User talk:Freewayguy/Archieve 8

SR 118
I don't know what you are referring to. Which state are these highways even in? --Holderca1talk 15:16, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm talking about the ones in Southern California (Metro-Los Angeles Orange County). There is alot more issues about highway construction. The ones I'm most clear about is the 57 South, 241 South, and 710 extension. You live in Texas, I live in California Metro-LA Orange County, southeast of El Toro Y, and I'm 17 years old in 11th grade. -- Freewayguy ( Webmail ) 19:39, 17 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Okay, but why are you asking me? I don't edit California highway articles. --Holderca1talk 12:50, 19 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't know what you're talking about. I mean, I understand the questions and I know where everything you mention is, but it's still a bit far from my little cove in East LA. So I've never heard of what you just asked me. Sorry I can't help.  Lady  Galaxy  01:04, 19 March 2008 (UTC)


 * And what's up with that anonymous poster who commented and then reverted on my talk page that they think I provided a dumb answer to you? Was that you?  Lady  Galaxy  03:04, 19 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I work in Pasadena. I'm pretty lucky because it doesn't involve any freeways and it only takes me twenty minutes to get there (by car).  Lady  Galaxy  22:10, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Missouri
MoDOT requires state name shields for independent use and neutered shields for guide sign use. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 02:40, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I know this, however you said Missouri has been posting neutral shields, maybe some leftover from ODOT. Yea, the DOT there is terrible, esp. blue-purple US shields, and forget to capitalize city name. That I believe is the worst DOT in the US. Missouri is more complaint, and often comply to DOT. The foul ones many extras from ODOT, maybe taken out ones. Caltrans requires state-name shields too which all 20 districts must comply. In Fresno district I think the District is a little curmmy, this is why in Central Valley the state-name is missing. They must be manufacture in 1997. Posting out date doesn't mean the shields is made that year.-- Freewayguy ( Webmail ) 03:40, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Use warning templates
Please use warning templates as appropriate. See WP:UTM for more details --75.47.153.142 (talk) 23:26, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Earth's fate
I want to draw your attention to a discussion on Talk:Star. I think the discussion of Earth's fate isn't necessary on the star page, given that it's talked about both on Earth and Sun, where it's more appropriate, but I don't want to remove or considerably shorten the section without giving you a chance to weigh in given your substantial edits.

Re size scales: I'm not sure which source claims that 250 solar radii is 1.4 AU, but it's not; 250 solar radii is 1.2 AU. (1 solar radius=0.0046 AU, and 0.0046*250=1.15.) Schröder & Smith, section 2 (the source of the news articles) says that 250 solar radii=1.2 AU is the maximum expected radius of the Sun as a red giant. Ashill (talk) 18:28, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Shields
Independent shields are assurance shields, directional assemblies — basically any shield not stuck to a big green guide sign. This is considered an independent shield. Missouri's standards say that independent shields should have the state name. Shields that are on freeway guide signs (like exit signs and overhead signage) are required to not have the state name, which explains this. So that explains the neutral shields I've found — they were all on guide signs and thus they're supposed to be neutral shields under MoDOT policy. Which makes sense, really, because if you're on a freeway you're probably going too fast to be able to read the state name anyway, and removing it allows the numbers to be larger and more visible. So, to sum up: In Missouri, the standard is that shields on guide signs do not have the state name, other shields do have the state name. MoDOT does a pretty good job from what I can see, much better than what I was used to growing up in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma uses standard white U.S. route shields for the most part, not purple or blue. However, like all other states, they do use the black background that California doesn't use. (See this picture of U.S. 62 for an example.) Oh, and the poor capitalization is probably the least significant problem with ODOT. You might want to read about Oklahoma State Highway 145, where a chunk of concrete crumbled off a bridge and killed someone, or the Oklahoma City Crosstown, which is in such a deteriorated condition that holes have opened up in the bridge deck that you could see the ground through from the bridge. (Fortunately, the Crosstown is in the process of being replaced.) I'm not sure if their problems are due to general incompetence or just not having enough money to repair everything. Oklahoma's government hasn't had a whole lot of money to kick around, and proper highway maintenance just isn't possible without billions of dollars to spend on it.

I'm sorry, but I'm not able to help you out with California at all. I've never been there (though I hope to go out there sometime to see The Price Is Right...), and aren't really familiar with California's standards or their history. You might want to ask someone more involved with California. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 18:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Anyways often I stick with this site still. The dates only show when travelers tooken it, not when it is post. Even if they say when is post that doesn't mean thie shield is made that day.-- Freewayguy ( Webmail ) 23:49, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Massachusetts DOT is terrible too. The shields even somebody tooken it in 2004, that I-395 one is pretty old, the blue almost fades totally to light green. And the top the ruby becomes like creamy orange or pale yellow, an old neutral shield. I don't know how they do it, but about 90% of shields in my desktop wallpaper shows the shield is made around 1959. I dont know when they got post. Sometimes they just use the same shield, or maul out extra shields from places they don't need then add it on another places which shields is not enough. Because of snow or rainstorm, after they vaporize, the colors fade to orange-yellow on top, sometimes even light green on bottom. Alot of shields over there,I guess looks like a crack-shell. I only been to Washington DC for my 8th grade trip at may 2005 besides California,I went thorugh Denver and Chicago Airport to get to DC. I live in California most of my life and now I still do.-- Freewayguy ( Webmail ) 23:57, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Star
Sorry but I reverted your latest modification to the star article. Your changes seemed too vague and could have been better written; I'm trying to maintain the page at an FA level, which is difficult to achieve in the first place. The particular content is also being discussed on the talk page, so I'd like that to reach a consensus before more mass revisions are made.&mdash;RJH (talk) 19:50, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Replacing templates on MI junction lists...
I don't get why you changed the to  since that templates only creates the table header. It did nothing to change the orange color. If the USRD project wants to change the colors, MSHP can alter the templates to change the colors. Imzadi1979 (talk) 21:54, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * What are you doing to the MI-specific version of the templates? You're editing/redirecting subtemplates that are called as a part of . We only have to specify the correct type= parameter, and all of this editing is unnecessary to be honest. In one of your edit summaries, the new template name is actually LONGER than the template replaced/redirected. Nothing is broke, so why are you "fixing" it? Also, I have a name, not "taht 1979 guy", ok? Please discuss this change with others before making it, ok? Imzadi1979 (talk) 05:00, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Kansas
Yes, the KTA is better than ODOT. However, in my opinion at least, KDOT is probably the best DOT in the entire United States. (Note that KTA and KDOT are totally separate agencies.) KDOT signage is perfect, the pavement is excellent, and the curves are engineered so well it almost feels like the car is driving itself. As to the state/neutered shield issue, I think that KTA generally uses neutered shields and KDOT uses state-name shields. However, as I said, there are exceptions, possibly due to contractor error, possibly because KDOT is in the process of migrating to one or the other. I don't really know because Kansas is kind of far away and I haven't really paid much attention on my past visits there. Also, neither agency makes its standards public too often, so I haven't seen anything recent. You might have better luck asking User:Route56 about it, but I'm not sure that he logs on to Wikipedia all too often, so it may take him a while to get back to you. (You might be able to find your answer browsing his website instead.)

I lived in Oklahoma up until August, when I moved to southwestern Missouri. My parents and friends still live in Oklahoma though, so I drive back every few weeks or so to see them. (I'm actually visiting Oklahoma right now over spring break, actually.) —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 18:53, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, that's sort of the problem. KDOT is kind of secretive about the way it does things, so we don't have access to any of the state documents. Since I haven't seen the standards either, I don't really know what they're trying to do. And, now that you mention it, I think the END shield at the southern terminus of I-335 was a state-name shield.—Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 19:21, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, by the way, I don't have a job right now, I'm in college. I'll probably get some sort of side job this summer, at Target or Starbucks maybe. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 19:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

In some places the DOT is better. FDOT should use neutral shields anyways, however, sometimes contractors is little advance, and goes back-and force once a while. I found one neutral shield taken by a member at 2006 and I guess the age is like 1976 I guess. Interstate-Guide only shows when the shield is taken by a member;not when is post. Just because is post that year doesn't mean is made that year. Is impossible to say "now is using what shield", or when is using which shield. Our old map is wrong the way the was. Thats why hey got delete.-- Freewayguy ( Webmail ) 23:20, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Formation and evolution of the Solar System
I can't access ref 36, so I can't read the information needed to give it a proper citation. I need you to do it.  Serendi pod ous  09:00, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Answer to your "I-80 in NV" question
I removed the gray shading from the I-80 (NV) exit 32 listing and combined the information into one row for better presentation. The Tracy/Clark Station exit has been permanently replaced with the USA Parkway interchange. The Tracy/Clark Station interchange was substandard (especially for all the truck traffic generated by the burgeoning Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center) and was slated to be replaced anyway. The new interchange is directly connected to USA Parkway for easy TRIC access and still provides access to Tracy and Clark Station. Even though much of the old interchange is still present in the field, the interchange signs have been removed and its ramps are not slated to ever be used again. Hope this answers your question. Ljthefro (talk) 00:49, 30 March 2008 (UTC)