# Road Trip! - An Automotive MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 8, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120 "2016-08-08T09:30:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/81 "2016-08-10T00:16:44Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > CapitAl, unless they like naming their government buildings. And thanks. It took me a minute, too, **Nava** , since in my mind my username is a character in Battlestar Galactica. šŸ˜ƒ My 78-year-old mom and I will be going on a road trip from Seattle to San Jose in September. We havenā€™t done one in a long time! I donā€™t know why not. I wish my SO could come but someone needs to take care of the cats! [More trip details if anyone cares.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=800665) :o ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/82 "2016-08-10T00:18:17Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > Oh, you came so close there! But no, not a tattoo. A piercing in a :eek: place? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/83 "2016-08-10T00:50:03Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Could be a drainer. Strainer? Anyway, one of those things where you put stuff to drain them of whatever liquid they have. > [@anyrose](#): > > colander (as opposed to calendar) But possibly more an industrial/agricultural version. Most made for household use would be enameled or made from a metal other than tin; say something like copper. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/84 "2016-08-10T00:58:24Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > My 78-year-old mom and I will be going on a road trip from Seattle to San Jose in September. Do you know the way? :p;) Despite threats of rain, got my first soccer practice in, 9 of 10 boys showed up and I donā€™t think Iā€™ve screwed up anythingā€¦yet (it was the first practice, after all). The kids look pretty fit and there wasnā€™t much messing around, mostly because they are still strangers to each other and need a few weeks to get comfortable in being their normal selves. Still, it gets me out of the house and engages both my body and brain for a couple of hours. But now feeling like a Norse Godā€¦Thor all over. Iā€™d better sleep good tonight. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/85 "2016-08-10T01:39:01Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > On my way to do something thatā€™s either of deep and yet not understood spiritual significance or just crazy. Either way, itā€™s something where I woke up a few days ago and the voices in my head unanimously shouted ā€œI need a \_\_\_\_\_\_!!!ā€ > > Howā€™s that for ā€œvaguebooking?ā€ Stiff drink. Or at least, thatā€™s how I feel. My Zune found its way into the wash, where it died. At least it was clean when it died. My attitude today sucked. I need a lengthy vacation away from all responsibility. Maybe I should go to one of those all-inclusive resorts where I donā€™t have to think about cooking or working or cleaning or any of the other million things that I have to do. This weekend, I think Iā€™m going to go all-out and make a potato kugel. Grating potato and onion will be good for me, I think. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/86 "2016-08-10T01:48:59Z")
Personally I think **gotti** got that precious little Pomeranian heā€™s always wanted and has spent the day shoppinā€™ for matchinā€™ outfits for him and the dawg. And on that note I believe I shall retire to the boudoir. Canā€™t believe how an afternoon of mostly slackinā€™ can wear one out! Nitey Nite Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/87 "2016-08-10T02:08:04Z")
[QUOTE=Catamount] A piercing in a :eek: place? :eek: [/QUOTE] Half right. A piercing, but not in a :eek: place. The urge to get this piercing bobbed up to the top of my mind about a week ago. Normally, Iā€™m not terribly emotionally driven - my career as a security analyst fits my personality perfectly - but one morning ā€œI _need_ a septum piercing!ā€ pops up and it was driving me crazy why I was thinking such things. ā€œWantā€ I could deal with, but the voices in my head were saying ā€œNEED!ā€ Eventually, I realized that itā€™s a tribute to DH as he had a septum piercing with a tusk when we met. Soā€¦ this afternoon, I went and got an 8 gauge septum ring added to my schnozz. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/88 "2016-08-10T03:21:07Z")
Obigatory duken Prost. šŸ˜ƒ Itā€™s alway good hanging with the hockey Peeps. šŸ™‚ > [@Helena330](#): > > It took me a minute, too, **Nava** , since in my mind my username is a character in Battlestar Galactica. šŸ˜ƒ > > My 78-year-old mom and I will be going on a road trip from Seattle to San Jose in September. We havenā€™t done one in a long time! I donā€™t know why not. I wish my SO could come but someone needs to take care of the cats! > > [More trip details if anyone cares.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=800665) :o šŸ™‚ donā€™t have anything to add, but I have relatives and hockey friends in san Jose,so it canā€™t be that bad of a stop. > [@gotpasswords](#): > > Half right. A piercing, but not in a :eek: place. > > The urge to get this piercing bobbed up to the top of my mind about a week ago. Normally, Iā€™m not terribly emotionally driven - my career as a security analyst fits my personality perfectly - but one morning ā€œI _need_ a septum piercing!ā€ pops up and it was driving me crazy why I was thinking such things. ā€œWantā€ I could deal with, but the voices in my head were saying ā€œNEED!ā€ > > Eventually, I realized that itā€™s a tribute to DH as he had a septum piercing with a tusk when we met. > > Soā€¦ this afternoon, I went and got an 8 gauge septum ring added to my schnozz. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/89 "2016-08-10T03:36:17Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Howdy Yā€™all! After brekkie this morninā€™, I cleanded the bathrooms and the kitchen and made a batch of soft chawklit chip cookies. OK, I cleanded the kitchen after makinā€™ the cookies, but still Iā€™ve been productive. It looks like the rain may be settlinā€™ in for the day. I hope so. I have no where I need to go or be. Hamburger steak with onion gravy, smashed N.O.T., succotash and bizkits for dindin because thatā€™s what I decided to make. > > ETA: First on Two. Take that **spidey**! šŸ˜› Your dinner sounds good, and can you be persuaded to upload some cookies? After dealing with the bellowing, crude morons at work, I now wish I had thought to get some. The bellowing, crude morons, BTW, are my co-irkers. Seems unfair that if I started gagging and/or tasing them to shut them up so I can do my actual job without having to crank my phone volume so high that Iā€™m actually worried about damaging my hearing, _ **Iā€™d** _ be the one getting in trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/90 "2016-08-10T07:16:00Z")
Up too early, canā€™t sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/91 "2016-08-10T08:23:23Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > But possibly more an industrial/agricultural version. Most made for household use would be enameled or made from a metal other than tin; say something like copper. Not the one my mom inherited from her mom, who inherited it from her mom. But momā€™s is a basket with a handle, nowadays we mostly use it to drain preserved beans of their liquid. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/92 "2016-08-10T08:30:06Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > I donā€™t know. Sounds kind of meta and a bit yum, and as long as thereā€™s ricotta, whatā€™s the problem? [Calzones](https://www.google.es/search?q=calzones&espv=2&biw=911&bih=1523&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3iuuNt7bOAhUCQBQKHcyQAssQ_AUIBigB). [Calzoni](https://www.google.es/search?q=calzones&espv=2&biw=911&bih=1523&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3iuuNt7bOAhUCQBQKHcyQAssQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=calzoni). Bit of a difference, even if the first list includes some from the second. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/93 "2016-08-10T08:42:10Z")
I know the way to San Jose! I drove there from SF a couple of years ago on a road trip involving Yosemite. Then there was the road trip earlier this year around Maui and Hawaiiā€™s Big Island. And the road trip from Vancouver to Calgary via Banff and Jasper. And the road trip from LA to Seattleā€¦ This next trip does not involve any driving, or at least thereā€™s none planned so far. Weā€™re heading to San Diego, flying to Reno, going by bus to south Lake Tahoe, then by train back to San Francisco, and then on to San Jose before we fly home. So far the concept of car rental hasnā€™t been mentioned, but you never know. I carry my driving licence for ID purposes so I just need to apply to DVLA (our equivalent of your DMV) for a bit of paper to prove Iā€™ve got no driving convictions. In other news, we are having a Home Office audit of our overseas visa students so we are preparing all our files for that. Big project, lots of work to do and not enough time or people to get it done! ---
**Author:** ![Beelzebubba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/94 "2016-08-10T08:56:34Z")
Back in February (2016), I drove from Atlanta to Pittsburgh. My best friend was transferred there last August and bought a house. He needed help with some projects in and around his new house, as well as someone to supervise the painters he had hired. He had to work most of the time (was out of town overnight five of the days I was there). I thought about flying up and renting a car, but the airfare at that time and renting a car for 12 days would have cost over $900. I decided that driving my 2012 Mazda CX-9 (averaged 17.4mpg for the trip) would be much cheaper. It was my first 500+ mile road trip in at least 15 years (684 miles one-way). It was only supposed to be a 10-11 hour drive, but it took me over 20 hours (split across two days) to make it there! It started snowing as I neared the TN/VA border and got much heavier as I got into VA. I ended up in a ā€˜white-outā€™ (around 11pm) and decided it was time to hang it up for the night. The next day was slow going, but most of the trek thru WV wasnā€™t bad. I managed the return trip in 9hrs 42mins thanks to clear weather and light traffic. The lack of cops on the highway didnā€™t hurt either. Iā€™m thinking about trying the trip again in late October or early November of this year. There were some sites of interest that I missed due to the weather. If it would be as quick and uneventful as my return trip in February, I think it would be funā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/95 "2016-08-10T10:52:43Z")
Good morning! For the first time in a while, I slept thru the night - yay! OK, at one point, I do remember waking and thinking ā€œDo not look at the clock!ā€ so I didnā€™t, and when I finally did wake and look at the clock, it was 2 minutes before my alarm, so yay! My poor sweetie, on the other hand, was up all night. I think it was because of the 3 or 4 caffeinated sodas he drank last night. He was crawling back in to bed when I left. I swear, my idiot boss is about to push me off the deep end. He gave me a very minor design task yesterday. I gave it back to him to review. He changed it completely because I didnā€™t do it the way he would have done it - mostly because his way is dumb! Instead of having a support attached at 2 ends, he wants a cantilevered beam with a flange. A flat-out bad design which will be difficult to install. What an idiot! Iā€™m giving serious thought to just quitting. I hate to give up a well-paying, easy job, but Iā€™m beginning to see why so many others have quit. Deep, cleansing breathsā€¦ Happy Wednesday, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/96 "2016-08-10T11:18:10Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ ā€˜Tis 74 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of _ONLY_ 84 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse for the day. The weather PTB keep sayinā€™ weā€™ll get hit with some of the rain from the Gulf Coast but so far no appreciable rain has happened at all. We shall see. Todayā€™s big plan is to slow roast a brisket and make a run to Tarjay beinā€™ as Tarjay has Coke products on sale. I foresee vacuuminā€™ and dustinā€™ da cave as well. Fun times! OK I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then I suppose I should purtify and betake myself to Tarjay. Happy Hump Day Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/97 "2016-08-10T11:28:05Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Pub Crawl tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/98 "2016-08-10T11:32:55Z")
Blurf. First missed bus of the school year. I knew it was a bad idea to let Girl 2.0 go to the movies last night, even if it was, technically, homework (review for the student newspaper.) Next time, itā€™s a matinee or on a weekend. Three more days until The Boy moves out. Living room looks like a war zone. Need more caffeine. Lots. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/99 "2016-08-10T11:49:54Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > [Calzones](https://www.google.es/search?q=calzones&espv=2&biw=911&bih=1523&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3iuuNt7bOAhUCQBQKHcyQAssQ_AUIBigB). [Calzoni](https://www.google.es/search?q=calzones&espv=2&biw=911&bih=1523&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3iuuNt7bOAhUCQBQKHcyQAssQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=calzoni). Bit of a difference, even if the first list includes some from the second. Well, hell! If youā€™re gonna go all bilingual on us! Sheesh! > [@missred](#): > > Iā€™ve begun hanging crap on the walls, which is a sign that Iā€™m almost done unpacking. Yay! I canā€™t believe you all let this one slide without making comments about **red** being some brand of simian! [Lionel Richie]Iā€™m blurfy on a stormy morning[/LR] ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/100 "2016-08-10T12:06:36Z")
Itā€™s morning, right? It must be morning, because I have coffee. But apparently, not enough of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120.md?page=6)