"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:30:55 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

I'd burn about 200 gallons of fuel each way just to get to the East Coast.

Yep.

Having been through Lake O a bunch of times in the last few years the
novelty has worn off, but it does save a lot of time and fuel. With
operating costs well north of $6/NM, 200 extra miles begins to add up
after a while.


As the Illinois senator, Everett Dirksen, said, "A billion here, a billion
there and pretty soon you're talking real money."