honestly don't know cause I haven't driven those corridors in awhile. It is weird 95 is better in GA though. I think they have a higher % of out of state commuters in GA on that route so wouldn't have as much incentive to maintain.
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I always refer to 95 in Georgia as the Yankee Autobahn. People drive crazy on that thing but it is very well maintained. 75 is pretty well maintained and 85 is okay. I-20 is rough though.
 
EmersonGA said:
I always refer to 95 in Georgia as the Yankee Autobahn. People drive crazy on that thing but it is very well maintained. 75 is pretty well maintained and 85 is okay. I-20 is rough though.
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Do yall still have that giant pot hole on 1-20 near Six Flags. Going east towards the city? I hated that damn pot hole.
 
Trying a North Carolina thing… I think
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Rain Cold said:
It's one of the better diet drinks. Diet Dr. Pepper is still king of the mountain.
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Diet DrP is pretty good. Seems like diet drinks have gotten much better over the years—closer to the “regular” drinks. Certainly better than stuff like diet coke back in the day. (which was UGH in my opinion)
 
I prefer the ZERO as opposed to diet for all brands. Difference typically is sweetened with Sucralose in zero drinks and aspertame in diet drinks. The Sucralose tastes closer to the original high fructose corn syrups we all love, haha.

I do remember Tab as a kid, and the warning about Saccharine causing cancer in lab rats. No wonder it didn't stick.
 
YetAnotherRDUGuy said:
I was quite young when that was big. Tried it once. I don't remember it as a very pleasant experience. 🤣
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Even though I’ve been aware of Tab for decades, I only just now found out why Coca Cola came up with that name! I never really thought about the name having any significance before:

Tab was marketed to consumers who wanted to "keep tabs" on their weight.

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GaWx said:
Even though I’ve been aware of Tab for decades, I only just now found out why Coca Cola came up with that name! I never really thought about the name having any significance before:

Tab was marketed to consumers who wanted to "keep tabs" on their weight.

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Good 'ol Tab, haha not my favorite but here is some very interesting tidbits that I promise are true. The Tab bikini model, Lisa Parker, was from right here in Halifax Co. NC. My grandmother, who was a treasurer for a local Coca-Cola bottling company in Weldon (been closed down many years now), knew her and her family very well. Also my grandmother was a devout coke product user, she only drink coke or water, and she had a nice collection of Coca-Cola decor, memorabilia, etc. All of which was divided up amongst my mom's family (including me) and my uncle's family after her passing. I'm sure we've got some valuable Coke stuff somewhere in that stash
 
I've been drinking diet sodas since high school when I went on a diet and lost around thirty pounds in high school. I started with Tab and I still drink diet soft drinks to this day. My current favorite is Diet Mountain Dew (got to have that caffeine). My wife drinks Coke Zero.

I was on a bus to take a field trip my senior year in high school. One of my friends asked me if I had another soda when he saw me pull out a Tab. I handed him a can, he took one swallow, and proceeded to spit it out on the floor. Tab wasn't the best tasting soft drink in existence.
 
YetAnotherRDUGuy said:
I believe you. NC probably didn't prioritize that corridor for many years. They aren't known for upgrading roads going to/from SC. (I think I-77 went from 5 to 3 lanes for a long time near Charlotte at the state border, lol)

There might be something to the gas tax that @GaWx mentioned, but I also wonder if SC just prioritized I-26 and I-85 corridors at the expense of 95 due to heavier commuter traffic within the state? I honestly don't know cause I haven't driven those corridors in awhile. It is weird 95 is better in GA though. I think they have a higher % of out of state commuters in GA on that route so wouldn't have as much incentive to maintain.
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95 in SC is a bit of special case. It's actually a very nice road from Exit 157 up to Exit 170. That just so happens to be home territory for Hugh Leatherman who was a very influential politician and made sure Florence got the best resources in his years. It's why 95 is 6 lanes through there.

From Florence to Savannah it's 160 miles of relative nothingness. Manning is a small town of a couple thousand people off 95 and so is Walterboro but neither are large enough to warrant putting money into the road. If there was a way to charge Yankees passing through that would help tremendously, otherwise the only real improvements you're going to see are down around the last 8 or so miles heading to Savannah. It's just a far more rural road in SC than in other states with the exception of Florence.
 
ChrisAMB said:
95 in SC is a bit of special case. It's actually a very nice road from Exit 157 up to Exit 170. That just so happens to be home territory for Hugh Leatherman who was a very influential politician and made sure Florence got the best resources in his years. It's why 95 is 6 lanes through there.

From Florence to Savannah it's 160 miles of relative nothingness. Manning is a small town of a couple thousand people off 95 and so is Walterboro but neither are large enough to warrant putting money into the road. If there was a way to charge Yankees passing through that would help tremendously, otherwise the only real improvements you're going to see are down around the last 8 or so miles heading to Savannah. It's just a far more rural road in SC than in other states with the exception of Florence.
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Fair enough. Any thoughts on if improving 95 in SC could benefit the port of Charleston? (specifically to help compete with other regional ports)
 
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