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I guess they didn't want to include Alaska.
by kayhi 9y ago
I guess they didn't want to include Alaska.
- wglb 9y agoAnd with Alaska you could add a new metric “can’t get there from here “.
- protomyth 9y agoor Wyoming I'm from North Dakota and when the friggin sign in Wyoming says there are no towns for the next 73 miles you believe them and make sure your fuel is good.
- code_duck 9y ago73 miles is only about an hour.
- dredmorbius 9y agoVery much depends on the season. Also on services at that town being open.
- protomyth 9y agoIts always fun to drive up to a gas station that closes early. You'll find that the various maps applications are really low data for rural areas. When I was young and a bit stupid 73 miles could be done in 45 minutes, but I've also had nights where 73 miles was a 3 hour drive.
- code_duck 9y agoThis is less of a problem now that most places have 24 hour pumps with credit card machines, even in the sticks (really, they need it the most since it’s rarely profitable to pay an employee to be at the store).
- code_duck 9y agoThat also applies to these towns that may be more 3 times that distance from a larger city. 73 miles is not far compared to the cities in the article.
- tachyoff 9y agoIt’s an eternity if you’re out of gas. ;)
- code_duck 9y agoYes, but the entire reason I said anything was to compare the distances in the article, which are much higher, to this.
- zombieprocesses 9y agoLike so many map makers.