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.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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.
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
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.
sarameg - Aug 30, 2007 5:12:28 pm PDT #7835 of 10001
My family used to drive up to MN and Ill from southernmost NM just about every summer. However, usually without a/c and camping with 2 kids, so it was broken up into 3 or 4 days.