We had a joke that went, you could always tell once you left Ontario and hit Quebec by the number of potholes on the roads! Unfortunately, in Ontario, we're catching up fast the past couple of years with deferred roadwork here in Ontario too.
Ed 300E 2009/3/18 Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net> > I lived in Vermont near the Canadian border for a couple of years, then in > BC for about 5 years. One big difference with the roads in Canada is poor > maintenance, as in potholes! A friend of mine (an RCMP member) complained > bitterly about hitting a huge pothole and destroying some tires. Don't > expect signs or other indications that there are bad potholes ahead. If > riding motorcycles, use appropriate caution. > > Greg Fiorentino > '85 300SD > '80 240D 4 spd. manual > '79 300DT (with new crate engine) > '95 and '97 Crown Vics (Canadian cars!) > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of Curt Raymond > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 7:24 AM > To: Diesel List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Driving Quebec? > > Perhaps I've misstated, its not that I want to know HOW to drive, I'm > curious if anybody has any suggestions WHERE to drive in Quebec... > Specific roads to avoid etc... > > -Curt > > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:42:58 -0600 > From: "R A Bennell" <b...@mts.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Driving Quebec? > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: <nhbblomcoljnegblbjcpiebgnbaa....@mts.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I think it will essentially be like driving anywhere else, except when > someone cuts you off, you have to swear at > them in French. > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Curt Raymond > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 7:12 PM > To: Diesel List > Subject: [MBZ] OT: Driving Quebec? > > > I seem to remember somebody on the list being from Quebec but does anybody > have experience driving around that > province? > A friend and I are thinking of taking a motorcycle trip this fall up into > Quebec, specifically from central MA up > through Vermont to Valcourt to see the Bombardier Museum, then to Quebec > City, then around the top of Maine for a > day or two at my camp and back home. Figure to make a 7 day trip out of it > and travel something like 1000 miles. > > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=winchendon,+ma&daddr=valcou > rt,+qc,+canada+to:quebec+city+qc+to:car > > ibou,+maine+to:winchendon,+ma&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&rtol=0,1,2,3&sll=45.2439 > 53,-70.235596&sspn=5.275545,9.799805&ie > =UTF8&ll=45.073521,-70.147705&spn=5.291326,9.799805&z=7<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=winchendon,+ma&daddr=valcou%0Art,+qc,+canada+to:quebec+city+qc+to:car%0Aibou,+maine+to:winchendon,+ma&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&rtol=0,1,2,3&sll=45.2439%0A53,-70.235596&sspn=5.275545,9.799805&ie%0A=UTF8&ll=45.073521,-70.147705&spn=5.291326,9.799805&z=7> > > I'm curious about the roads, we've played with setting Google to "avoid > highways" and it adds a surprisingly small > amount of time... > > Thanks > > -Curt > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090318/e5 > ef7a3c/attachment.html<http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090318/e5%0Aef7a3c/attachment.html> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090318/30c52059/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
