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Well I am now on vacation! It only took me an 8 hour drive.. but I am now laying on my hotel bed, it is actually comfy :eek:

On my final hour of the drive I started talking to myself. I was going crazy.

Anyway.. You all know I'm random.. so.. I came up with a new game! I shall show you now while I wait for the parents to get ready for dinner. God damn I love wireless internet!

Oh.. here:

The travel game: Honk-Honk-Vroom-Vroom-Chug!

Description:
You know those summer vacations where your mother tried to keep you occupied with car games where you would look for all the stop signs and shit? Well this is kind of like that..

What You Will Need:
A sober driver.
A case or two of beer. Or if it's a short ride, a bottle of something high proof; since I'm in CT right now, I'll suggest Cutty Sark :p
Good eyes :p

Directions:
Keep your eyes open.
Keep your booze ready.
Look at all the cars you are passing.
Everytime you see a car you like.. take one drink.
If it's an expensive car ($30,000+) take two drinks.


PS: Mystic, CT is a really nice place. God damn elitist :mad: :eek: ;)

Yay for drunk driving!

Psssh. I drove from Boston to Cleveland in one trip two weeks ago. 11 hours.

Disclaimer: Ruffy is drunk. Do not follow his advice.

Other than that, 8 hours? Wimp. It's 17 from here to Louisiana.

That's an interesting game. I may play it with tequila at some point.

Unless you are in a Winnebago make sure the sober driver has no drivers license.
He will lose it if he has one when the drunks in the car start throwing beer cans out the window and the cops notice. Open container violations suck.

Ah, I always have alcohol in the car when I'm not driving. Unless my parents are driving.

One more way to keep the blood out of my alcohol stream. [/cliched phrase]

Ah, I always have alcohol in the car when I'm not driving. Unless my parents are driving.

One more way to keep the blood out of my alcohol stream. [/cliched phrase]
I used to submit to voluntary drug testing to find out what I was low on.

pfft..I drove from Dallas to SFO.....32 hrs...alone.:D

Psssh. I drove from Boston to Cleveland in one trip two weeks ago. 11 hours.


I'm about to drive MD to WI. Try 18 hrs.
If you haven't killed the person you're with, it's true love. ;)

Disclaimer: Ruffy is drunk. Do not follow his advice.

Other than that, 8 hours? Wimp. It's 17 from here to Louisiana.
Ok.. so I had some beer at dinner.. pshat.

I've got you all beat. Two cross country drives (Georgia to the Oregon Coast) With two small children. And we dont drink.

Although we seriously considered taking it up on the way back somewhere in Oklahoma.

"Are we there yet??? I'm hungry! I have to potty!" Are we there yet? I'm bored..I want out of this car mom!"



Sigh....

I've got you all beat. Two cross country drives (Georgia to the Oregon Coast) With two small children. And we dont drink.

Although we seriously considered taking it up on the way back somewhere in Oklahoma.

"Are we there yet??? I'm hungry! I have to potty!" Are we there yet? I'm bored..I want out of this car mom!"



Sigh....
That.. is.. and you don't drink?!

I've got you all beat. Two cross country drives (Georgia to the Oregon Coast) With two small children. And we dont drink.

Although we seriously considered taking it up on the way back somewhere in Oklahoma.

"Are we there yet??? I'm hungry! I have to potty!" Are we there yet? I'm bored..I want out of this car mom!"



Sigh....
This is how we handled our kids on the coast-to-coast drive or any other distance, for that matter. We sat them in the back seats of a Plymouth Voyager. Each had their own seat and own pile of Little Golden Books, among other titles. We put a tape with some cheery kids songs in the stereo and started driving. Never heard anything but requests for the potty. And those weren't all that often.

That.. is.. and you don't drink?!

Maybe she should start...

This is how we handled our kids on the coast-to-coast drive or any other distance, for that matter. We sat them in the back seats of a Plymouth Voyager. Each had their own seat and own pile of Little Golden Books, among other titles. We put a tape with some cheery kids songs in the stereo and started driving. Never heard anything but requests for the potty. And those weren't all that often.


But kids today are rotten! Just kidding. We did invest in a DVD Player for the car and some Auto Bingo boards.....I had quite a fun time with that. But we werent on a time schedule or anything so it was possible to make frequent stops and stretch our legs. It was a fabulous time even though there were many ''are we there yets".:)

Maybe she should start...

haha....well we got some really good video of the country and all in all it was great. However, I almost got into a fight with a lady in Montana. Hey,I'm a lover not a fighter, but when you flick your cigarette on the hood of my Mini-van on purpose and almost knock my kids down cause youre in a hurry to get inside the souvenir shop..........well.....its on!

But kids today are rotten! Just kidding. We did invest in a DVD Player for the car and some Auto Bingo boards.....I had quite a fun time with that. But we werent on a time schedule or anything so it was possible to make frequent stops and stretch our legs. It was a fabulous time even though there were many ''are we there yets".:)
Geez, that was a generation ago, wasn't it? My kids are out of college and almost self-sufficient. It ws way before DVDs, or we might have been playing Barney on the way.

Maybe she should start...
She must be God.. I can't see how a mother could stay sober!

But kids today are rotten! Just kidding. We did invest in a DVD Player for the car and some Auto Bingo boards.....I had quite a fun time with that. But we werent on a time schedule or anything so it was possible to make frequent stops and stretch our legs. It was a fabulous time even though there were many ''are we there yets".:)

Did you ever say "Yes"?

haha....well we got some really good video of the country and all in all it was great. However, I almost got into a fight with a lady in Montana. Hey,I'm a lover not a fighter, but when you flick your cigarette on the hood of my Mini-van on purpose and almost knock my kids down cause youre in a hurry to get inside the souvenir shop..........well.....its on!

Of course.

People can be so rude to strangers on the road. :(

She must be God.. I can't see how a mother could stay sober!

I can. They generally overeat or get depressed instead, unfortunately.

Did you ever say "Yes"?

Well ..........


"Yes Reagan, we are there. Cant you see that we stopped the car, unloaded, unpacked and are having a rootin' tootin' good time???"

"Mama.........are you being sarcastic?"

"Never, honey"

:rolleyes: I was a bit snippy I guess.

I can. They generally overeat or get depressed instead, unfortunately.
Yes.. :(

I can. They generally overeat or get depressed instead, unfortunately.

lol...I chose coffee and sarcasm instead.

Well ..........


"Yes Reagan, we are there. Cant you see that we stopped the car, unloaded, unpacked and are having a rootin' tootin' good time???"

"Mama.........are you being sarcastic?"

"Never, honey"

:rolleyes: I was a bit snippy I guess.

I knew it. Every good parent eventually says yes.

Fuck that, I drove straight from Nashville to Buffalo, crashed for a few hours, then went to Bennington, VT. Soon as I got there, I went to class. It was 18 hours driving one way. Totally worth it though. Got to see Muse in concert >B.

And my long-drive saver is my XM Radio. I'd die without it.

I don't mind long drives generally. From here (Moreno Valley, CA) to Monterey was pretty pleasant once I got out of the L.A. basin. The I5 is a straight shot - land of No-Doz and cruise control. It's great when you're alone. But travelling with my kids when they were young - no way - I believe in lavish applications of duct tape when travelling with young children.

I knew it. Every good parent eventually says yes.
My dad's favorite was, "Yep. Hop out."

The favored story was when he was with his dad and his dads friends as a small child off roading in one of the Land Rovers and complained that he was thirsty. Grandpa's friends grabbed my dad and hung him out the window while grandpa plowed through a huge puddle.

That's the story, anyway.

I don't mind long drives generally. From here (Moreno Valley, CA) to Monterey was pretty pleasant once I got out of the L.A. basin. The I5 is a straight shot - land of No-Doz and cruise control. It's great when you're alone. But travelling with my kids when they were young - no way - I believe in lavish applications of duct tape when travelling with young children.
I did San Francisco to LA to Oakland in a 15' box van. On the way back I kept getting calls asking if I was there yet...