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Start here => What's your crime? Basic Discussion => Topic started by: WolFish on April 29, 2009, 01:28:58 PM
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My partner thinks I don't like to travel anymore - its more than fear, its unfamiliarity and financial insecurity.
but not for driving.
in the car i know what i am doing and where i am going (and never needed a GPS). i don't mind getting a little lost as long as I don't have to be anywhere.
the last road trip was to Lima, NY from the Springfield MA area and on the way we had a fight and went to Howe Caverns (still awesome after all these years)
Now I get to drive from Massachusetts to Florida. It will only take a day. I'm already excited. I've already decided that it will be OK to stop on the way for souvenirs - pictures and sketches. i can draw well enough to make bad sketches of things. i'm excited about that too. I'll be going through Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and then Georgia. I intend to repeat the trip in July with stops to visit folks along the way. That'll be a real road trip
Not ready to travel the world, but nothing beats a good road trip.
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Good luck.
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I live five miles from I-95 in Northern Virginia, so stop on by!!! :headbang2: Unless you are coming down I-81, That's on the other side of the mountains from me.
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Have fun. :thumbup:
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I will open my offer for lunch that I had made in the past if you are going 91 to 95 you will be less than 2 miles from my house
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That's so exciting! I hope you have fun along the way.
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in the car i know what i am doing and where i am going (and never needed a GPS). i don't mind getting a little lost as long as I don't have to be anywhere.
My sentiments exactly. :)
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I like road trips, too. Very relaxing. :)
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Too bad the fuel is so fucking expensive in Sweden.
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:agreed:
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I love road trips, take them all the time
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When I got my license, in the spring of '89, I could drive for hours and hours just for the joy of it. :hotrodder:
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I drive to South Florida every once in a while. I have put 40k miles on my 2007 Civic in less than 2 years. I-95 passes through Jacksonville, so I see plenty of travelers going through the city on their way to other parts of Florida.
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My Volvo 142 from 1973 looked exactly like this, except for the wipers on the front lights:
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My Volvo 142 from 1973 looked exactly like this, except for the wipers on the front lights:
(http://hem.passagen.se/volvomilla/142.jpg)
My first car was a Volvo 142, but older than that.
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My father had a grey '70 and a white '71. From 1973 the bumpers became bigger and the speedometer changed from that funny "rolling" thing to a more conventional. That on the pic is actually a '74, but except for the front light wipers it looks just like a '73.
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The bumpers on my 142 were all metal, as far as I remember. And I had that funny speedometer.
My grandfather had a 1967 144 De Luxe Sport, one of the first 140 series cars.
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(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2867/roadtrip091.jpg)
here's what google suggested. i have to go this way because some of my stuff is at my mother's summer house near danbury connecticut. i am stopping in atlanta to visit my dad. i am not stopping anywhere else because i fear swine flu.
when i come back in June i will be doing the I-95 route. it will be around the 19th or 20th of June and I will take two or three days as I intend to stop along the way. if the flu outbreak continues i won't stop along the way.
trivia: when i was a kid my family would go on annual trips to the danbury fair (state fair, i think). we would go with a group on a bus and have a big cookout at the end of the day.
the day after i got my license i went on a trip to philadelphia PA (from New York City) - i rented a car and the rental agency didn't want to accept the temporary license but i talked them into it.
my first car was a 1963 chevy impala with an am only radio which only made it more awesome.
the longest i've driven so far was from Ft Wayne IN to Springfield MA in one day. there was a blizzard and they ordered cars off the road but i figured that meant less traffic so i kept going. i also thought that if i stopped at a rest stop they might prevent me from going back out on the road.
route 66 is on my bucket list
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Cool.
Have fun and be safe.
I used to go to southwest Florida a couple times a year.
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Cool.
Have fun and be safe.
I used to go to southwest Florida a couple times a year.
What part I lived in Sarasota 7 years
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Naples.
Parents have a winter home there.
Grandfather is in Sarasota.
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the longest i've driven so far was from Ft Wayne IN to Springfield MA in one day. there was a blizzard and they ordered cars off the road but i figured that meant less traffic so i kept going. i also thought that if i stopped at a rest stop they might prevent me from going back out on the road.
route 66 is on my bucket list
I have driven several segments of Route 66, but not the whole thing.
The longest I have ever driven with me doing all the driving myself was from Birmingham, Alabama to San Antonio, Texas and back. but I have been on even longer road trips.
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If you go practically anywhere in Australia, it's a road trip and you need to take a packed lunch. ;)
I like to drive on my own the most and I like other types of solo journeys as well.
Hoping you have a nice time on the road, neurowolf. :) I understand your excitement!
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Now I've got that Don Spencer tune running through my head, renaeden. :)
Your neighbour in the city is living right next door
And what could be your ceiling could be your neighbour's floor
But your neighbour in the outback could be so far away
If you went to visit them, it could take all day...
There's a lot more of Australia out the back
The greater part of every state is off the beaten track
Though most of us live on the coast, you can't escape the fact
That there's a lot more of Australia out the back.
Hope you enjoy your drive, neurowolf.
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^I can't remember the tune but those lyrics make a lot of sense. :)
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D - 2 and i am packing and filling out my last time sheet. tomorrow i wait for a call from the doctor and meanwhile take some things to the salvation army and pack up the car. i'll drop off my timesheet and pick up phil, my 31 year old elephant ear philodendron, from work. then a good night's sleep and off to boston for a doc's appointment on day one. i'll try to post from the road.
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D - 2 and i am packing and filling out my last time sheet. tomorrow i wait for a call from the doctor and meanwhile take some things to the salvation army and pack up the car. i'll drop off my timesheet and pick up phil, my 31 year old elephant ear philodendron, from work. then a good night's sleep and off to boston for a doc's appointment on day one. i'll try to post from the road.
Have fun.
:plus:
Your karma's on 69.
:lol:
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Enjoy the trip. :)
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mmmmm.....69....
it's an acquired taste...tuna...no...pie. Definitely pie.
D was for day, R is for road.
R - 11.5 (approximate) hours and counting. almost finished packing. i will go to my doctor's appointment, return here to pick up junk and coffee, then drive to my mom's house, where i will pack and enjoy one last cool night.
at about 7:30 pm i will head west on I-84 on my way to florida. If i pick up a hot spot on a rest stop i will post, otherwise it will be whimlike because it sucks to post from my phone. i'll tip my hat in connecticut and virginia - maybe i'll catch you on the way back as my plan is to go up I-95.
I didn't get phil or some meds i am supposed to cpick up - whether i do depends on if i am running late. i want to be out of springfield by 2pm.
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Drive carefully
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Boston for my CT scan and a passing leer at Elle.
back to WMass and on to Danbury CT leaving around 11 from here and 2 pm from WMass.
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pit stop, gas up, pick up meds and out of massachusettes
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waves to parts
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Waves to Trigger11 passing on the other side of the mountain
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Atlanta's not as hot as I thought it would be.
There were cops galore in MA, SC, and GA - none in PA and VA - but those were the overnight and cloudy parts of the trip. I averaged about 75 MPH except when I got to Altanta and ran into traffic.
Left the Danbury area around 9:20 pm and arrived Atlanta around 1pm. Not counting the 184 miles back and forth to Boston, the trip so far was about 1100 miles.
Next time I am going to leave earlier and maybe not nap.
I played one CD on the way down, found a favorite song and played it about 100 times. Fell into a trance of sorts and had a enlightenment experience. But I slept about 14 hours and now I feel better.
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Good to hear your doing well. Stay safe
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I'm glad that you slept for so long.
Bad things can happen when you are driving and too sleep-deprived.
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There were cops galore in MA, SC, and GA
Always strikes me as being a cop-heavy place, GA (not that I've been). Would love to visit Atalanta (the sister city) and Athens, I'm filled with envy. Great that you're having fun. Drive safe.
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ARE WE THERE YET :P
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He says to tell you he's here. ;D He got here at 11 last night.
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:thumbup:
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He says to tell you he's here. ;D He got here at 11 last night.
:cheer:
Tell him we expect a full report later after he is well-rested.
;D
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There were cops galore in MA, SC, and GA
Always strikes me as being a cop-heavy place, GA (not that I've been). Would love to visit Atalanta (the sister city) and Athens, I'm filled with envy. Great that you're having fun. Drive safe.
Me, too, and I have been there many times. I also have always thought that Atlanta had more than its share of crazy drivers, especially if it ever snows there.
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still resting as there's no air conditioning and in the 90s (luckily dry).
i did most of the trip to atlanta in the dark and fighting with truckers up and down hills in PA. Virginia felt just as long a trip but it was foggy and cool and I saw hawks and geese (but not that many cops). I went about 80 mph the whole way except some parts of GA where everyone was doing 90 so I did 85 - 90.
Glazed over at my father's house for 2 days as he talked incessantly about his garden and his health food. a friend of his came over (all his friends are females with average or below average IQ) and she said hello to me and talked about her daughter and a trip they went on. when she left he complained about her not stopping talking - my mouth dropped open. i left as quickly as i could as he was using every opportunity to make fun of me to others. for example it started raining so i went inside. he told my mother that i had run inside when it started. it was a downpour and i went in when i got wet and realized the rain wouldn't stop. he made lunch for me before i left and managed to delay my leaving by two hours. i think he was thinking i wouldn't drive in rush hour. ordinarily i wouldn't but i wanted badly to get away from him - enough to suffer an hour of creeping traffic. nonetheless i made it from atlanta to orlando in 6.5 hours.
it got flatter and flatter as i drove and there were an outstanding number of billboards. lots of cops but everyone was doing at least 80 so i went ahead and did 85. left atlanta at 430 and got to orlando at 11pm.
collapsed when i got here. still recovering.
ask questions.
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When are you going to Disney World?
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probably never. i went to disneyland when i was a kid and that was enough. i can't stand crowds and don't have the stamina to stand in line for hours to ride a 60 second ride.
i might go to some of the other nearby attractions, but what i am most attracted to are things like the beach and fishing.
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probably never. i went to disneyland when i was a kid and that was enough. i can't stand crowds and don't have the stamina to stand in line for hours to ride a 60 second ride.
i might go to some of the other nearby attractions, but what i am most attracted to are things like the beach and fishing.
What kind of fishing? Sitting on a bridge with a rod and reel, or going out on a boat in a river or the ocean?
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Fishing with dynamite, wench! :arrr: :smarty:
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probably never. i went to disneyland when i was a kid and that was enough. i can't stand crowds and don't have the stamina to stand in line for hours to ride a 60 second ride.
i might go to some of the other nearby attractions, but what i am most attracted to are things like the beach and fishing.
What kind of fishing? Sitting on a bridge with a rod and reel, or going out on a boat in a river or the ocean?
rod and reel from the shore. sometimes leaving the line out and hoping nothing bites.
dynamite ruins the mood.