NU vs NEB

[WYHusk]

I never really considered Omaha part of Nebraska.

As a child, I just figured it was somewhere by New York City..Now I just assume it's Iowa.

 

[3rd and long]

Nebraska has a panhandle? Since when?

Heck yes, it's right there on the other side of Grand Island, away out west!

LOL! You must be from Omaha or Lincoln. THe panhandle is like 200 miles past GI. Other side of Ogallala. :lol:

Or perhaps *my* sarcasm-O-meter is out of whack.

Yea, I should have put the sarcasm emoticon in there. Acutally, Ogalalla is exit number 127 (I believe that's the correct number) off I80, so there are still 126 miles worth of Nebraska going west past Og. It is a running joke out here in the panhandle about how so many misconstru the distances in the western part of the state. I think probably the most common one is people thinking North Platte is way west when it's actually about 50 miles from being

right in the middle (east-west wise). Oh well, it's always worth a laugh, no one means anything by it.

People probably don't realize it because I'd venture a guess that most of them get onto I-76 toward Denver instead of staying on I-80 at that point.

Now driving from O'Neill to Chadron... THAT makes you appreciate how far west the state stretches.

and how geographically diverse and beautiful this state is.

Good point. It's been a long time since I've been out to Chadron, but I used to love it out there. So beautiful. I wouldn't want to break down anywhere between Ainsworth and Chadron, though.

it is scary. we got a flat right before ogallala, then had to drive through wyoming to rapid city. i was prepared to die if the tires did not hold up.

The thing is, out here, if you break down or have that flat, there is a good chance someone driving by will stop to help( and in fairness, that is probably the case in eastern Ne also). That is if they can get the oxen slowed down enough to get the old conestoga stopped. :ahhhhhhhh By the way, how come you went through Wyoming to get to Rapid City?

 

[sd'sker]

Nebraska has a panhandle? Since when?

Heck yes, it's right there on the other side of Grand Island, away out west!

LOL! You must be from Omaha or Lincoln. THe panhandle is like 200 miles past GI. Other side of Ogallala. :lol:

Or perhaps *my* sarcasm-O-meter is out of whack.

Yea, I should have put the sarcasm emoticon in there. Acutally, Ogalalla is exit number 127 (I believe that's the correct number) off I80, so there are still 126 miles worth of Nebraska going west past Og. It is a running joke out here in the panhandle about how so many misconstru the distances in the western part of the state. I think probably the most common one is people thinking North Platte is way west when it's actually about 50 miles from being

right in the middle (east-west wise). Oh well, it's always worth a laugh, no one means anything by it.

People probably don't realize it because I'd venture a guess that most of them get onto I-76 toward Denver instead of staying on I-80 at that point.

Now driving from O'Neill to Chadron... THAT makes you appreciate how far west the state stretches.

and how geographically diverse and beautiful this state is.

Good point. It's been a long time since I've been out to Chadron, but I used to love it out there. So beautiful. I wouldn't want to break down anywhere between Ainsworth and Chadron, though.

it is scary. we got a flat right before ogallala, then had to drive through wyoming to rapid city. i was prepared to die if the tires did not hold up.

The thing is, out here, if you break down or have that flat, there is a good chance someone driving by will stop to help( and in fairness, that is probably the case in eastern Ne also). That is if they can get the oxen slowed down enough to get the old conestoga stopped. :ahhhhhhhh By the way, how come you went through Wyoming to get to Rapid City?

i don't get gps. actually, we stopped in denver to visit a friend.