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eyes on the road, ears on the radio, don't fall asleep!

YaYaYaYa Decent.Registered User regular
edited March 2011 in Social Entropy++
so I have to do a 10 hour drive tomorrow and I hate long drives

I get to switch out with someone every couple hours so I won't be behind the wheel for 10 hours straight but I may go insane nonetheless

so help me out, SE++

gimme things I should do to keep me going

alternatively tell me about your own road trip stories!

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    true story pipe almost hit a deer in my car when we were on a 12 hour road trip

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    OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    10 hour drive is nothing. quit being a pussy. remember to stretch your legs to avoid blood clots.

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    GeoMitchGeoMitch Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    bring some music
    maybe a book?

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    TheBlackWindTheBlackWind Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    10 hours ain't shit, especially with swapping. Have fun!

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    Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    drink a lot of coffees and chainsmoke

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    OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    my family and i regularly take road trips as vacations, where we drive for 10-16 hours a day for days on end. sometimes weeks, as in the trip out to vancouver from windsor.

    road trips are awesome. though more awesome when you can nap.

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    Burning OrganBurning Organ Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    This one time my wheel came off.

    In the middle of the motorway. That was fun. Luckily there were no serious accidents.

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    10 hours aint shit my ass
    i did the drive up to seattle and back twice
    never
    want
    to
    do
    it
    again

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    Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I've driven from Toronto to Thunder Bay in a single day. Alone.

    This is not a pleasurable experience

    (17 hours or so of driving)

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    OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    Kusuguttai wrote: »
    10 hours aint shit my ass
    i did the drive up to seattle and back twice
    never
    want
    to
    do
    it
    again

    it really isn't.

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    It's the passenger's job to give the driver a handjob on long road trips. Like being in the barrel on a pirate ship.

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    M.D.M.D. and then what happens? Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    did about 10 hours with lostwords

    couldn't switch with him cause he couldn't drive stick, I sang for him the whole way

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    GeoMitchGeoMitch Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    i'm driving right now

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    Orikaeshigitae wrote: »
    Kusuguttai wrote: »
    10 hours aint shit my ass
    i did the drive up to seattle and back twice
    never
    want
    to
    do
    it
    again

    it really isn't.

    well you are a shiny paragon of drivitude
    i on the other hand prefer the stylish comfort of a plane
    all the legroom of a port o potty with none of the smell

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    SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I did 13 hours by myself once

    I've had better days

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    Day of the BearDay of the Bear The Qun demandsRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Driving for 16 hours or so alone is about the most I've done. It is not that fun.

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    Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    plane rides are way worse than car rides

    Other than the whole "can go as far in 3 hours of flying as you can in 3 days of driving" thing

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    YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I can't even sing! I've got a cold and my voice is shot! arrrgghhhh

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    Al_wat wrote: »
    plane rides are way worse than car rides

    Other than the whole "can go as far in 3 hours of flying as you can in 3 days of driving" thing

    yeah uh i'd rather experience 3 hours of discomfort than 12 hours of discomfort

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    GeoMitchGeoMitch Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    planes own

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    TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Car needs new shocks and springs.

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    WimbleWimble Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    flying to Australia and back was a huge bummer

    but sooo worth it

    I have very fond memories of my family driving between Spain and Sweden when I was a kid and being in a car is way less claustrophobic than a plane so I think I prefer being in a car for sure.

    I mean, I am not really claustrophobic but something about knowing I'd be in the air with no way to not be in the air for all those hours on the way to Australia almost freaked me out a little

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    Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Kusuguttai wrote: »
    Al_wat wrote: »
    plane rides are way worse than car rides

    Other than the whole "can go as far in 3 hours of flying as you can in 3 days of driving" thing

    yeah uh i'd rather experience 3 hours of discomfort than 12 hours of discomfort

    get a better car

    mine is comfortable as fuck

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    Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    ghost post

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Even on three hours of driving, it takes a goddamn day to get the ringing out of my ears. I hate driving, like, at all.

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    existexist Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    i want to drive to anaheim/san francisco or seattle sometime soon

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    anaheim and san francisco are like 8 hours away from each other

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    existexist Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    yeah i know, i meant one or the other

    or both in one trip

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    PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Kusuguttai wrote: »
    10 hours aint shit my ass
    i did the drive up to seattle and back twice
    never
    want
    to
    do
    it
    again

    When I lived in Colorado, I did a solo roadtrip from Denver to Los Angeles, stayed a couple of days, drove from LA to Seattle, went to PAX, and then drove back to Denver.

    Now that's a fucking roadtrip. LA and Seattle stops aside, I never even spent the night anywhere. Just drove.

    Like a boss.

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    well it is widely established that you are a better man than i

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    PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Better than most, really

    And also more modest

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    ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    YaYa just invest in an audio book or two.

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    Poorochondriac wrote: »
    Better than most, really

    And also more modest

    fuck that i can outmodest you any day of the week (except Sunday, the Lord's Day)

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    ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... and hard.Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    After moving here (California) I lost my driving chops because everything is so far away I just fly.

    When I visit my parents I like to drive from their place to Atlanta (4 hours) and it feels so much tougher than it did just a few years ago when I did that 4x a year in college.

    Like, I used to just be able to hop in the car and go, no stops. Now I have to take breaks and drink sodas constantly. It's annoying.

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    PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I won a modesty medal one time

    But they took it away when I wore it

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    KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2011
    sucker
    the obvious thing to do was to politely decline and defer the medal to second runner up

    gotta learn to play the game, son

    the modesty game

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    darklite_xdarklite_x I'm not an r-tard... Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Anything more than 3 hours and I blow my brains out. I have no brains left.

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Al_wat wrote: »
    plane rides are way worse than car rides

    Other than the whole "can go as far in 3 hours of flying as you can in 3 days of driving" thing

    this is patently untrue

    on a plane you can get up and walk around

    you get meals delivered right to your seat

    you have a selection of movies and television you can watch

    you have awesome views

    you can get drunk

    it's entirely socially acceptable to take a whole bunch of drugs and pass out

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    HyperAquaBlastHyperAquaBlast Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Flying sucks when most flights are basically a flying city bus.

    I love driving long distance as the driver but passenger is the worst. My max has been 18 hours. Also Hydroxycut is a great thing to take once you get sleepy!

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    seessseess __BANNED USERS new member
    edited March 2011
    Wimble wrote: »
    flying to Australia and back was a huge bummer

    but sooo worth it

    I have very fond memories of my family driving between Spain and Sweden when I was a kid and being in a car is way less claustrophobic than a plane so I think I prefer being in a car for sure.

    I mean, I am not really claustrophobic but something about knowing I'd be r4in the air with no way to not be in the air for all those hours on the way to Australia almost freaked me out a little

    That sounds good, but it is a little difficult to do it. I have similar experience.

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