This allows the knive to be attached anywhere there are MOLLE loops.
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Posted on 03/05/2005 11:51:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
And possibly in Illinois depending on the time of day. Maybe you'll find that all this worry ahead of time makes the actual driving easier! And remember to make Margaret switch off frequently.
I may make Margaret drive during some of the scarier bits. She's younger and less experienced...but a better driver. ;-) Part of this is just that I have trouble judging distances, which means heavy traffic involving lane changes really, really scares me. I'm fine otherwise...even enjoy driving. Like that trip to northern ME last summer was fun!
It's more fun than Easter Egg hunting! ;-)
I think most of the trip should be pretty decent traffic. I get nervous about trucks which is why I dislike driving after dark. Other than a couple congested areas near cities, my trip out was pretty uneventful.
This allows the knive to be attached anywhere there are MOLLE loops.
Oh yeah!! You have a cell phone now, so that will work out great!
Actually 10pm to 6am is the best time to drive. Most of the truckers are off the road, and the ones that are still there are pretty nice drivers. It's my favorite time to drive.
I will NOT be driving late at night, but if I have my way, we'll start out at four or so each morning.
Margaret begs to differ, but I said she can just sleep until eight or nine if she wants, and then we'll stop for breakfast!
It always just seems like after dark the trucks multiply. I don't really drive after 10 often, so I'll have to take your word for it!
Rosie, have you got tickets yet? I'm wondering about flight times and such - I'm the sort of person who likes to have these things planned out way in advance.
I have tickets...they're at home. I'll get the info to you tomorrow.
Very cool! I like that a lot!
Cool.
Mmm, I'm having leftover ham for lunch. It should last me quite a while. And it's good. Mmm...
I'm printing out our itinerary for each day. I'm thinking I may stretch things a bit - try to make for nine hours a day or travel instead of eight. And...the other thing is, if we did a twelve hour day (not counting stops) the third day, we MIGHT get into Fort Collins in the evening of the 6th. It'd be pushing it a little, so we'll see. I'm not planning to be totally rigid, but if I have some guidelines for where I'm going to stop, I'll feel better.
Hmmm... keep me posted. Plans make everything better, don't they!
You'll have a better clue by next Tuesday, I suppose, so we can always just plan things on the fly.
We really really need them. The faded one under the Haynes is like $35 brand new, (give or take, depending). I don't care if the cover is faded! It's just gonna get covered with grease like my Idiot's Guide!
Wish me luck...
That's good stuff. I won't do much more than an oil change without a Haynes manual on the ground next to me.
And yes, it is covered with all manner of grease and oil: a badge of honor.
Don't worry, I won't out bid you out of some sick sense of evil...
heh heh heh
I got a nice note, addressed to the Hobbit Hole, from TexKat's son, over in Iraq.
Heh heh!! There are a couple of people I didn't ping to tell them, for that very reason!
Very nice!
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