Albuquerque in 2006!!

[ferret88]

FF -

Tonchi is correct. The drivers here ARE bad. Aggressive driving is the norm. We're almost like Idaho with a "WHAT speedlimit?" attitude.

I'm surprised, since we're on the topic of driving in NM, that no one has brought up the NM state plant, the ORange Barrel. I don't think you can drive more than half a mile without seeing a stand of these things. The government around here feels the need to tear up roads allthedamntime. Same road they fixed/repaved two years ago gets it again now. Currently they're wasting taxpayer dollars on "beautification" projects which lately have included gigantic pots with "Native American" designs on them for the medians of the highways.

[FallenFairy]

Originally Posted by ferret88

FF -I'm surprised, since we're on the topic of driving in NM, that no one has brought up the NM state plant, the Orange Barrel.

LMAO!!

Once I get there I will suggest that they combine the orange barrels AND the Indian painted big planters - how sweet is THAT?? Utility AND beautification....think of all the state funds that could be saved!

Albuquerque seems to be growing at an alarming rate. When I drove through there last spring I was deeply impressed by all the orange barrels. I had been camped down in Chaco Canyon which has REALLY changed, by the way, and was driven out by the high winds in advance of a coming spring storm. The sand blowing across and piling up on I-25 in town was a sight to behold. I noticed those Indian design things you mentioned, too, Ferret. The traffic between Santa Fe and Alb was also impressive to me since I hadn't driven that stretch in 10 years or so and was stunned by all the new growth along that corridor of the I.