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[Skip N]

So all this talk about the heavy traffic causing 4 mile back ups had me wondering what to expect on Sunday when i went to the Tourny. Well I came in from the east through Fall River and encountered ZERO traffic as i went through Middletown. Drove right into the parking area, hopped on a school bus, and had zero traffic going to the course.

Went back for the 18 playoff today, and the same thing, no traffic and everything was great.

Great job whoever organized the event, they did a nice job all around. Very well planned.

[basswipe]

It was NOWHERE near as bad as everyone has made it out to be.The construction company I work for has half a dozen major jobs within a mile of the country club.Traffic was nuthin!I've seen it worse on a regular Summer Saturday night!

As far as fishing is concerned the only obstruction was no parking at Brenton Pt.Big deal.The money pumped into Newport in this one week more than makes up for what has been a dismal season for the city of Newport and Aquidneck Island as a whole.

We all like our little "welcome to Newport,now go home!" bumper stickers.Be careful what you wish for.Ask those who know what it was like after the Navy pulled out.What's left now of the Navy is miniscule compared to its pre-60s height.Newport and the Island got lucky and with margeting made it a MAJOR tourist destination.If the tourism dies so does this island.

So in conclusion quit yer bitchin' it just wasn't that bad!

And btw if you want to see REAL traffic go to one of 36 Nascar races,the Superbowl or a World Series game.Now that's traffic!

[Pete_G]

Golf related traffic was minimal today; beach traffic is the real issue, St. George's isn't full at all so I don't think many actually came for the final 18 playoff or whatever was going on today. As long as it's finally over, beach traffic is normal and easily dealt with via backroads.

Friday and Saturday were the real horror shows for inbound golf fans in the AM. I live literally at the edge of St. George's, I could see the traffic out my windows and drove by it on my way to work Friday and Saturday. The traffic redirection was well done for the most part, unless they happened to put all the traffic in your neighborhood. Ocean Drive was dead quiet because no one could park out there, all spectators were dropped in my neighborhood in Middletown. Only people that actually drove into and parked in Newport for the tourney were VIP, as far as I know and even they were parked off of Bellevue.

Newport screwed over Middletown big time for the US Open.

[kevin d]

The good old Newport complaints. Come on folks, drag out the old "I never go downtown between Memorial Day and Labor Day " speech. I can't believe this post has gone this far without that quote yet.

I also remember the panic the whole island went into when Nixon's revenge fell on the island. Just think of how much you would have to pay in taxes without the tourists. Come on now, the fines generated from the Urinating In Public tickets alone ought to fix all the pot holes in Newport. And the money generated from overpriced parking meters and the tickets issued to the cars who park illegally should generate more than enough money to keep the schools open. Now that I'm done I have to go figure out which I'd rather do: Watch paint dry, watch golf or watch the World Cup.

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