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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: warhawk on May 23, 2008, 08:10:36 PM
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hello fellow chrome domes: what was your longest non-stop road trip? my longest non-stop road trip was from beautiful pensacola 2 the chicagoland area totaling just under 1000 miles. it was back in 1996 which was the last time i was in the chicagoland area. it was approximately a 13-14 hour trip. the only time i stopped was 4 gas & food.
so... how 'bout U? what was your longest non-stop road trip? what's your story?
WARHAWK O0
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Great topic yet again, Mel. My longest would have to be a solo shot from Albuquerque, NM to Decatur, TX just outside of Dallas. About a 12 hour trip with a stop for gas and I think one for food. Drove all night to meet up with the wife and her family so we could go to her great aunt's funeral. Left after I got off work and drove all night. That was a tough one by myself.
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Did you pee in a coke bottle? dang (not that I have or anything)
I drove from North of Atlanta to Orlando with one stop in Valdosta, Ga for gas. was about 10 hours I think.
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Did you pee in a coke bottle? dang (not that I have or anything)
;D gaslick: ;D that was reserved 4 the stops 2 the gas stations & restaurants.
WARHAWK O0
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;D Just askin' dude. that's a long haul! :o
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Guess I'm a big driver. During college I did the trip from home to school (700 miles) in one shot all the time. My best time was 10hr 15 min... might have pushed the speed limit on that one.
Longest road trip was when I had just gotten my learner's permit. My mom and I took 6 hour shifts on a 4600 mile trip, MA to ND to NC to MA. Did it in 3 days, no stopping for sleep. The longest the car was turned off was an hour so that we could get an oil change in NC. That was a fun trip, 7 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.
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Marietta OH to Minneapois MN - 17hrs
Dayton OH to Venice FL - 18hrs
Venice FL to Lancing MI - 22hrs
Dunedin FL to Marlboro MA - 23hrs
just a few that I've made the longest was not completely non stop but real close I made Bakersfeild CA to Baltimore in just a bit over 48 hrs.
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I forgot spring break last year. Hauled a car full of my friends from VA to Key Largo. 16 hours straight if I remember correctly.
This thread brings back some fun memories.
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The MN trip was the most recent and I don't usually do that crap anymore. I'm getting to old to run like a mad man anymore.
I sleep and drive pretty well but its just not worth it anymore
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Well, as a trucker I can't say. Don't wanna incriminate myself. :D
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Well, as a trucker I can't say. Don't wanna incriminate myself. :D
I hear ya brother O0 :*))
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Well, as a trucker I can't say. Don't wanna incriminate myself. :D
:*)) :*)) :*))
WARHAWK O0
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franklin louisiana to leadville colorado, by way of epaso and santa fe. about 1600 miles. took forever.
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My brother & I did Seattle back home to the Bay Area....850 miles, 14 1/2 hours.
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Washington Indiana to Phoenix Arizona....stopped long enough to get gas and switch drivers.
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St. Louis, MO to Boston, MA by myself years ago. I planned on stopping somewhere in PA, but in the middle of the night, I just couldn't find a decent place to stay. So I just kept going... what an idiot. I just chalk it up to being a foolish 20-something single guy.
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Man I have done my share of road trips...all on the gray hound bus!!!!!
Jdoggy and I have done.....
NYC to Ohio
Ohio to New Orleans
New Orleans to Texas
We were meant to to do Texas to Vegas but I could not cope with any more long ass trips on that bus, so we caught a flight.
Then we did Vegas to Flagstaff Arizona I think?? then Flagstaff to LA - I cant fully remember was a few years ago, but add all these bus rides up!!!
I think the worst one was NYC to Ohio cos is was freezing!!!!!! Ohio to New Orleans was long but I think I recall sleeping a little.
All the bus rides had about a million stops to pick up people, stop for food etc so it took way longer then just driving it, then add snow conditions, engine problems.
I swear I will never get back on a gray hound bus as long as I live.
I learned to sleep with one eye open!!!!!!!!!!!
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Man I have done my share of road trips...all on the gray hound bus!!!!!
Jdoggy and I have done.....
NYC to Ohio
Ohio to New Orleans
New Orleans to Texas
We were meant to to do Texas to Vegas but I could not cope with any more long ass trips on that bus, so we caught a flight.
Then we did Vegas to Flagstaff Arizona I think?? then Flagstaff to LA - I cant fully remember was a few years ago, but add all these bus rides up!!!
I think the worst one was NYC to Ohio cos is was freezing!!!!!! Ohio to New Orleans was long but I think I recall sleeping a little.
All the bus rides had about a million stops to pick up people, stop for food etc so it took way longer then just driving it, then add snow conditions, engine problems.
I swear I will never get back on a gray hound bus as long as I live.
I learned to sleep with one eye open!!!!!!!!!!!
20 hours on a plane from Aus to Ohio sucks pretty hard too!
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my longest was Kitty Hawk, NC to Whitefish, MT.
52 Hrs, only stopped for gas and food. Then slept for 18 hrs straight.
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In 2002 I drove from Seattle to Salt Lake City to attend the Winter Olympics. My best friend and my nephew were with me. The trip took 14 hours and we had one dinner stop, otherwise it was just gas and bathroom breaks change of driver breaks.
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New Orleans to Charlottesville, VA, 985, 14 1/2 hours, gas and necessity stops only, and the reverse a couple of times. Daughter was in UVA, so we'd start early, appox 5a, and be at the table Beefeater Martinis in hand by 8p! Those drinks tasted damn good after that run. On the reverse we did it when we realized that we "only" had five hours to go, it was Sunday and no drinks in Alabama on the "Lord's Day." For people from Louisiana, that was an absolutely pagan idea!
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Philadelphia to Miami....20 hours ,rest stops, burgers and driver swaps.
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Philadelphia Area PA to MYRTLE BEACH BIKE WEEK 2004 - 14 HOURS! 9 days nothing but relaxing!! Oh and having fun at night of course LOL
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Every year I drive from my house to Montana which is just under 1000 miles. I love that drive.
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Not counting the horrible Greyhound bus trips that my Better Half mentioned, The longest single road trip I have done is Sydney to tropical Mackay Queensland to deliver 2 hot tubs.
The trip was just under 1100 miles and took me a total of about 18 hours which I drove nearly straight through,only stopping for bathroom breaks. Ate lunch on the road. My employers were nice enough to let me stay up there for an extra week,paid for accomodation and expenses. The drive back was quicker as I was towing about a ton less weight(16 hours).
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NAS Pennsacola to north suburbs of Chicago. I had just completed aircrew candidate school and only had 10 days leave and didn't want to waste any time. Since I didn't get on the road till 1:00 in the afternoon, by the time I got home I was actually seeing things in the road that weren't there! Don't think I will ever take that long a trip alone again.
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Long, long time ago... 35 hours from Needles, CA to Mid-Michigan!! I slept for about 18 straight hours afterwards...
After that, the longest I used to make was when I'd go home on leave... about 15 hours from Norfolk, VA to Mid-Michigan.
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From my bed to the bathroom in the middle of the night when you gotta pee!
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A long, long time ago, a college friend and I left Columbus, Ohio on a Sunday morning and pulled in at a friend's place in Victorville, California on Monday night. 35 hours and 47 minutes... in an AMC Hornet...
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car : San Francisco to Chicago
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Washington Indiana to Port de Paix Haiti.............