Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
Interestingly, I was wearing my Fitbit which captured my pulse rate during the entire drive. Let's see if we can pick out where Jo drove...

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It actually registered as exercise.
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If this statement is anywhere close,
I have about 2 hours total combined winter weather driving experience.
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a late night mid-Winter spin in the modded 3000GT VR4 would probably make your Fitbit try to call the paramedics 🤣

I used to take friends on the occasional spin when there was at least 3" of snow on the roads. Reliving my amateur rallying days and dreams of being the next Juha Kankunnen/Tommi Makinen. The passengers who deliberately asked for a snow 'fun ride' never understood why I always told them to use the restroom first, until after the ride 🤣
 
Back in high school my buddy bought a 1980 something Bronco with a built 302 (cam and headers) for 200 bucks and we drove the shit out of it all over some logging trails behind my parents house one winter. Now THAT got your heart racing haha.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Nope. I drove 5 hours, she's going to drive the next five. I honestly don't know what I would do without her. I also don't understand how professional truck drivers can do this for 11 hours at a shot. Does not compute.
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I love driving as long as it's not on I-95 or other major/overloaded roadways for hours on end. I routinely drive the 650 miles back to AR, and enjoy most of it. There is a section from Birmingham to Memphis that has virtually no cars on it - heaven. It's almost meditative. (I40 between Memphis and LR sucks though..) Driving gives one part of my mind something to do, and lets the other part think deep thoughts.

My longest drive was from Portland OR to NW Arkansas. Something like 2000 miles in a bit over 50 hours. And that included stopping for 5-6 hours for two nights to catch some sleep in cheap hotels. And I was driving a grand cherokee & pulling a 5x10 enclosed trailer with my MC and other worldly goods. My dog was lest than thrilled - she really didn't want to get back in the car for the 2nd day.
 
Madranchtx said:
I drive the whole time both ways. My nerves are SENSITIVE. Meaning I can't stand how the wife drives:) I would rather drive than ride anyway.
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This. There are very few people that I'm comfortable when they drive. My wife is not one of them.... I also do all the driving on my work trips - it works out well for both my and my boss - I like driving and he gets a chance to make calls.
 
AR-Trvlr said:
This. There are very few people that I'm comfortable when they drive. My wife is not one of them.... I also do all the driving on my work trips - it works out well for both my and my boss - I like driving and he gets a chance to make calls.
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I do all the driving also. Can't relax as a passenger, so I might as well drive. We have done many trips of over 900 miles in a day over the years. The last couple of years has been back and forth between MO and DC or VA. We've gone from MO up to Canada through the Dakotas many times. I love driving through the Dakotas, very little traffic, and my one speeding ticket was $25.
You mentioned NW AR, we have driven down to lake Ouachita several times for spring break.
 
AR-Trvlr said:
I love driving as long as it's not on I-95 or other major/overloaded roadways for hours on end. I routinely drive the 650 miles back to AR, and enjoy most of it. There is a section from Birmingham to Memphis that has virtually no cars on it - heaven. It's almost meditative. (I40 between Memphis and LR sucks though..) Driving gives one part of my mind something to do, and lets the other part think deep thoughts.

My longest drive was from Portland OR to NW Arkansas. Something like 2000 miles in a bit over 50 hours. And that included stopping for 5-6 hours for two nights to catch some sleep in cheap hotels. And I was driving a grand cherokee & pulling a 5x10 enclosed trailer with my MC and other worldly goods. My dog was lest than thrilled - she really didn't want to get back in the car for the 2nd day.
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I once drove from Montreal to Vancouver, via Vermont through the US. I had a couple bags of Montreal bagels and a cooler of Ben and Jerry's. Slept in my car at rest stops, but decided to splurge on the hostel and some actual food when I got to Boulder, where I spent a day mountain biking. I don't know if I'd call it a meditative experience, perhaps slightly hallucinogenic.
 
Lorien said:
I once drove from Montreal to Vancouver, via Vermont through the US. I had a couple bags of Montreal bagels and a cooler of Ben and Jerry's. Slept in my car at rest stops, but decided to splurge on the hostel and some actual food when I got to Boulder, where I spent a day mountain biking. I don't know if I'd call it a meditative experience, perhaps slightly hallucinogenic.
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Wow, I've done Winnipeg to Montreal and Winnipeg to Vancouver, but connecting the two, forget it!
 
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