Not making excuses, but it seemed like a few of the topics the last few months probably were not appropriate for this forum than and should have been stopped since they were purely political issues, even if they weren't talking about politicians. There really isn't a fine line in the sand as far as what's political and what isn't. If people are dancing around the political line and still playing nice, the mods will likely allow the topic to continue. In this case, there weren't any posts that were problematic (yet). But it did make sense to issue some preemptive direction as the potential for someone dropping a nuclear bomb is certainly present. bork, if you're coming in from Muskego, I'd recommend Loomis Road over Forest Home. Loomis has less traffic, fewer lights, and a higher speed limit. From Loomis, I'd be tempted to try taking 43rd Street to Canal Street and going in that way. If that doesn't work, I'd check out 35th or 27th. Patrick425, getting to Southridge from the northern part of the county probably isn't an issue, but getting home would be. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Unfortunately, north-south alternative routes in the Milwaukee area all tend to suck, each in its own unique way. If you're going east or west, there are lots of good alternatives.