# Help a Doper go Cross Country **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141 "2004-03-08T16:57:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/1 "2004-03-08T16:57:47Z")
This is a totally pointless thread. Imagine Doper A had to get from NYC to, say, LA for a family emergency and had very little money. Would we collectively be able to help him or her out? Assuming he can get to Delaware Water Gap, PA. I can pick him up and drive to maybe State College, PA with very little sweat off my back. Can he get to DWG? Would he be stranded in State College? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/2 "2004-03-08T17:03:35Z")
Well, said Imaginary Doper could easily get a bus from NYC into New Jersey (I only live 30 miles outside the city, but it’d be easier and cheaper to pick up Figment from the mall or something), and I could get him to DWG without a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/3 "2004-03-08T17:16:04Z")
Great, he has a ride to PA, as well as a name! If no one can get him from State College, maybe I can get **Figment** south to Harrisburg for help (I’m looking at you, **Airman Doors** ). He doesn’t need the most direct route, because this “emergency” isn’t time sensitive. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/4 "2004-03-08T20:36:18Z")
Just subscribing to this thread so when **Figment** gets to my nect of the woods I can help him/her. ( what gender is **Figment**? ) ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/5 "2004-03-08T20:38:16Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > … my nect of the woods or my _neck_ of the woods. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/6 "2004-03-08T20:59:13Z")
Well, if **Figment** ever ends up in the vicinity of Middle of Nowhere, Minnesota, I’d be more than happy to help out! ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/7 "2004-03-08T21:18:36Z")
As long as **Figment** isn’t scared of flying in small airplanes, and can get him/herself to the Harrisonburg, VA area, I can usually talk a student into a cross-country flight of at least a couple hundred miles, so that would leave him stranded somewhere in Kentucky or Tennessee. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/8 "2004-03-08T21:31:42Z")
**Figment** gets violently airsick. From both ends. It’s not a pretty sight. Speaking of not a pretty sight, and in response to the question regarding gender, **Figment** is closely related to [Pat.](http://www.cardmagnets.com/SNL/015.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/9 "2004-03-08T22:09:11Z")
I don’t think **Figment** want to come this far south but if it gets near Asheville I bet **The Left Hand of Dorkness** can bring him to Tuxedo (on the state line) and I could take him on towards Atlanta. That might be a bit too south though. He might get sucked in by those FlaDopers! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/10 "2004-03-09T00:15:34Z")
If Figment needs to come to Florida I can meet him or her at the GA state line. ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/11 "2004-03-09T00:31:34Z")
[QUOTE=Casey1505] **Figment** gets violently airsick. From both ends. It’s not a pretty sight. QUOTE] Well then, **Figgy** is out of luck from my end if he shows up in the next day or so. I’d gladly give a ride, but my car is sitting in a parking lot 30 miles from home, waiting for me to install a new distributor coil. If he can wait a couple days, then I’d be happy to drive into West Virginia somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/12 "2004-03-09T02:27:46Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > If Figment needs to come to Florida I can meet him or her at the GA state line. After **Figment** is done in Florida, I can give him a ride ( if its after the Floridope 🙂 ) from Florida to Omaha, Nebraska. Traveling through GA, TN, KY, IL and IA. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/13 "2004-03-09T02:28:01Z")
Well, first things first. **Draelin** dropped him off at the Water Gap, and I’m on 80 W. Am I continuing on 80W out towards Ohio (what the hell, I’ll call in sick tomorrow), or should I head south on 81, and meet a fellow Doper at the Mason/Dixon line who can continue with Figment on his journey? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/14 "2004-03-09T02:53:24Z")
If this fictional person makes it down around Atlanta for some reason, I could probably kick himher from the ATL to somewhere around Alabama, though I could get em to New Orleans if they came sometime around August. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/15 "2004-03-09T07:11:08Z")
If Fig gets as far as Claremont, I can borrow my roommate’s car and put him the last 40 miles into LA proper. But only for another two months. After that, I’m graduating. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/16 "2004-03-09T12:22:31Z")
If **Figment** happens to end up near east TN, I can go from the Knoxville area to the Nashville or Atlanta areas. I can also do pickup around Bristol, VA or Asheville, NC. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/17 "2004-03-09T13:44:09Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Great, he has a ride to PA, as well as a name! > > If no one can get him from State College, maybe I can get **Figment** south to Harrisburg for help (I’m looking at you, **Airman Doors** ). > > He doesn’t need the most direct route, because this “emergency” isn’t time sensitive. Oh, I think either myself or **MsRobyn** could find it in our hearts to help out someone in need. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/18 "2004-03-09T15:19:15Z")
I’m off the described path, but I would be willing to help if **Figment** passed through SE Virginia. When I was active in Boxer rescue, this type of event was a regular occurance, where a dog was in transit to a new home in a different state. We called them _Cur Runs_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/19 "2004-03-09T15:20:26Z")
So this is a Dope Run? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141/20 "2004-03-09T15:44:42Z")
This is shaping up so far. I need to get a map to figure out the route and who’s got him (I will post another recap when I do), but it looks like we can get him to Omaha. After all that time alone with **misstee** , he may not want to continue on, but after she chews him up and spits him out, he will still need to get to LA. Can someone get him from Omaha to points westward? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-doper-go-cross-country/233141.md?page=2)