They are expecting an extra 1/2-3/4 million people along the path in Southern Illinois. It's a very rural area and the State expects backups on the Interstates because the roads there do not have true cloverleafs, there is a stop sign at the top of each ramp and only room for about 16 cars on the ramp itself before traffic backs up onto the Interstate itself.
Illinois ARES and the American Red Cross both have hams on standby Friday and Saturday with operators on station Sunday and Monday. The State EOC is partially activated and the RACES Team is on standby as well. Another big concern is bad weather. Many of the cars, etc. will be parked in mowed pastures. If there is a lot of rain they may not be able to get out and thousands could be stranded without food, water, or rest room facilities. I hope all of the preparations turn out to be over reacting. Tim N9PUZ On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 12:41 AM, Wes Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, $51/night, for $5,000 they'll sell you the place. > > N7WS > > On 8/17/2017 8:27 PM, Jim - N4ST wrote: > >> Yes, motel rooms normally going for $51/night are over $600. A bargain >> at $1000 for two nights. >> >> _____________ >> N4ST >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
