New York State has 31 active, signed Interstate Highways (9 mainlines, 22 auxiliary routes) — the most of any state.
Main Interstate Routes in New York:
I-78: Short, crosses from NJ into Manhattan. I-81: Connects PA border near Binghamton to the Canadian border via Syracuse. I-84: Crosses the state from PA to CT through Port Jervis and Brewster. I-86: Runs east-west across the Southern Tier (Southern Tier Expressway). I-87: Connects NYC (via Major Deegan) to the Canadian border (Adirondack Northway). I-88: Connects Binghamton and Schenectady. I-90: Longest route, stretches from PA line to MA line via Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany (NYS Thruway). I-95: Runs through NYC, known as the Cross Bronx and New England Thruway. I-99: Short connector near Corning.
Auxiliary and Other Routes:
I-190/290/990: Connects Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Amherst. I-278/478/678/695/878: NYC area routes including the BQE and Van Wyck Expressway. I-287/684: Major NYC bypass and connector in the Hudson Valley. I-390/490/590: Rochester area spurs and loops. I-481/690: Syracuse city loop and bypass. I-587/787/790: Capital District and Utica area connections. I-781: Short spur to Fort Drum.
I can’t wait until this summer when you need to put gas in your car, and the way you do it is as follows:
1) Install the app on your phone for your local gas station brand. You will likely want to install multiple apps as not all gas stations will have fuel.
2) Check the app to see if gas is available at the chosen station.
3) Order your gas. The cost will be $15 a gallon for a maximum of 10 gallons or $150 prepaid.
4) Schedule your time to pick up your gas at the gas station.
5) When you arrive at your scheduled time, scan your QR Code at the pump for your prepaid gas, you can get your maximum 10 gallons.
6) No unscheduled fueling sessions will be permitted.
With temperatures heading up to 50 degrees today, rain this evening and similar temperatures tomorrow – and heading up into the sixties this week – it should help with the melting on the bike trail.
A bit breezy today 🌬️ and without much sun, it’s actually feels outside colder then it is but regardless it should still help with the snow melt. I am hoping we are beyond the worse of winter now, and soon enough I can have my windows open, maybe come Monday just for fresh air. Maybe Tuesday it will be in the 70s. Definately want to ride in that day. Got a Pine Bush hearing on Wednesday to attend, but whatever they’re talking more rain that day, along with heading into next weekend. 🌲 Going to be kind of shit by the time next weekend rolls around weather wise.
Had meetings downtown yesterday, 🏢 and ended up deciding it was late enough in the day that I wasn’t going to head back to Menands so I just rode home from downtown, keeping an eye on my phone and getting any necessary business done. 🤝 I went downtown during lunch, I was actually in my office less then usual, but it was a pretty quiet day after being busy earlier in the week. 🚲 Bike makes for quick and easy parking when I have to run downtown.
Today I’m probably going to head over to Walmart for a few supplies, though my pantry isn’t in awful shape at this point. 🛒 I could wait until tomorrow morning before going out to see the family 👪 or whatever, just pick up groceries during the daily commute on my bike back and forth from work at Hannaford as I don’t have any big shopping needs. Maybe it’s better to wait and use up what I have leftover at this point. More carrot 🥕 and apple 🍏 pancakes 🥞 this morning, lots of coffee, ☕ and just looking out the window hoping for spring 🌸.
Might ride over to Five Rivers, 🐸 both to see Meads Cows 🐄 and bring my boots and go for a hike in the afternoon. They say we might see some sun by mid-afternoon. And just kind of hang out and read, 📖 maybe think more about my next truck. Do I really want that big expensive, but rather basic SuperDuty? Or would I be happier 😊 without a truck, or something smaller but with a nicer interior and more technology. 🖥️ That said, even the work truck SuperDuty is loaded with technocrap compared to my old truck. ⛽ Fuel prices keep going up with the war, which I know tips my leverage in my favor on those rotting trucks, 🛻 still I remember I’m one ultimately paying for said fuel for the truck. But it would be such a great vehicle for camping and back country adventures. Those Toyotas are toy trucks, so tiny, and the half tons are such junk especially without a lift kit, which adds all kinds of problems. ⚖️ I call some people up and ask them their opinion. 📞
Soaring oil prices suggest that more increases could be in store for American drivers. Diesel, jet fuel, and other refined products are also becoming much more expensive.
