And my apologies for not monitoring the list more closely and
(hopefully) saving you some grief.  I live in Pleasant Hill, and
I have the best of intentions about making it to the meetings
(yes, I KNOW what 'that' road is paved with!!), and it's really
a pretty easy shot if you take I-70 west. I go MO7 N to US50 E, 
stay on that until it becomes US350 and goes through Raytown and
hits I435.  Go right on I435 (N - can't remember what the exit
sign says, but it's a right turn), then stay on 435 until you
get to I70 west (exits on the left).  Stay on I70 until after
it becomes four lanes and the two left lanes split off to the 
left.  I've included an edited version of the directions from
mapquest below my .sig.  I always forget exactly which exit and 
take either the first or second exit to the right after the two 
left lanes of I70 split off to the left to become 670 (right 
past the church where I first got married in another lifetime) 
on (I think) 12th or 13th street, then head west.  I've never 
used these directions, but they seem right to me.  Of course,
with all the construction going on up there all this may have 
changed.

As always, YMMV, IANAL, IANARD (nor do I play one on tv), 
reading this email will void all your warranties both 
expressed and implied, paying attention to anything I say
may place you in grave danger, and I may self-destruct in 30 
seconds (if I haven't already).

crash3m@crosswinds.net wrote:
> 
> It's easy IF   1. You know the area, 2. Can drive and look at a map without wrecking,
> 3. you have a compass.
> 
> BUT
> 1.  I don't know the area, 2.  I find it tricky to read and drive, 3. I don't
> have a compass, 4. I don't have a GPS
> 
> and BTW I'm coming from the south, not the north.
> 
> >Doesn't the LUG homepage have directions to the Library?
> >Matt, it is real easy to get to the Library from the North.
> >You need to get on 35 and take the Oak Street exit, stay on the right side
> 
> >of the road and follow it to the right where it splits. Stay on that street
> 
> >until you hit the library on the right side of the street, just past the
> >municipal building (on the north left side) on (what is it guys) 12th or
> >13th street.
-- 
Dave Parker/DLP, Inc.    dlparker@dlpinc.com    www.dlpinc.com

Driving Directions

FROM: PLEASANT HILL, MO

TO: Kansas City, MO Public Library, 311 E. 12TH ST.
  KANSAS CITY, MO 

Take MO-7 North                                        7.4 miles

Take the US-50 W exit on the left towards KANSAS CITY. 0.2 miles

Merge onto US-50 W.                                    8.9 miles

Stay straight to go onto MO-350 W.                     7.7 miles

Take the I-435 N exit.                                 0.4 miles

Merge onto I-435 N.                                    2.5 miles

Take the I-70 W exit, exit number 63A, on the left
  towards KANSAS CITY.                                 0.5 miles

Merge onto I-70 W.                                     5.2 miles

Take the I-70-ALT W/I-670 W/I-35 S exit, exit
  number 2L, on the left towards TOPEKA/WICHITA.       0.1 miles

Merge onto I-670 W. 0.5 miles

Take the MCGEE ST/TRUMAN RD exit, exit number 2Q.      0.1 miles

Turn RIGHT onto MCGEE ST.                              0.2 miles

Turn RIGHT onto E 12TH ST.                             0.0 miles

TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 45 minutes
TOTAL DISTANCE: 34.2 miles