roadtrip from erie PA to Boston MA via NY turnpike

February 16, 2012 06:04AM

any suggestions pertaining to shops, fatigue (gonna leave after work at around 12 am sat morning- start back sunday night at 9pm), entering reports on the fly, sleeping at rest stops, and avoiding deer welcome...

renting a car so no worries there...

a 6 pack of diet pepsi max should last me good... i am a night owl... usually dont go to bed until 3 or later... last three nights it was 7am, 3am, and 4am...
so i should be able to last until 4 am without a break... but my longest trip i have taken since i have started driving regularly in feb 2010 is 3 1/2 hours...

shopping north west PA and south west ny

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February 16, 2012 07:46AM

cooldude581 Wrote:
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> any suggestions pertaining to shops, fatigue
> (gonna leave after work at around 12 am sat
> morning- start back sunday night at 9pm), entering
> reports on the fly, sleeping at rest stops, and
> avoiding deer welcome...

>
> renting a car so no worries there...
>
> a 6 pack of diet pepsi max should last me good...
> i am a night owl... usually dont go to bed until 3
> or later... last three nights it was 7am, 3am, and
> 4am...
> so i should be able to last until 4 am without a
> break... but my longest trip i have taken since i
> have started driving regularly in feb 2010 is 3
> 1/2 hours...

Well I love that trip because it leads to the east coast and ocean, athough we leave from Toledo. However, are you sure you are getting enough sleep b4 you leave? And are you going to actually sleep in a bed somtime during the weekend. Still a little cool to sleep at reststops and do not do that with the car running.!! Good restops along NY thruway and great junk food to go w. your Pepsi.

February 16, 2012 02:41PM

Truckers will be the first to tell you that rest stops are dangerus places at night. MMany will not leave their truck cabs for ANY reason at rest stops. Plan accordingly.

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February 16, 2012 03:30PM

yes i will be sleeping saturday night at a friends house..

and since i will be leaving late friday... i will most likely be catching some zz's in the morning ... sunday it will probably be much later in the night so who knows...

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February 17, 2012 01:07PM

I am not sure where Erie, Pa is unless I am driving through it but "Naked" has some shops at mile 127 and mile 6, on the NYS thruway. The "force be with U" has shop in Kingston, Exit 19 and Exit 16 Woodbury. "ssssshhhhhhhhh" has shops in exit 16. which is also Woodbury Commons. and b4 you get to exit 21A to get on the mass turnpike, you could stop and visit me I will give you some shops in Exit 23. Oh yeah "OPPT" has shops in Lee, Mass, doing the fact Ur going to be on the Mass turnpike anyway.

Hope this helps you out. BTW, these are NY shops.:-)

Is this trip Business or pleasure? I don't want you to be tried b4 U reach Ur destination. :-)

February 18, 2012 05:19AM

Ok Don I do not have any idea what the sojo post is about. Just get some adequate sleep , be careful and keep us posted on the road.

February 18, 2012 06:24AM

the naked spot i only do the motorcycle ones... the force place doesnt have anything i want... not sure what you mean by shh or oppt... but
with me i am looking at 3 tobacco compliance shops which are right off the highway... and possibly our wonderful grind pull out shops... other than that i am looking at several places right in town... all heavily bonused... but at the same time im not sure i even want to put shops on the plate as it will be my first major drive...

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February 18, 2012 03:01PM

I can't find where a client was mentioned. I think Shhhh would be ACE.

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February 20, 2012 11:58PM

Well Where's your trip report?

February 21, 2012 01:11AM

He hasn't even hit his 24 hour deadline and you're already sending him late notices! Geez

February 21, 2012 03:52AM

Dear Lisa:
Thank you for expressing your concern regarding our policy of a 24 hour deadline for shop reports. We at Sh0ppityDippityCo, Inc,LLc, XYZ highly value the valued opinions of our valued shoppers. We must have valuable and accurate information for our valued clients, who can be very picky!
In an earlier message from our valued shopper, Mr. Dude, he indicated that he would be consuming vast quanities of a certain caffeine-laced beverge. Our concern is that he may be forced to visit every rest stop on the NY thruway thus using valuable time and also possibly in this process forget valuable information such as the details of employee's tatoos.
Of course, in the event of an extreme emergency, i.e. car catching on fire, tornado or clogged toilets on the thruway you may contact our Help Desk at 1800-ARE-YouKidding and beg for an extension.

I look forward to working with you in the future, but only if you do everything I tell you to.

Ima Nappinow
Scheduler for SDco

February 21, 2012 01:36PM

Unfortunately it is also our policy to deduct points and $20 for every microsecond the report is late or not to our liking. This will be automatically deducted from our highly bonused $1 shop fee and from all future shops until the penalties are paid at which time we will deactivate you.

Her Serene Majesty, Cettie - Goat Queen of Zoltar, Sublime Empress of Her Caprine Domain

February 21, 2012 01:58PM

Okay you two, I almost spit out my coffee, ROTFLMAO!

February 22, 2012 06:33AM

not to mention the 39 lashes...

trust me... i have a pretty big bladder... no joke there... i think i can handle it... and if not i have no shame in pulling over... and peeing out my shot gun door... i think i will avoid urinating in the bushes... i dont want to spend the rest of my life on megans law website...

my lady friend said she would be happy to loan me her one of her laptops for the trip... and with sprint free roaming (i hit 1.6g data roaming last bill), my tether program (pda net app), and camscanner app im pretty much set for internet and scanning...

im leaning more for than against... mainly because i will need to stop to strech my legs at some point... and might as well get paid to do it and a snack/drink reimbursed as well... not sure if it was a mistake but the pull out grind shop had some wicked good hot chocholate last i did them and all three of the compliance shops are at $10 base + $10 bonus

shopping north west PA and south west ny

February 22, 2012 06:55AM

No mistake good adventure! It would be cool to hear from you on the road.

February 22, 2012 10:32PM

Also, it's only about an 8-10 hour drive from here if you take a couple of breaks. Not so long that it drives you mad but long enough.

Her Serene Majesty, Cettie - Goat Queen of Zoltar, Sublime Empress of Her Caprine Domain

February 23, 2012 05:51AM

well im already crazy... spent 10 days in a lockdown hospital as proof... so... i think im fine there... the deeper question is can you go crazy after crazy... i think not... i mean i wouldnt realise it if i did... so either way... it doesnt matter...

shopping north west PA and south west ny

February 23, 2012 06:33AM

Check in with us.

February 23, 2012 06:46AM

Well It kinda does matter. If you do not feel up to this trip, cancel and stay home. Many people on this forum care about you. I repeat, check in.

February 24, 2012 05:06AM

lol... i appreciate it my friends... seems someone has picked up the compliance shops i was looking at... oh well... more time to hit deer... i mean... drive... just kidding...

i pick up the rental tomorrow and can post when i hit a rest area or what not...

shopping north west PA and south west ny

February 24, 2012 05:25AM

That would be cool to write from the reststops and describe them. You could do a whole blog about reststop food. I don't think it is deer season. But on the other hand, the deer do not necessarily know what season it is and go wherever. As they should.

February 24, 2012 05:36AM

i did have a brainstorm for the road trip shops (looking now)

use a smart phone to take pic's of the receipts... send them to girlfriend to load onto survey and give her the info verbally over the phone... offered to split the pay... she would hear nothing of it... she has a hard time accepting gifts... or she just wanted to bless me... im not sure which...

solves a bunch of problems like drive time, losing the survey, having to find a place with good internet... and doubles the times spend msing... whether or not it is ethical... i think it is... its just like using someone for dictation... no harm there...

i will repost it as a new thread...

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February 24, 2012 03:45PM

either way... canceled... to sick to go... flu's suck...

sigh...

perhaps there is a golden lining... i may just call in sick to work...

shopping north west PA and south west ny

February 25, 2012 03:12AM

Sorry to hear, but at least you won't be running into deer.

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