rollin' on ...

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

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!

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

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
good luck and takes lots-o-pics

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.

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

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.

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

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:

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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:

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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

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

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

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

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

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:

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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

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

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

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:

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

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

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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:

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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.

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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?

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

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:

Road trips are awsome!

Have fun hun, and be safe!

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

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

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

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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:

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

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

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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:

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

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

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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:) ...

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

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:

Hope your having a blast darling!

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

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Hope your having a blast darling!

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

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

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

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:

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: