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Jan 18, 2017 07:35 AM
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X2 on south Indiana. Head down toward Jasper. Some great drives in Spring and Fall especially.
Jere McSparran
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Jere McSparran
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Jan 19, 2017 06:48 AM
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NO, NO, NO, Norm... it's ill-en-oy. Never pronounce the s. LOL.
Jere McSparran
JMAC Engine Shop
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email: jmacengineshop@gmail.com
Phone: 217-232-7303
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Yep, coming down this way (mid west KY, southern Indiana way) you've got to learn the lingo. Just go to youtube and watch some Jeff Foxworthy.
Hoosier National Forest is some great driving.
We try to stay south of 70. They can still understand us.
Bill Murphy
'75 Midget
Progress is not the mere correction of evils. Progress is the constant replacing of the best there is with something still better.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-01-19 11:48 AM by murphyb7825.
Hoosier National Forest is some great driving.
We try to stay south of 70. They can still understand us.
Bill Murphy
'75 Midget
Progress is not the mere correction of evils. Progress is the constant replacing of the best there is with something still better.
- Edward A Filene
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2017-01-19 11:48 AM by murphyb7825.
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Jan 19, 2017 11:52 AM
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JMac, you're telling me!
My whole family is from ill-en-oy.
At first it hurt my ears to hear so many Indiana folks saying ellen-noise. Then it sort of started sounding, well, not good, or right, but, well, "that's what they do here", to the point were some times I use that pronunciation with my family to tease them.
Seth and Trevor and JMac have it covered: the northern most and the southern most edges of Indiana are interesting. The middle, flat parts are not. For driving and for lots of other things. My college roommate explained to me that during grade school their "big road trip / grand day out" was to go and look at a gulley. "Because that's all there there was, within 100 miles, which was in anyway interesting, topologically or geographically".
Folks call the square ones the "flyover states" for good reason.
So, it is a great, and very pleasant, surprise to find such enjoyable roads and terrain, in the SE most corner (along the Ohio River), and the NW most corner (along the lake).
Norm "the middle is flat" Kerr
My whole family is from ill-en-oy.
At first it hurt my ears to hear so many Indiana folks saying ellen-noise. Then it sort of started sounding, well, not good, or right, but, well, "that's what they do here", to the point were some times I use that pronunciation with my family to tease them.
Seth and Trevor and JMac have it covered: the northern most and the southern most edges of Indiana are interesting. The middle, flat parts are not. For driving and for lots of other things. My college roommate explained to me that during grade school their "big road trip / grand day out" was to go and look at a gulley. "Because that's all there there was, within 100 miles, which was in anyway interesting, topologically or geographically".
Folks call the square ones the "flyover states" for good reason.
So, it is a great, and very pleasant, surprise to find such enjoyable roads and terrain, in the SE most corner (along the Ohio River), and the NW most corner (along the lake).
Norm "the middle is flat" Kerr
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I don't know about any roads in Indy but I can recommend a good MG/LBC mechanic in Terra Haute:
Tony Bowen
Collectable Auto Restoration Services
812-240-8632
Tony was very helpful in getting a MG I purchased in Indiana picked up, getting an engine/gearbox dropped in and getting it ready for transport to Colorado. He even stored it for over a month while transportation was worked out. I have never met the guy face-to-face but he is knowledgeable and has been great to work with. Reasonably priced.
If his garage says anything, he has an legitimate addiction/affection for very cool old British cars (mine is the "new" red MGB)!
Ted
Tony Bowen
Collectable Auto Restoration Services
812-240-8632
Tony was very helpful in getting a MG I purchased in Indiana picked up, getting an engine/gearbox dropped in and getting it ready for transport to Colorado. He even stored it for over a month while transportation was worked out. I have never met the guy face-to-face but he is knowledgeable and has been great to work with. Reasonably priced.
If his garage says anything, he has an legitimate addiction/affection for very cool old British cars (mine is the "new" red MGB)!
Ted
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