America's Scariest Drives

America's Scariest Drives
Yes - try Texas State highway 170 - what a joke !!!!!! Compared to California or Colorado, it is a walk in the park.!! Texas 170 is a joke forget weather - try do drive up Independence pass Colorado in winter, usually, it's closed! I have not been to Hawaii or Alaska but all other roads mentioned I can speak for. Utah road (US 50) is only scary because it is remote, but you can go on auto pilot for about 8 hours. Remember to pay attention to the countless signs that say, "Prison zone, Do not pick up hitchhikers." -- I must add, The Night Sky along US 50 is about the best in the USA. (Milky Way, all the way, for you astronomy buffs.) Who the heck paid for this add? Sorry economy is bad. Guess you get what you pay for. Try driving to work in the city areas of New York, LA ( not Lower Alabama), Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Chicago. That is a "scariest" drive.

US protests 'harassment' by Chinese vessels - Yahoo! News

US protests 'harassment' by Chinese vessels - Yahoo! News Yes beware! History repeats itself!!! I recall the new (now expired) '2001' Bush presidency, 8 years ago (August 2001 to be exact) - just b4 9-11, had a (US) a spy plane confiscated by China after it was (1) shot down (2) crashed in Chinesse territory. Take your pick, were you there? It looked like the only Superpower (us = U.S.) was on some collision course with the up and coming superpower China. Due to 9-11 that situation was diffused. Our two Governments seriously differ, but both are trying to represent their people (Human Rights - humm? - that's on China's government). This story is inflamatory to most U.S. citizens, provoking fear about Communist China. Isn't that also the way we got into Iraq (the 2nd time). Times are tough now economically for most of the world (including China), lets hope that this story is not fear mongering. Historically war makes economic sense (which is fundamentally wrong) but let us (U.S.) not get senseless. China needs Wal-Mart as much as we need them.