rollin' on ...

[the image reaper]

FINALLY !, leaving the state on a trip :thumbsup: got a 'ready-date' on my travel trailer, from the factory ... scheduled to be finished mid-October ... going to IL first, spread my Mom's ashes, and do the family/friends visits for a couple weeks ... then, will drive down to Texas (I like Texans :)), get my trailer, and drag it back to northern CA ... taking mostly 2-lane scenic routes, so I'll post some pics ... worried about my gas expenses ... I figured about $1250 gas for the whole trip, but the new van isn't getting even close to the mileage I expected, so its scary :wtf: ... but, in all fairness, I haven't really had it on a highway yet, and it's still new (tight) ... hopefully will improve as I go ...

NOTE: I am VERY disappointed :(, I won't be able to visit a few of you friends, as originally hoped for ... but, gasoline is eating me alive, a lot more than expected ... us elderly welfare folks gotta conserve ... I figure I will be able to pay off the gas credit cards by Spring, then go out on the next roadtrip, and piss it away all over again :D

[FlyGuyOU]

awesome!
ive driven from chicago to oklahoma several times, getting 20-25mpg it'll cost ya about $160. when you go from IL to tx i imagine you'll be taking I-44...driving through missouri is a big pain!

[the image reaper]

I've beaten the EPA estimates on every vehicle I've ever owned, but this van, ouch ! ... EPA says 13 city/18 highway ... so far, I'm getting only about 10mpg in town :( ... of course, this 'town' is very hilly ... so, I'm hoping my highway mileage will be 'up there' around 16-18 ... of course, I anticipate dropping another 3-4 mpg, when pulling the trailer :( ... now, I'm hunting for a rich widow with a tall-ceilinged basement, good wiring, and a gas station :D

[veggii]

well thats nice you've been waiting a long time! glad to hear your finally getting togo, if your in ILL during the first week of October you should go up to Madison,WI and ketch the 37th annual Marijuana harvest fest! Oct 3,4,5 wish I could go hmmm sto-away in reapers van ! yes! a brilliant idea if I do say so myself ... there goes your gas mileage lol
MySpace.com - Madison HempFest - 36 - Female - MADISON, WISCONSIN - www.myspace.com/madisonhempfest (http://www.myspace.com/madisonhempfest)
good luck and takes lots-o-pics

[Dutch Pimp]

IR...this yahoo thing don't work for me...I keep trying ...but either it's fu*ked or I am...probably the latter...:D

Is there a telegraph office in Peoria?

...anyways...enjoy your journey...:thumbsup:...if you make it close to Nashville..I want a puff of NCDG...:thumbsup:..we got cheap gas.

ps...there's no rich widows around here...I done checked...but I know where there's plenty of white widow.

[the image reaper]

DP - don't forget the underscores, the_image_reaper, it should work for ya :jointsmile: ... surely ya got some more widows there, you aint lookin' hard enough :D

[Mississippi Steve]

Travel easy my friend... there is some beautiful country out there. Take your time and see the sights. I took a month off a year and a half ago and drove across the country. I enjoyed every minute of it. May your travels be as enjoyable.

[flyingimam]

yeah be safe and enjoy the scenes and the music!!

and im pretty sure u can find some cheap gas in texas, at least around houston area thats for sure... i was in dallas a few days ago and guess what, houston hurricane hit prices were cheaper than avg dallas prices!

3.3x in houston 3.70 in dallas! yikes!

u might wanna fill up a few gallons of gas from somewhere cheap and haul them with ya... but no that is a dangerous thing to carry around...

anyways... take care of yourself and report back with some pics of your road trip if u could

[the image reaper]

good news on my gas mileage, she likes the highway a LOT better than town driving :D ... 17.7 mpg@55 mph, 17.8 @ 60, and 17.9@65 mph, with a high of 18.4 mpg :thumbsup: ... not good enough to travel like I would like, but better than it was looking for awhile ... will upload some pics shortly ... :jointsmile:

[Mississippi Steve]

good news on my gas mileage, she likes the highway a LOT better than town driving :D ... 17.7 mpg@55 mph, 17.8 @ 60, and 17.9@65 mph, with a high of 18.4 mpg :thumbsup: ... not good enough to travel like I would like, but better than it was looking for awhile ... will upload some pics shortly ... :jointsmile:

Kewl beans my friend... btw.... there are a couple of stations in Hattiesburg with regular for $3.10/gal...and no thats not a typo...3 dollars and a dime and still dropping.
Travel easy

[the image reaper]

nuthin' exciting, just a little scenery ... here's my favorite highway, US50, in Nevada, dubbed 'America's Loneliest Highway' ... I love it :thumbsup: ... here's a pic looking westbound, and one of the eastbound view ... these were taken about noon, on a weekday ... I took the same pics at noon, last Labor Day ... the rush-hour traffic looked identical :D

[the image reaper]

a shot thru the windshield in CO, and parked in UT for a well-deserved 'break' ... :jointsmile:

[Dutch Pimp]

IR...I saw a movie once, that reminds me of your journey....:thumbsup:...in fact I have seen it a thousand times....:smokin:

[Dutch Pimp]

It's about some dudes leaving California....heading, East.

[painretreat]

Hey there Image--didn't realize you were gone, sigh! Glad you finally made it and assume all the medical stuff checked out. It is a little harder with medical stuff pending or getting in the way. Looks like you are having really good luck, keep it up!! Jealous!

I've tried those 2 lane HWY's a bit. Lots of fun! Good time of year to be headed where you are! I use to go there every year about this time!

Your safe journey will be greatly anticipated in this journal and will be watching you, regardless of the widow you choose! Take care! PR :jointsmile:

[flyingimam]

a shot thru the windshield in CO, and parked in UT for a well-deserved 'break' ... :jointsmile:

ahhhh i thought u got yourself an RV lol... was wondering why u r talking of "gas" and not diesel price haha

but looks good enough. knockin on wood, u will make it thru... i do envy u seeing all the scenery though and u got the weed too... boy thats gotta be the good side of this trip!:D

B easy n safe
and keep us updated

[the image reaper]

nahh, the van is for 'pulling' the RV :wtf: ... it's being built now, I'll pick it up in TX mid-October ... speaking of gas, here's a pic I took the other day ... beautiful downtown New Ruth, NV .... yeeha ! :thumbsup: ... and, yes, that's pretty much the whole town :D

[Dutch Pimp]

Is that a real hillside in the background?...it looks like something that was dredged up....:wtf:

[the image reaper]

ya know, I didn't go back there to investigate that hillside, but I suspect it's part of the 'Ruth Copper Pit', the biggest copper mine in the country ... like most mining in NV, these little towns are either boom-or-bust, depending on the current metals prices ... down the road in Austin, NV, they're booming again, this time, it's the 'molybdenum mines' ... :wtf: .... pssst! hey!, ya lookin' for some primo moly, man ??? :pimp: ... the booms always raise the prices in the brothels :(:wtf: ... :jointsmile:

[FlyGuyOU]

that can't be the real gas price...

[the image reaper]

that can't be the real gas price...

it WAS real (years ago) ... nothin' beats living in the past :D

[keeko]

ya know, I didn't go back there to investigate that hillside, but I suspect it's part of the 'Ruth Copper Pit', the biggest copper mine in the country ... like most mining in NV, these little towns are either boom-or-bust, depending on the current metals prices ... down the road in Austin, NV, they're booming again, this time, it's the 'molybdenum mines' ... :wtf: .... pssst! hey!, ya lookin' for some primo moly, man ??? :pimp: ... the booms always raise the prices in the brothels :(:wtf: ... :jointsmile:

if you drive through Austin, Texas be sure to notice the difference in rocks than Nevada........ITS ALL LIMESTONE!!!! nice and boring rocks. Take care and have a good trip.

[flyingimam]

it WAS real (years ago) ... nothin' beats living in the past :D

wowowo wait... u mean this town has been a deserted place since gas was 1.69 there?!

or is the picture just an old one? or is it the recent gas price there?

[killerweed420]

image, you planning on running Hwy 50 through Colorado? Thats a nice drive and a pretty good hump going over the top.

[weedmaster]

Reaper i'm glad you don't have to pay english gas prices about $9 a gallon:(. enjoy the tranquill country side, stay safe and have a good one.:thumbsup:

[rebgirl420]

Road trips are awsome!

Have fun hun, and be safe!

[the image reaper]

wowowo wait... u mean this town has been a deserted place since gas was 1.69 there?!

or is the picture just an old one? or is it the recent gas price there?

lol, brand-new photo, old gas sign :D

[the image reaper]

image, you planning on running Hwy 50 through Colorado? Thats a nice drive and a pretty good hump going over the top.

yup, I've been over that several times, great road :thumbsup: ... this time, I took US50 to Utah's I-70, just long enough to jump off onto US36, (east of Denver), took that east into IL ... after 31 years of driving the 'highways', I'm extremely fond of lesser-traveled 2-lane backroads ... after my trailer pickup in TX, will run almost all 2-lane, NW towards Reno, NV ... hoping I don't meet blizzards when I go thru Taos, NM area, etc :wtf: ... never too early in the year, to snow at the higher elevations ... :jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

Nice pics man, keep em comin! I'm just bummed your travels are not taking you up into fall foliage country :(

[SnSstealth]

Keep us updated and have fun image....
whiskeytango

[killerweed420]

yup, I've been over that several times, great road :thumbsup: ... this time, I took US50 to Utah's I-70, just long enough to jump off onto US36, (east of Denver), took that east into IL ... after 31 years of driving the 'highways', I'm extremely fond of lesser-traveled 2-lane backroads ... after my trailer pickup in TX, will run almost all 2-lane, NW towards Reno, NV ... hoping I don't meet blizzards when I go thru Taos, NM area, etc :wtf: ... never too early in the year, to snow at the higher elevations ... :jointsmile:

Yeah I'd like to make a trip to the Santa Fe area again. Its really nice down there.

[the image reaper]

Nice pics man, keep em comin! I'm just bummed your travels are not taking you up into fall foliage country :(

thank you, dear :D ... this trip is pretty much my 'survival gear' trip, getting trailer, etc., setting it up for living on the road, (can you say, expensive ?) :D ... will be getting back to 'the farm' just in time to help with the manicuring :chainsaw: , will 'winter' in NorCal, then the big-trip plans are for Spring ... if it weren't for some personal obligations, I would be on my way to your neck of the woods already ... gotta get by and visit xcrispi and treetops, too (my buddies :thumbsup:) ...

[the image reaper]

Illinois corn country, kicked back at a buddy's farm for a week, or so ... these 'sodbusters' really know their genetics, :D

[xcrispi]

No fear Reaper ,
We'll cross paths eventually . Fall / Winter in the ghettos no fun anyways :(

We'll hang in the nicer weather when the hot tubs open . We'll have lotsa N.C.D.G too , I bet there's over a Lb. between the 5 girls we have in 7 gal. pails at day 2 of week 6 :D Havin to tie em up n do some bamboo bondage .

G/B Bro.
Stay safe
Crispi :stoned:

[rebgirl420]

Hope your having a blast darling!

(And I don't use yahoo or aim anymore, too many weirdos haha)

[Mississippi Steve]

(And I don't use yahoo or aim anymore, too many weirdos haha)


Wait.....I resemble that!! :D

[the image reaper]

Hope your having a blast darling!

(And I don't use yahoo or aim anymore, too many weirdos haha)

hey, what's with all the negative vibes regarding us weirdos ?? ... :wtf: ... :D

[SnSstealth]

hmmmm, my post from yesterday is gone, anyhoo, hope all is going well on your trip image, sprouted me some NCDG :thumbsup: getting excited! Keep atkin pics, and keep on keeping on...
whiskeytango

[the image reaper]

hi, everyone :D ... finally online again, after two weeks in the boonies, no internet access ... picking up my trailer Monday, will roll about 100 miles away, and get the windows tinted at a recommended shop ... (so the sun don't blind my poor, dilated pupils, :D) ... plan is to go straight NW to NorCal, but UT & NV having some nasty winter weather already ... I have a few days available, before I have to make a route decision ... the southern route won't be nearly as scenic ... I'm usually posting a couple days off, in either direction, so as to not pinpoint my present locations ... so, here's a couple pics, taken recently ... hope that makes sense, I'm a little 'foggy' right now ... :jointsmile:

[the image reaper]

oh yeah, I filled up yesterday in Oklahoma --- $2.25/gallon, Phillips 66 ... thought I had gone back in time (strong shit, Maynard) :D:D ... :jointsmile:

[Shovelhandle]

I'm sure you're enjoying our travelin'. Godspeed, Bub!

[flyingimam]

oh yeah, I filled up yesterday in Oklahoma --- $2.25/gallon, Phillips 66 ... thought I had gone back in time (strong shit, Maynard) :D:D ... :jointsmile:

hahaha nice... 2.25 is super duper nice! around here the cheapest i found was $2.6x houston area

wish u luck and faster trip to get to where u feel @ home ;)

and enjoy this pleasant southern weather b4 hittin the winter ones in west...

I have had my A/C off in my car since a few days after ike hit... its been gorgeous in temps and looks, its just still humid, but a little further from sea, it must be really good!

[the image reaper]

yup, back in sunny California :thumbsup: ... great weather right now, highs in the 80s, and lows in the 50s ... woke up near Ely, NV to a 16-degree morning last week, so this feels great ... :jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

Sweet man, just a tumblin tumbleweed.
I'm living my road trip dreams vicariously through this thread.
*sigh

[dlovejah]

Great thread thanks man.. Nothin like road tripping......... Rolling on.. easy d:rastasmoke:

[the image reaper]

gonna get crowded, living out here on the road, if people keep losing their homes :wtf: ... my current problem is finding remote, peaceful camping areas, that still keep me in cellular internet range ... not so easy up here in the mountains, and I just CAN'T be a flatlander :D ... :jointsmile:

[veggii]

welcome back IR did you get any fantastic pics of the Continental Divide ?
I've been over it a few it really a sight too see.
have you checked out the reception at butte meadows?
anyhow get your ur sissors sharpened its time to get too work lol

[WhiskeyTango]

Sweet man, just a tumblin tumbleweed.
I'm living my road trip dreams vicariously through this thread.
*sigh

me too....
WT

[rebgirl420]

Welcome back hun! We missed you!

Hope you had a great time.

[the image reaper]

welcome back IR did you get any fantastic pics of the Continental Divide ?
I've been over it a few it really a sight too see.
have you checked out the reception at butte meadows?
anyhow get your ur sissors sharpened its time to get too work lol

I took the 'middle route', thru northern NM, into UT and NV, so 'Continental Divide' pics mostly the southern end (Taos, NM area, etc), not quite as mountainous, but very pretty ...
hmmm, Butte Meadows ain't too far, maybe my Verizon cellular internet would hookup there, we'll see ... :thumbsup:

[the image reaper]

wow, tired out :wtf: ... got off my ass long enough to install a roof vent shroud on my trailer yesterday, then, today, I installed a 130-watt solar panel on the van roof ... will wire it all up tomorrow, just in time for our '7-days straight' of predicted rain :wtf: ... story of my life: perfect timing :jointsmile:

[WhiskeyTango]

Awww damn IR! Least ya got some stuff done.:thumbsup: Great pics, hope all is well. My NCDG seedlings are doing great!
Keep on keeping on!
WT:joint1:

[SnSstealth]

I took the 'middle route', thru northern NM, into UT and NV, so 'Continental Divide' pics mostly the southern end (Taos, NM area, etc), not quite as mountainous, but very pretty ...

to a native floridian that looks like the grand canyon...:jointsmile:

im soooo jealous of your road trip...lol. you save any on your budget with the gas prices fallin down?

db:smokin:

[the image reaper]

wow, tired out :wtf: ... got off my ass long enough to install a roof vent shroud on my trailer yesterday, then, today, I installed a 130-watt solar panel on the van roof ... will wire it all up tomorrow, just in time for our '7-days straight' of predicted rain :wtf: ... story of my life: perfect timing :jointsmile:

:wtf: ... why did my 'solar panel' type turn into a commercial link ??? (I didnt do that) :wtf:

[the image reaper]

I put my solar panel on the roof of the van, rather than on the trailer ... I figure, this way, I can park the trailer in the shade, while leaving the panel out in the sunlight ... sure is scary, drilling holes in the roof of a brand-new vehicle :wtf: ... :jointsmile:

[the image reaper]

shit :wtf: ... got my mail today, a letter says the new CA state budget has taken away a major Medicaid benefit, starting Nov. 1st (lots of prior notice, eh?) ... they'll no longer pay my Medicare Pt.B premiums ... that's another $96/month out of the old pocket ... :S2: (what, me worry?)

[epilepticme]

:wtf: Wow Reaper,

Very sorry to hear this news. Maybe we ( the people of the U.S.) should have bailed out our elderly and others on fixed incomes instead of bailing out some assholes in the banking industry.

I am sure you will figure out something!

Peace and light.

[the image reaper]

no worries, I don't need money :wtf: (it's the people I OWE that need the money) :S2:

[stinkyattic]

Hey Reap, what company manufactures that particular panel? It looks real familiar...

[WhiskeyTango]

They get ya where ever they can huh IR?
:joint1:

[the image reaper]

Hey Reap, what company manufactures that particular panel? It looks real familiar...

mine is a 130-watt Kyocera ... Kyocera is pretty popular, the last few years ... supposed to be one of the better brands, 20-year warranty (lifetime for me :D) ... :thumbsup:

[the image reaper]

an antelope in Nevada, the Gorge Bridge in New Mexico, and a BIG wind turbine's prop being hauled thru southern California ... :jointsmile:

[weedmaster]

reaper, this looks like one great road trip, if you ever decide to do a global trip, there will allways be a welcome and a big fat j here on the southcoast of england waiting for you, stay cool and enjoy:thumbsup:

[flyingimam]

nahh, the van is for 'pulling' the RV :wtf: ... it's being built now, I'll pick it up in TX mid-October ... speaking of gas, here's a pic I took the other day ... beautiful downtown New Ruth, NV .... yeeha ! :thumbsup: ... and, yes, that's pretty much the whole town :D

man, i hope its going great for ya, i just saw a gas station with gas price only 20 cents higher than the old pic u posted in this post!!!!! totally needed a camera which i dont have on my cell


but im sure (knock on wood) the latest trend in gas prices are surely in your favor:D

[the image reaper]

I expect gas to follow the same formula as in the past ... prices go UP in the Spring, with more demand, and back down (a little), in the Fall when demand lessens ... just heard on yesterday's news, Exxon/Mobil set another profits record for the quarter ... I 'think' the newsman said $80 Billion, should be some happy fat-cat investors today :jointsmile:

[flyingimam]

I expect gas to follow the same formula as in the past ... prices go UP in the Spring, with more demand, and back down (a little), in the Fall when demand lessens ... just heard on yesterday's news, Exxon/Mobil set another profits record for the quarter ... I 'think' the newsman said $80 Billion, should be some happy fat-cat investors today :jointsmile:

true, but i live in the moment, now i can have a windfall of savings from my budget, gas price is now slashed by about $1.5 a gallong around here just compared to september, and eventhough i drive a tiny asian fuel saver, i still have to drive like 100 miles daily which u know saves a whole buncha money for meh

stackin em bills up for a large purchase! sadly i have had to postpone any dreams for growing since i could not reach an agreement with my residence's owner (family) hopefully i can enjoy a fat HQ OZ for xmas and beyond:D

that should last me a Looooooong time, perhaps it will rot b4 i finish it:jointsmile:

im not sure if u r still on the road or how much longer u will stay on the road, but i certainly recommend u check out gasbuddy dot com to get the best deals wherever u r, just in my city the highest and lowest prices difffer some 70 cents on daily basis nowadays

[the image reaper]

thanks for the Gas Buddy tip, Imam ... I'm still roaming around, finally got my solar setup finished, and now it's raining and overcast :( ... have a small generator that gets me thru the overcast days, though ... runs about 6 hours per gallon, and I only need to run it about an hour to charge my batteries, anyway ... :jointsmile:

[WhiskeyTango]

Lovely scenery IR? I am jealous man, hope all is going well in your travels!
:joint1:

[the image reaper]

I wish things were going well, too :wtf: ... if I'm 'up in the hills', I'm left alone, but no water, TV, or cellular internet available ... if I even get near a town, I usually wake up to a middle-of-the-night knock on my door, telling me I 'can't sleep here', etc ... I'm seeing a LOT of people living in their cars, etc., and with this economy going down the crapper, city folks better get used to 'urban campers' parked in their neighborhoods ... and, if the Dems win, I will soon have my self-defense arms taken away, on top of it ... being 'mobile' ain't no piece of cake, my friends ... be careful what ya wish for :jointsmile:

[Gatekeeper777]

Wife and I are planning a road trip on the motorcycle to Canada to do some upclose seed shopping.

Hope you had fun.

[medigrower]

you coming through southern colorado? i see you have been in new mexico. beautiful up here right now and the seasons harvests are in fulllll swing.

[the image reaper]

you coming through southern colorado? i see you have been in new mexico. beautiful up here right now and the seasons harvests are in fulllll swing.

not likely for awhile, maybe next Spring ... my son is currently living in Colorado Springs ... I'm not much of a Colorado fan, too many experiences with the Colorado Highway Patrol/State Police when I was still driving truck (largest percentage of assholes I've ever seen, where do you find those jerks ?) :wtf: ... I do like the Wolf Creek Pass, Pagosa Springs, area, and thru Montrose, etc.:thumbsup: ... lots of pretty country there, for sure ... now, get back to your manicuring :D

[the image reaper]

great place to camp, but crowded with Chico State bikinis in the summertime :D ... maybe this coming summer will be the one, when I meet the 'college girl that misses her Daddy' :thumbsup: ...

[KingKronic420]

maybe this coming summer will be the one, when I meet the 'college girl that misses her Daddy' :thumbsup: ...

hahahahahaha love it. sorry but thats going in the sig.

be safe out there. :thumbsup:

[the image reaper]

figured I better update, before somebody comes looking for the body :D ... everything's OK, just sorta 'holing up' for the winter ... finally found a couple very nice free campsites up in the hills, around 2000' elevation ... gets a little too chilly in the higher elevations, where I actually like it better ... great weather lately, highs around 65, and lows up around 45, no frozen water pipe worries yet ... just waiting for Spring to begin, so I can try 'outdoor' growing again ... I have NEVER been able to successfully grow outdoors, Indoor Growing seems to be my niche ... always sumthin', deer, wind, rain, bugs, stampeding zebras, whatever it takes, to destroy my garden :( ... maybe next season, I'll be able to break the pattern :) ... :smokin: (friggin' zebras piss me off)

[Dutch Pimp]

Have a safe winter...IR...:thumbsup:

Damn, mice ate all my papaya seeds last winter...except for one beautiful male, that I couldn't use at the time...:(

[WhiskeyTango]

Keep safe IR!! I would paint some stripes on the van...might keep em away:greenthumb: