frisco
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame...
Ala Don Draper. Best? Any good stories? Anything planned? Any tips or hacks?
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The people who stay in seedy ass Baltimore don't seem to have any problem pissing & getting gas in the middle of the night.... My suggestion is to try hitting heavier traffic cities around midnight. Have a cooler of your refreshments in your passenger seat ready to go...and just go. Stop for fuel an hour before you truly need gas, cuz you might get stuck in Baltimore in a seedy ass area by yourself in the middle of the night trying to piss and get gas.
Probably true. I wasn’t driving through the nicest part of town either.The people who stay in seedy ass Baltimore don't seem to have any problem pissing & getting gas in the middle of the night.
One year I just said "f*** it" and went Mass Pike->I84->I81 and went all the way around the Boston/Providence/NY/NJ/Philly/Baltimore/DC clusterf***. It was far out of the way but I'm glad I did it. I f***ing HATE traffic and although I-81 in PA is literally always under construction, at least it wasn't like being buried in NJ summer heat for hours.2 years ago I drove Boston to Raleigh by myself. Picked up the lady friend at 2am-ish, and we drove together the rest of the way to Orlando.
Should have taken 12 hours, but it took 16 hours due to insane traffic through Philly. I had my phone plugged in and just let Pandora ride. I packed a couple good sized sandwiches, oranges, bananas, chips, a case of Cokes, a case of waters, and a 4pk of sugar free Rockstars.
I drove 10+ hours before stopping to piss and refuel. Once I made that first stop, a few more stops were close behind it because I broke the seal and had to piss non stop.
My suggestion is to try hitting heavier traffic cities around midnight. Have a cooler of your refreshments in your passenger seat ready to go...and just go. Stop for fuel an hour before you truly need gas, cuz you might get stuck in Baltimore in a seedy ass area by yourself in the middle of the night trying to piss and get gas.
On my last run to Florida that's the route I took coming back north. Didn't realize how treacherous some of those PA highways can get . I started heading over towards 81 around Richmond and just swung it wide all the way up, taking the TappanZee bridge instead of the GWB.One year I just said "f*** it" and went Mass Pike->I84->I81 and went all the way around the Boston/Providence/NY/NJ/Philly/Baltimore/DC clusterf***. It was far out of the way but I'm glad I did it. I f***ing HATE traffic and although I-81 in PA is literally always under construction, at least it wasn't like being buried in NJ summer heat for hours.
If you're getting it 5-6 bucks a month for the whole shebang, maybe. Otherwise, Pandora is free and will do the job just as well, with fewer interruptions and a more personal playlistSirius XM is worth every penny on road trips.
I use my personal collection of mp3s on a flash drive in the Shelby for music, sd card fur the Audi.If you're getting it 5-6 bucks a month for the whole shebang, maybe. Otherwise, Pandora is free and will do the job just as well, with fewer interruptions and a more personal playlist
As someone who lives in the Twin Cities, I find it utterly bizarre you chose to avoid the Twin Cities during the day, only to hit Chicago during the day.-Minot to just outside of the Twin Cities. Liked getting through Minneapolis/St.Paul late at night and stayed in a Holiday Inn Express (hotel of choice for an in/out driving place) just into Wisconsin. Don't like to stay in a major city while driving. A little cheaper and don't have to fight morning traffic when hanging in the suburbs.
3-Wisconsin to Cincinnati. Kind of a hell day. Heavy traffic all day and held up in Chicago for a long time and again around Indy. Lots of road construction
Me 'n' Mrs. JMC drove around the Twin Cities back in late May, but only because the direct route was shut down for construction. Reminded me of Chicago. I reckon Minnesota hired the head of the Illinois State Dept. of Transportation.As someone who lives in the Twin Cities, I find it utterly bizarre you chose to avoid the Twin Cities during the day, only to hit Chicago during the day.
As long as you avoid morning and afternoon rush hour in the Twin Cities, you're golden. The ONLY time to get through Chicago? Dead of night 2-3am... if it's daylight, you're getting delayed.
I take it you went through downtown instead of the 494/694 bypass through the burbs of the cities?Me 'n' Mrs. JMC drove around the Twin Cities back in late May, but only because the direct route was shut down for construction. Reminded me of Chicago. I reckon Minnesota hired the head of the Illinois State Dept. of Transportation.
Yeah, dumb move. I really should have cut down straight south around Madison and went through Rockford and south from there on the I-39 and avoided Chicago altogether in hindsight. Longer trip in miles but would have missed the Chicago Loop traffic. I actually tried but I was too GPS reliant and it kept sending me through Chicago. Live and learn I guess.As someone who lives in the Twin Cities, I find it utterly bizarre you chose to avoid the Twin Cities during the day, only to hit Chicago during the day.
As long as you avoid morning and afternoon rush hour in the Twin Cities, you're golden. The ONLY time to get through Chicago? Dead of night 2-3am... if it's daylight, you're getting delayed.
We took the eastern bypass route in rush hour traffic (and a brief hailstorm), and eventually got to Anoka with rental car windows & body panels intact. Like @frisco, I put my travel fate in navigation aid hands.I take it you went through downtown instead of the 494/694 bypass through the burbs of the cities?
Well... I did mention as long as you avoid morning and evening rush hour, you're golden... you did not, so you got what is to be expected.We took the eastern bypass route in rush hour traffic (and a brief hailstorm), and eventually got to Anoka with rental car windows & body panels intact. Like @frisco, I put my travel fate in navigation aid hands.
Even you wouldn't have expected the hail.Well... I did mention as long as you avoid morning and evening rush hour, you're golden... you did not, so you got what is to be expected.
Well... yeah, but weather in MN is as unpredictable as weather gets.Even you wouldn't have expected the hail.
Yup. Same deal with NYC.As someone who lives in the Twin Cities, I find it utterly bizarre you chose to avoid the Twin Cities during the day, only to hit Chicago during the day.
As long as you avoid morning and afternoon rush hour in the Twin Cities, you're golden. The ONLY time to get through Chicago? Dead of night 2-3am... if it's daylight, you're getting delayed.
Oh, you Minnesotans, such the original thinkers.... We have a saying here. Don't like the weather? Wait 10 minutes
This is actually how I feel about New Jersey. The state is a small kidney-bean-shaped thing but driving through it is nails on a goddamn chalkboard, and the (terrible) traffic is only part of the reason why. It just goes on and on and on, far more than you'd expect such a small state to do.Driving from Richmond to home obviously felt quicker, but it it’s a bitch to drive through North Carolina. It’s just so long but doesn’t look it on a map. I couldn’t believe I got home when I did since I didn’t get into Virginia until just after 5am.