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PittsburghJoe
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Long time dream finally coming true
« on: Aug 8th, 2005, 11:31pm » |
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I've ALWAYS wanted to drive across the country... now I finally get my chance. A good friend is moving from Pittsburgh to San Diego the first week of October and I get to go along to help drive!
Look out westerners, here I come!
Joe
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #1 on: Aug 8th, 2005, 11:33pm » |
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Well, if you stop in NM, let me know...I'll meet ya somewhere!!  I hope you're well. Stop being such a stranger! hugs, nani
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #2 on: Aug 8th, 2005, 11:37pm » |
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Are you going by way of Las Vegas?
Cross country trips were invented in Vegas.
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #3 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 1:40am » |
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My longest drive was NC to Nebraska......made me want to do the cross country run too.
Enjoy it Joe!
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #4 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 3:01am » |
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That's fantastic for you, Joe!!!!!
Remeber to take your camera with you and post a lot of pics for us, okay?
You know, one of my dreams is to drive from New York to LA or the other way around with a bunch of friends. 
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #5 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 6:44am » |
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #6 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 3:44pm » |
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Ive done it three times and will never do it again, Boston to LA non stop in 58 hours. Two guys in a Toyota pick up, one drives, one sleeps.
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #7 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 3:46pm » |
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on Aug 9th, 2005, 3:44pm, Jonny wrote:Ive done it three times and will never do it again, Boston to LA non stop in 58 hours. Two guys in a Toyota pick up, one drives, one sleeps.
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #8 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 3:49pm » |
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Glad you get to make a dream come true Joe...Hope you have a blast!!
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #9 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 3:50pm » |
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No, but on that 58 hour trip I could not afford to ship the truck back and fly....So I had to drive the fucking thing back.....Man, was I pissed the whole way back.....LMMFAO
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #10 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 3:52pm » |
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on Aug 9th, 2005, 3:50pm, Jonny wrote:| No, but on that 58 hour trip I could not afford to ship the truck back and fly....So I had to drive the fucking thing back.....Man, was I pissed the whole way back.....LMMFAO |
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So you drove straight for 58 hours?? no stopping?? WOW...how'd you do it without ripping your eyes out?
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #11 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 3:55pm » |
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on Aug 9th, 2005, 3:52pm, aprilbee wrote:| So you drove straight for 58 hours?? no stopping?? WOW...how'd you do it without ripping your eyes out? |
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Like I said, two guys...one sleeps while one drives...not much sleeping going on in a Toyota PU with 33" tires on it....LOL
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #12 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 4:23pm » |
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Hey Joe...
That is cool! Marty and I drove across country two years ago - went from San Diego to Maryland... it was great! Then this year we drove from Maryland to Texas... the scenery is amazing!
Just remember to take pictures! And have a great trip!
Jill
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #13 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 4:42pm » |
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beware of the cross thingyry disease.
it's where you get bored while driving
trust me, i thought going to minnesota was fun, but i got bored once we crossed the border.
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #14 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 9:04pm » |
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So glad you are getting to fullfil a dream! Enjoy and if ya come through Misery, uh, I mean Missouri, let me know!
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #15 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 10:09pm » |
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Thanks all for the great comments. I'm hoping we'll drive thru Tennessee and into Arkansas where I can visit my folks and brother and sisters for a day. We're definitely not driving non-stop, I don't think either of us has the stamina to do that. Then I should be able to spend a couple days in San Diego before I fly home.
And yes, I'll take pics and post some when I get back.
Joe
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #16 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 10:27pm » |
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I envy you, Joe. Any driving, either as the driver or a passenger makes my CH pain worse or, if I am not in pain, will set off an attack. Driving to work everyday is a nightmare and I put off doing it until the last possible moment, usually arriving late (but I have an understanding boss, gave him the CH article, so he doesn't dock my pay). Good luck and have a great time and a safe trip!
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
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on Aug 9th, 2005, 3:46pm, seasonalboomer wrote:| Did you write that song "Please Come To Boston"? |
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #18 on: Aug 9th, 2005, 10:51pm » |
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Jonny, 33" tires on a Toyota pick-up driving cross country? It must have been a rough ride. You are/were insane.
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Re: Long time dream finally coming true
« Reply #19 on: Aug 10th, 2005, 12:03am » |
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Sounds like fun.
Hope you can find work on the way to pay for gas. 
Charlie
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