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Anybody Going to the TE/AE United?
- Thread starter todd reid
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I just wrote an article that should be published in the next Rootes Review on ways to avoid the GWB, some of which will take your through some very nice areas and will certainly make the drive more pleasant. I am happy to share it in advance with anyone who wants a copy.
Here is the current version of my article. It may be a little different by the time it gets published in the Rootes Review, but I hope it helps some of you get there more comfortably.
Directions are not my strong suit, but I had my wife (aka "the human GPS") review this and she says it looks right to her. I am happy to answer any questions here, and if those questions come in the next 24 hours they might even help me improve the article prior to publication!
Directions are not my strong suit, but I had my wife (aka "the human GPS") review this and she says it looks right to her. I am happy to answer any questions here, and if those questions come in the next 24 hours they might even help me improve the article prior to publication!
Thanks, Paul. Glad to be able to what I can to help.
sunalp
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I live in Dutchess County, about three hours away from Glen Cove. I'm probably only be able to make one day
of the invasion ( trying for two) so which day would be the best day to drive down? I'm trying to put a small
contingent of Alpine ( and possibly other Rootes vehicles) together for the United. If anyone is local
or on the way and would like to drive together, PM me.
Cheers!
Steve
of the invasion ( trying for two) so which day would be the best day to drive down? I'm trying to put a small
contingent of Alpine ( and possibly other Rootes vehicles) together for the United. If anyone is local
or on the way and would like to drive together, PM me.
Cheers!
Steve
In all honesty, and my article aside, I would listen to Google (unless it tries to direct you to one of the tunnels) and take whichever route it says is best at the time you are making the drive. The southern route through Staten Island is a good one; that is the route we generally take when visiting my daughter southwest of Philly. We just did it yesterday and, true to form, Google wanted us to take the Lincoln Tunnel, which we passed on. It may have been a little faster (Google said it would save us 10 minutes), but there is just too much that can go wrong when driving through Manhattan.
Remember that my article was written for people who want to avoid driving their cars in New York City. The routes I detailed are not intended to be the best or fastest ones; just good ways to avoid the City. Like all big cities, one accident can change everything, so it certainly won't hurt to keep an eye on road conditions at the time of the drive.
One more thing to keep in mind: my article is going to be printed along with one by Sy Block, event chairperson, on direct routes to Glen Cove. So, this is definitely not the last or only word on the topic!
I don't think the schedule has been finalized yet, but this should help: https://teae.org/united-37-schedule/
mikephillips
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Wish I could, but work gets in the way, I have oncall support and a due date that weekend. I'm looking forward to all the descriptions.
65beam
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The wife and I will be there. This will be our 35th United and have been to all six SUNI's.
Nah, We decided I'd spent enough time at Bridgehampton, when it was there, that we didn't need to go back, you'll get to see the car some other time Bob.
I assume you mean 'at the Bridgehampton race track, when it was still there." If not, I can assure you that the town of Bridgehampton is still very much there. Sadly, the race track - which I am pretty sure was technically in the town of Sag Harbor - is now a country club with a $1M joining fee!
mikephillips
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That's to keep out the riff-raff, like me....