Oh, that's funny. I'd never seen it.
And here I am eating the poor, helpless, weak, baby Mini M&Ms. I'm a monster.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2007 4:41:32 pm PDT #7825 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 30, 2007 4:42:39 pm PDT #7826 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I drove 28 hours each way for my first trip to Boston.
Never again, unless a close relative's life depends on me doing it.
sarameg - Aug 30, 2007 4:48:27 pm PDT #7827 of 10001
Longest nonstop run I ever did was Greensboro to Houston with a hellacious storm across the Achafalaya bridge. 19 hours. I'm still never driving that fucker again.
I can't imagine doing that now. I've been in the midatlantic long enough that a couplethree hours is a significant roadtrip. That totally goes away when I go back west, though. 3 hours from my brother's to my aunt's on backroads through Tx hillcountry? Just a chance to blare the stereo and lose my voice. 3 hrs to ABQ? A daytrip and how weird is it to spend the night?! It's weird.
Daisy Jane - Aug 30, 2007 4:52:17 pm PDT #7828 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Dallas to D.C. for my cousins 30th birthday. Drove back the next day or the day after.
Zenkitty - Aug 30, 2007 4:54:19 pm PDT #7829 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I think my longest drive was Central NJ to just east of Nashville. That's one I've done a few times. It's like 18 hours each way. I do not think I will do it again.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 30, 2007 4:58:50 pm PDT #7830 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I did Jonesboro AR to Minneapolis (19 hours) in one fell swoop back in 1996. I came over the rise before the bridge from St. Paul right at sunset, in the middle of a hot air balloon race. It was like driving into a postcard.
Zenkitty - Aug 30, 2007 5:00:51 pm PDT #7831 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
And you were giddy from exhaustion which only made it prettier! 19 hours at a stretch, dude. I'd die.
Liese S. - Aug 30, 2007 5:02:45 pm PDT #7832 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup. Our distance comparisons got all whacked out here. Six hours is about a good driving shift, time to switch up. But then, we generally changed halfway through our shorter trips, just because.
But when we do five and a half hours regularly, and we used to do forty-five minutes just to get to the grocery, it does tend to put other road trips in perspective.
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2007 5:03:29 pm PDT #7833 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I can't drive more than five hours at a stretch without falling asleep at the wheel. Anything more than a 7 hour drive and I'm going to fly.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 30, 2007 5:07:46 pm PDT #7834 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
If I can work up the gumption after dinner, I may go see Lord T and Eloise perform.