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ChiefD

Footballguy
I drove 13.5 hours today from NC to Kansas City. Google Maps before the trip said it should take 13 hours and 40 minutes.
The unprecedented happened. Family of 5. Three stops. 905 miles.

Stop 1: 20 minutes. Gas, bathroom, food - all at Buc-ees. In and out in 20 minutes. That in itself is damn near impossible.

Stop 2: 9 MINUTES. GAS, BATHROOM, SNACKS. The stop of all stops.

Stop 3: 3 MINUTES!!! Highway rest area. Easy on and off.

I hope you fellas realize how amazing this is. Today was the culmination of 17 years of training.

ChiefD’s Opus. I’m so proud of them I could cry.
 

mr. furley

Footballguy
I drove 13.5 hours today from NC to Kansas City. Google Maps before the trip said it should take 13 hours and 40 minutes.
The unprecedented happened. Family of 5. Three stops. 905 miles.

Stop 1: 20 minutes. Gas, bathroom, food - all at Buc-ees. In and out in 20 minutes. That in itself is damn near impossible.

Stop 2: 9 MINUTES. GAS, BATHROOM, SNACKS. The stop of all stops.

Stop 3: 3 MINUTES!!! Highway rest area. Easy on and off.

I hope you fellas realize how amazing this is. Today was the culmination of 17 years of training.

ChiefD’s Opus. I’m so proud of them I could cry.
this is a little bit longer than it takes my family of 4 to make what should be a 6.5 hour drive.

you're a freaking magician
 

DA RAIDERS

willy t flyers
I’m driving from Detroit to Orlando next weekend (splitting into 2 days)
Tempted to slip my wife an ambien so we don’t have to stop to pee every hour
Then we get to do it all over again a week later (also over 2 days)
The force is strong in my wife. She will happily Pee on the side of the road. She has passed this on to our daughter. I’m A Lucky man.
 

Osaurus

Footballguy
My condolences on going to Orlando. I was on I-4 last Thursday and Friday and got an extra hour and a half of drive time thanks to seemingly nothing.
 

5-ish Finkle

Footballguy
16 year old daughter has a girlfriend over. They just told me that 3 boys were coming over. It’s midnight. Yea…no.

Shoulda told her "Sure, they can come over. I'll be meeting them at the door in my flounciest of scarves and taking photos with each of them to post to Insta."

My condolences on going to Orlando.
This. Whatever the reason. This x100.

I must admit...I still get a little secret, metaphysical smile any time I pause to think "It's been X years since we left central FL."
 

nightmare

Footballguy
I'm not going to name names but it looks like we only have 6 more threads to go on stuff that is kind of ridiculous to talk about.

The early ones got some traction but it looks like the rest are just dying slow deaths.

A few years ago they would have been pushed off the first page in hours and a decade ago it would've been minutes.
 

UOFI_316

Footballguy
On Friday we drive from Chicago to Sarasota, 2 days down, and then the following weekend 3 days back (will stop in Macon to visit a cousin on the way back who has horses for the kids to ride around on). I hope for the 5 minute pit stops, but I know they will turn into 20 minutes magically. As long as the minivan makes it back in one piece I will be happy.
 

belljr

Footballguy
I drove 13.5 hours today from NC to Kansas City. Google Maps before the trip said it should take 13 hours and 40 minutes.
The unprecedented happened. Family of 5. Three stops. 905 miles.

Stop 1: 20 minutes. Gas, bathroom, food - all at Buc-ees. In and out in 20 minutes. That in itself is damn near impossible.

Stop 2: 9 MINUTES. GAS, BATHROOM, SNACKS. The stop of all stops.

Stop 3: 3 MINUTES!!! Highway rest area. Easy on and off.

I hope you fellas realize how amazing this is. Today was the culmination of 17 years of training.

ChiefD’s Opus. I’m so proud of them I could cry.
Drove NJ to Florida and we have one longish stop usually the second stop ~15-20 minutes. The rest are pit and gos ~ every 3 hours
 

ChiefD

Footballguy
On Friday we drive from Chicago to Sarasota, 2 days down, and then the following weekend 3 days back (will stop in Macon to visit a cousin on the way back who has horses for the kids to ride around on). I hope for the 5 minute pit stops, but I know they will turn into 20 minutes magically. As long as the minivan makes it back in one piece I will be happy.
It's all in how you structure them. I try to limit the stops at gas stations if someone just needs to pee. That is an automatic 15 minute stop, because people start browsing around and needs a snack or whatever........too many distractions in a gas station.

Just pee stops HAVE to be at rest areas. Easy on/Easy off. Come in hot - make sure you tell the kids as you are coming in to get off the devices, put on shoes, etc. They can do that while the vehicle is in motion. That saves two minutes EASY. (I like to do this about 5 minutes before I know the stop is coming).

That way when the car hits PARK it's effing ON. Out of the car, walk briskly, get 'er done.

I'm like Ricky Bobby out there. My 15 year old son is my Cal Naughton.

SHAKE AND BAKE!! :headbang:
 
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SWC

Bromigo

arrow1

Footballguy
On Friday we drive from Chicago to Sarasota, 2 days down, and then the following weekend 3 days back (will stop in Macon to visit a cousin on the way back who has horses for the kids to ride around on). I hope for the 5 minute pit stops, but I know they will turn into 20 minutes magically. As long as the minivan makes it back in one piece I will be happy.
It's all in how you structure them. I try to limit the stops at gas stations if someone just needs to pee. That is an automatic 15 minute stop, because people start browsing around and needs a snack or whatever........too many distractions in a gas station.

Just pee stops HAVE to be at rest areas. Easy on/Easy off. Come in hot - make sure you tell the kids as you are coming in to get off the devices, put on shoes, etc. They can do that while the vehicle is in motion. That saves two minutes EASY. (I like to do this about 5 minutes before I know the stop is coming).

That way when they car hits PARK it's effing ON. Out of the car, walk briskly, get 'er done.

I'm like Ricky Bobby out there. My 15 year old son is my Cal Naughton.

SHAKE AND BAKE!! :headbang:
My rule is we only stop at places I can see from the interstate. None of this "gas/food next exit" and get off on sign points to right *** 2.5 miles
 

ChiefD

Footballguy
On Friday we drive from Chicago to Sarasota, 2 days down, and then the following weekend 3 days back (will stop in Macon to visit a cousin on the way back who has horses for the kids to ride around on). I hope for the 5 minute pit stops, but I know they will turn into 20 minutes magically. As long as the minivan makes it back in one piece I will be happy.
It's all in how you structure them. I try to limit the stops at gas stations if someone just needs to pee. That is an automatic 15 minute stop, because people start browsing around and needs a snack or whatever........too many distractions in a gas station.

Just pee stops HAVE to be at rest areas. Easy on/Easy off. Come in hot - make sure you tell the kids as you are coming in to get off the devices, put on shoes, etc. They can do that while the vehicle is in motion. That saves two minutes EASY. (I like to do this about 5 minutes before I know the stop is coming).

That way when they car hits PARK it's effing ON. Out of the car, walk briskly, get 'er done.

I'm like Ricky Bobby out there. My 15 year old son is my Cal Naughton.

SHAKE AND BAKE!! :headbang:
My rule is we only stop at places I can see from the interstate. None of this "gas/food next exit" and get off on sign points to right *** 2.5 miles
Damn right. :thumbup:
 

SWC

Bromigo
On Friday we drive from Chicago to Sarasota, 2 days down, and then the following weekend 3 days back (will stop in Macon to visit a cousin on the way back who has horses for the kids to ride around on). I hope for the 5 minute pit stops, but I know they will turn into 20 minutes magically. As long as the minivan makes it back in one piece I will be happy.
It's all in how you structure them. I try to limit the stops at gas stations if someone just needs to pee. That is an automatic 15 minute stop, because people start browsing around and needs a snack or whatever........too many distractions in a gas station.

Just pee stops HAVE to be at rest areas. Easy on/Easy off. Come in hot - make sure you tell the kids as you are coming in to get off the devices, put on shoes, etc. They can do that while the vehicle is in motion. That saves two minutes EASY. (I like to do this about 5 minutes before I know the stop is coming).

That way when they car hits PARK it's effing ON. Out of the car, walk briskly, get 'er done.

I'm like Ricky Bobby out there. My 15 year old son is my Cal Naughton.

SHAKE AND BAKE!! :headbang:
My rule is we only stop at places I can see from the interstate. None of this "gas/food next exit" and get off on sign points to right *** 2.5 miles
Damn right. :thumbup:
that is indeed damn right i never trust a place where you get off and there is a sign with an arrow pointing to a gas station three miles away and all i can see are trees and a swamp that my friends that right there is how horror movies start or some three toothed sloth creature who looks like he bathes in a septic tank starts asking you for change and i dont go in for that stuff if you cant see it and if it aint a kwik trip we aint stoppin take that to the bank bromigos
 

cosjobs

Footballguy
Hi friends.

It's my bday. And I've been in a profound and worsening funk basically since I started my "forever" job in July. Coincidence? I'm so down I can't even tell any more. But the kids are good, so its hard to complain... Yet here I am.
Well ****, that's sounds crappy. Maybe a jaunt to New England would lighten your spirits.
 

El Floppo

Footballguy
Hi friends.

It's my bday. And I've been in a profound and worsening funk basically since I started my "forever" job in July. Coincidence? I'm so down I can't even tell any more. But the kids are good, so its hard to complain... Yet here I am.
Well ****, that's sounds crappy. Maybe a jaunt to New England would lighten your spirits.
wish the update were better on my part- but I'm always up for a jaunt.
 

DA RAIDERS

willy t flyers

cosjobs

Footballguy

SWC

Bromigo
I was at the convenience store this morning. Saw a pickup truck and on the back window was a sticker of a stripper on a pole.

What kind of pole you ask?

A wind turbine pole complete with the blades at the top.

Like this.
i think the average onshore turbine is about 475 feet tall so that would put her at about 375 feet tall and that my friends is a whole lotta woman take that to the bank bromigos
 

ChiefD

Footballguy
Just got a phone call from my wife. 17 year old son was on his way to an orthodontist appointment and got into his first car accident. The car in front of him slammed on his brakes suddenly and my son ran into him.

Minimal damage to both cars and nobody was hurt.

The other car? A police car. :lol:

Go big or go home I always say.
 

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