# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/121 "2016-08-10T19:32:20Z")
Went to FL for vacation last month, drive was 15+ hours. The trip down was from about 5PM to 8AM. I drove all but an hour or so. I was getting a little dopey by dawn but was surprisingly awake. I slept until about 2pm and was fine. The trip back, not so good. It was my girlfriend, her teenage daughter, her teenage friend, and me. Left about 8am on a Saturday. First 4 hours made good time. Then every hour or two, someone needed to go to the bathroom, someone was carsick, someone had to have a drink, the car needed gas, or someone “just couldn’t stay in the car any more.” About 9pm we were driving through pouring rain and it was dark, and we needed to do yet another stop. And of course it was one of those stops off the Interstate that winds up being 5 miles away. I pondered to the other occupant of the car as we waited on the other two in a convenience store parking lot “I think we died in an accident about 4 hours ago and now we are in Limbo on an eternal journey.” It sure seemed like it. So I like road trips, but anything over 10 hours or so in a day is a bit much. ---
**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, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/122 "2016-08-10T21:41:16Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I had to think about this for a bit before admitting it; it does show a mean streak I try to hide from everyone. Except maybe **Plant**. > > There is this young man at work who we don’t really hate but everyone pretty much would like to see gone. He is this living breathing cartoon of what books and comedians call “hip hop”. And it doesn’t really matter if we’re talking the white associates or the African-American associates; or the national origin of the associate. This guy pretty annoys all of us equally. Its not that he’s a bad guy - just constantly talking and always in really contrived slang. And usually saying really dumb or offensive things. > > Monday I’m standing by the time clock. I _know_ I have this big green/gray scab on my nose. Good Lord how could anyone miss it? So Rick comes along and stops ’ “Yo yo yo, my man. Ya got some shit on you nose”. > > I looked him square in the eye and dead-pan serious said “Yes; it’s called cancer. Thank you very much for pointing it out. I feel much better about myself and my future now for your input”. He blushed badly and sort of slinked off. As soon as he left my usual smile came back and I got high-fives from the 30 or 40 people standing around. We doubt he’ll learn anything from it but it was a fun moment for the rest of us. 😃 [And all the girlies say he’s pretty fly for a white guy.](https://youtu.be/AltMeuPkWRs) 😃 > [@Nava](#): > > Only if female. Male ones are _puto_, but only if you want to be really, really intimate. I personally find \*pendejo \*sets a more romantic mood. I was almost passing out at irk today. Thanks sudden onset anemia! I’d get some iron supplements to deal with it but I don’t trust myself to drive the mile to the store. ---
**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, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/123 "2016-08-10T21:46:55Z")
I’m sure the bear will approve that I went to Target at lunchtime and stocked up on TP as I was down to 54 rolls\* on the freezer in the garage. Bought another 72 rolls\* and got a $5 gift card. I half expected any manner of snarky comments from people on the shiny dangly thing under my nose. So far, not a peep. Even my chiropractor was like “I thought something was different about you…” Of course, not a soul in my family knows anything about this yet. My mother doesn’t even have pierced ears. - Roll equivalents as I buy the Mega variety as I hate changing empty rolls. ---
**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, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/124 "2016-08-10T21:50:16Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Went to FL for vacation last month, drive was 15+ hours. The trip down was from about 5PM to 8AM. I drove all but an hour or so. I was getting a little dopey by dawn but was surprisingly awake. I slept until about 2pm and was fine. > > The trip back, not so good. It was my girlfriend, her teenage daughter, her teenage friend, and me. Left about 8am on a Saturday. First 4 hours made good time. Then every hour or two, someone needed to go to the bathroom, someone was carsick, someone had to have a drink, the car needed gas, or someone “just couldn’t stay in the car any more.” About 9pm we were driving through pouring rain and it was dark, and we needed to do yet another stop. And of course it was one of those stops off the Interstate that winds up being 5 miles away. I pondered to the other occupant of the car as we waited on the other two in a convenience store parking lot “I think we died in an accident about 4 hours ago and now we are in Limbo on an eternal journey.” It sure seemed like it. > > So I like road trips, but anything over 10 hours or so in a day is a bit much. Yeah Easier if it’s just one person ,I only had to make 4 stops. And welcome, **control-z** , we can call you **reverse** ---
**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, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/125 "2016-08-10T22:15:10Z")
I SOLD THE CAMPER!!! YAAAAAAAAY!! A woman responded to the ad late last night asking if she could come see it this morning. I told her it had to be after 4. She got her a bit after 5, and by 6, we’d set it up, packed it up, hooked it to her car, and exchanged money and title. YAAAAAAAAY!! Now I need to run to the store. ugh. But YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! ---
**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, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/126 "2016-08-10T22:43:40Z")
Dindin has been ingested. YUM! That’s one gooooooooooooooood brisket I made there! The remnants of it shall be turned into my version of cheesesteaks for tomorrow night’s dindin. **gotti** I am indeed proud. Oh and you got sump’n hangin’ out of your nose. Maybe you should by that kind of tissue as well. 😃 **BigKitty** I thought that video was a riot! **MOOOOOOM** yay for the camper sell! ---
**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, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/127 "2016-08-10T23:27:04Z")
Back from my grocery run. Time to veg. We’ve decided that most of what we got for the trailer will go to VISA, but we’re each gonna take some to have fun with. What’s especially cool is that we sold it for more than we paid for it 3 years ago. Of course, by the time we paid for the inspection, the title, and the tow hitch… I think we probably came close to breaking even. The truth is, we got it super cheap when we bought it - I think the guy just wanted to be rid of it. So we’ve got plenty of space in the garage for pellets. I just need to sweep up the debris that blew under it. Not tonight, tho. I’m done. DONE! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/128 "2016-08-10T23:36:43Z")
Got home, hung the bike away in the basement. Stopped by the basement fridge for some cold PowerAde; drank some on the way upstairs. Went to kitchen fridge & traded it in for a cold beer. Went upstairs, took off clothes & threw them in the washer, then got in shower & turned on water. Do you know how cold it is when you first turn it on? Do you know how good it felt? Best part was… **shower beer**! 🆒 Oh yeah, there was soap this time & the last sip became [Body on Tap](https://sites.google.com/site/ataplow/bodyontapshampoo) shampoo. Remember that? I’ve dried off 3 times & I’m still wet. Stoopit hoomidity. Now dinner & a movie. Congrats on being camperless, **Mooommm** ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/129 "2016-08-11T00:19:45Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] **gotti** I am indeed proud. Oh and you got sump’n hangin’ out of your nose. Maybe you should by that kind of tissue as well. 😃 [/QUOTE] One of my absolute requirements was that the jewelry would have some “heft” to it as I’m not a small guy and I don’t do [dainty](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/atigerarmy/media/septum2.jpg.html) so there’s none of that “You got something on your nose…oh, that’s a piercing…” What I got is probably two sizes larger than [this one](http://www.piercemeup.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Boys-Face-Piercing-Ideas10.jpg) in both gage and diameter. Maybe in a few years I can do this…[He’s](http://www.piercemeup.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Boys-Face-Piercing-Ideas62.jpg) sexy on a stick. Oh, was that my outside keyboard again? And you’d have no idea how hard it is to find pictures of piercings that aren’t NSFW and/or horribly freaky. :eek: It would have been far faster for me to take a selfie and find a place to park it online. ---
**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 11, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/130 "2016-08-11T01:05:59Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Perhaps we should write a dictionary and travel guide for our friends, those on the board or elsewhere. You had to expect this [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G6D1YI-41ao/hqdefault.jpg "Monty Python - Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao) ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/131 "2016-08-11T01:26:24Z")
**gotti** , the dainty pic is about what I had ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/132 "2016-08-11T01:40:54Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > You had to expect this > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao) Do you seriously believe that I will view a link from one of the fellows that I want to sell a Vacation Guide to? Oye! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/133 "2016-08-11T03:13:24Z")
So glad I took a shower to then go & put bug spray on right after dinner. Movies about space should be shown on non-cloudy nights; so much cooler to look up & see what subject matter. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Do you seriously believe that I will view a link from one of the fellows that I want to sell a Vacation Guide to? > Oye! But where are you going on vacation? I have some nice waterfront property in FL I’ll sell you…cheap. **gotti** , go for the big one, then you’ll never loose your [keys](https://www.amazon.com/Klippy-Quick-Chain-Jogging-Spare/dp/B00BEM95C2) again. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/134 "2016-08-11T03:46:06Z")
Mr. **Ruble** , recommendation on Amish Outlaws; worth seeing? ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/135 "2016-08-11T04:28:23Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I’m up, caffeinated ,and sheveled. I’m driving north to the hockey Booster Club Convention in an hour. Any body else doing a road trip this summer? > Or hijack away, I’m on vacation and don’t care.😃 I did. From the southeast to the pacific NW. I’d like to recommend Glacier National Park. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/136 "2016-08-11T09:17:53Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Perhaps we should write a dictionary and travel guide for our friends, those on the board or elsewhere. We could write a [Speaking in Silver](http://www.casadellibro.com/libro-from-lost-to-the-river--speaking-in-silver/9788484605355/1177881) for travelers. I’m sure we can convince **kobal2** to assist with the French chapters. Oh, and the pronunciation guides? Forget about doing something like have a chapter explaining pronunciation symbols used, along the lines of “a is like in cat”. We’d come up with a list of letter groups for each sound we’d need, and mix-and-match randomly. ---
**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 11, 2016, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/137 "2016-08-11T10:46:08Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > I did. From the southeast to the pacific NW. I’d like to recommend Glacier National Park. My daughter and a good friend of hers did this between their sophomore and junior years of college - from Orlando to Seattle. They went roughly across I-10, then north thru CA, and returned via Yellowstone and Mt Rushmore and some other places. They had a blast! Just a few months ago, they were posting on FB “I can’t believe it’s been 10 years already!!” Good morning, all! I had a second pretty decent night of sleep, but I’m sure it won’t become habit. No errands today except to run to the credit union with the camper money so I can send a check to VISA. I got some ground beef when I was grocerying last night - meatloaf for supper tonight! Other than that, just another glorious Thursday in steamy southern Merrylande! Happy Thursday! ---
**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 11, 2016, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/138 "2016-08-11T11:17:50Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 71 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 94 and partly cloudy for the day. I am sure the heat index will be somewhere around a hunnert. The big plan to day is to accomplish mowage. ‘Tis all wet out after the rain yestiddy but I’m plannin’ to get out there around nine this mornin’. After that, who knows what I might get into today. I’m sure I’ll need to let some water out of the cee-mint pond and clean out the skimmer. OK that’s all I got. I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Happy Thursday Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/139 "2016-08-11T13:10:21Z")
**Hey, doggio! How’s your head?** blurfarino. It’s Hella Humid out today. ---
**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 11, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120/140 "2016-08-11T13:18:59Z")
Happy Thorsday According to my phone it’s a cloudy 82 degrees outside, according to my window it’s sunny. It’s supposed to get up to 90 and rain later today. It’s supposed to rain tomorrow and Saturday as well. We’ll see. I’ll make tacos today since we ordered pizza yesterday. Nothing special or exciting on the agenda today. Just the usual irk and clean house. SSDD [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-an-automotive-mmp/762120.md?page=8)