ROAD TRIP!
I plugged Northern AL (used Huntsville as an estimate) to CO into AI tool and it didn't take me anywhere near Memphis....Nashville > St. Louis > Kansas City > CO border....maybe just use Presto to find gas shops along the way....? not sure when you're leaving, but maybe look ahead for food shops that need to be scheduled ahead of time.....I'm a wimp i.e. - I rarely drive more than 6 or 7 hours on a long trip, per day - so can estimate that way.
You're going at a great time of the year for road travel, enjoy!
I would love to meet up, but I am nowhere near that part of the US now or in the near future.
I am happy for you to get your heirlooms/grandma's stuff.
Enjoy, be safe and we're here waiting to hear from you on how it all made out
You're going at a great time of the year for road travel, enjoy!
I would love to meet up, but I am nowhere near that part of the US now or in the near future.
I am happy for you to get your heirlooms/grandma's stuff.
Enjoy, be safe and we're here waiting to hear from you on how it all made out
For some reason my GPS route told me to take US 72 across, through Memphis. I like your directions better. It should be relatively easy to get my tank full again in and around Nashville, and possibly St. Louis too. My mother lives outside of Denver, so I get to drive through almost the entire state. I'm hoping to get a decent paycheck before I leave so I can blow it at a dispensary while I'm there.
Are you going alone or is your son coming along on this trip? Just hoping for a safe trip for you.
Good vibes for your …journey there and back. Did a similar family journey back east last summer. It was ultimately affirming and liberating.
I’ve recently returned from a road trip in my current west coast home state offering a lot of assignments. Had good luck inputting my current location and destination info into the job boards daily as I planned the next day, and along the way to help with food and gas expenses. Kept it to simple gigs to avoid overload. Didn’t cover it all, but averaged 60%.
Didn’t have time to consider entertainment and personal interests, but maybe you do. Not just for gigs, but for the stunning natural beauty, culture, and fun roadside attractions along the way.
A great opportunity to nourish the soul as you close one chapter to write the next one.
Safe travels !
I’ve recently returned from a road trip in my current west coast home state offering a lot of assignments. Had good luck inputting my current location and destination info into the job boards daily as I planned the next day, and along the way to help with food and gas expenses. Kept it to simple gigs to avoid overload. Didn’t cover it all, but averaged 60%.
Didn’t have time to consider entertainment and personal interests, but maybe you do. Not just for gigs, but for the stunning natural beauty, culture, and fun roadside attractions along the way.
A great opportunity to nourish the soul as you close one chapter to write the next one.
Safe travels !
@purpleicee wrote:
Are you going alone or is your son coming along on this trip? Just hoping for a safe trip for you.
I'll be the only human in the car. I think Ms. Butter Butter baby butt is going to ride along. She's wiggly and happy and loves everyone she meets. I don't know what kind of dog she is, I think she's some kind of hound mixed with pit bull, she's yellow and buttery soft. She is one of the 3 puppies I rescued in January of 2023, I lost the brown one, they were all very sick, and the vet said that even with surgery he wouldn't have a good quality of life. But Dollar man (the other baby boy) is all black and very handsome, but he's the most paranoid guy I've ever had, so he's probably not going to be good solo on a road trip.
I don't like driving solo, on my driving trips to AL to visit with my grandsons I always had another person or a dog (or two) with me.
I've also been toying with the idea of bringing along my oldest grandson, he's 22, and he's never met his great grandmother. I need to talk to his mom, he's undergoing chemo for lymphoma, to find out about his chemo schedule and find out if he's physically able or if he would want to go along at all.
Morl, please do your best to find someone to accompany you. I think we'd all feel better about your safety knowing you were travelling with more than a cute doggie. With that being said, I'm nowhere near these highways you've mentioned, but if you find yourself passing through the Dallas metroplex, I will gladly make the trip north to meet you for lunch.
Happy and safe travels.
Happy and safe travels.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
I am glad you will have the dog. Too bad you cannot take the other dog so he can learn to calm down. I have one like that, too, that was rescued. He finally has calmed down. That would be great if your grandson could come and spend time with you. I hope he can. My prayers are with you and yours.
I will be in CO next month. That sounds like a long drive for you!!! The drive through MO and KS is a real snooze fest. Be sure to bring along a good audiobook or podcast. I also do not think you will pass through Memphis either.
I have an excellent CD collection, Bob Dylan, Queen, Bowie, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Led Zep (of course), Dr. Hook, Roy Orbison, Wilburies, Tom Petty, Beatles.. and several others.. I'll be ok with crunchy snacks and loud music.
Got some fancy new bluetooth earbuds too, and I'm kinda hoping that my new Google Pixel 10 Pro XL shows up before I leave. Yes, I swore I didn't want another Pixel, but I won't own Apple products, and the new Samsungs aren't an option currently. I'd give most anything for a new LG phone, but that ain't happening, so I chose to upgrade to a newer Pixel and I'm crossing my fingers.
Got some fancy new bluetooth earbuds too, and I'm kinda hoping that my new Google Pixel 10 Pro XL shows up before I leave. Yes, I swore I didn't want another Pixel, but I won't own Apple products, and the new Samsungs aren't an option currently. I'd give most anything for a new LG phone, but that ain't happening, so I chose to upgrade to a newer Pixel and I'm crossing my fingers.
If you need cheap accommodations for the night, check in with SQM as there are over 750 hotels all over the continental US. In return for about 45 minutes worth of effort as a mystery shopper (not an auditor), you will get back 50% of the room and taxes (for up to a 4 night stay). www.sqm.ca
It appears that the application page doesn’t work. The requirement to list each individual city which would be close enough not to charge for travel is laborious. Many people are willing to travel for vacation purposes so why would it be a requirement to add individual cities? After I entered a few in the manner it required, the application still didn’t submit. Instead it took out info such as the state and removed the drop down bar in order to select a state. You cannot write it in manually either. Here is the reason for not taking the submission:
Please list the cities and towns that are within your area and will not require any additional travel expenses.
Separate with commas.
Please enter the cities and regions in the following format - i.e.:
Toronto-ON-Canada, Atlanta-GA-USA
You also have to provide a picture of yourself.
Please list the cities and towns that are within your area and will not require any additional travel expenses.
Separate with commas.
Please enter the cities and regions in the following format - i.e.:
Toronto-ON-Canada, Atlanta-GA-USA
You also have to provide a picture of yourself.
I doubt I'll stay at more than one motel or hotel each way. I'm fine sleeping in my car, the back seat is almost completely flat, and on the drive there the back will be empty, I'll be able to lay down and stretch out. I don't think a box of dishes and two sewing machines will take up so much room that I can't sleep back there coming back too.
@Morledzep wrote:
I have an excellent CD collection, Bob Dylan, Queen, Bowie, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Led Zep (of course), Dr. Hook, Roy Orbison, Wilburies, Tom Petty, Beatles.. and several others.. I'll be ok with crunchy snacks and loud music.
Got some fancy new bluetooth earbuds too, and I'm kinda hoping that my new Google Pixel 10 Pro XL shows up before I leave. Yes, I swore I didn't want another Pixel, but I won't own Apple products, and the new Samsungs aren't an option currently. I'd give most anything for a new LG phone, but that ain't happening, so I chose to upgrade to a newer Pixel and I'm crossing my fingers.
Like the diversity of your music collection! It’s the soundtrack to life!
I always have road trip mixes ready to go and in addition the above, add in some R&B, 80’s danceables and upbeat jazz, instrumentals, and funky dance tunes as well, like Earth Wind and Fire and Kool for when the road seems long and I need a lift or the beautiful landscape deserves an equally beautiful soundtrack.
Pandora app allows you to create ad-free custom mixes and channels for $5/month (cancel any time) that add in tunes that blend well with your choice of artists to enrich, rediscover faves you may have forgotten, and hear new talent you might love and not hear otherwise.
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QT, I tried pandora for a while. But they keep suggesting music I don't want to listen to, like Rush, and The Doors, and every kind of rap, and all that new-fangled machine music, and fake cuntry music. They could suggest big bands, or swing, or ragtime, or almost anything else and I'd be perfectly happy to listen and probably "like" them. I never bothered to put Pandora on the last two or three phones, and I honestly haven't missed it.
Looks like it's just going to be me and Ms. Butter baby. My grandson said the chemo is making his bones hurt and he doesn't like riding long distances in the car. And he's still working. I can't take my son, we have a farm to run. So, instead of leaving tomorrow, I'm going to wait until Monday, the hotels will be less expensive, on a Monday or Tuesday night, and probably coming back too.
The new Pixel 10 Pro XL showed up too. it's BIG, and it's thick, like an iPhone. It also uses the magnetic charging thing that iPhones have. It charges very slowly if you're using the phone, it charges much faster on a regular type C wire, all of my chargers are 2.4A so everything charges quickly with a good wire. I like it better than my Pixel 7 Pro, at least so far. Still trying to find out how to switch the Just-Shop-It app to the new phone. The T-Mobile tech guys said to take it to a store, and it should switch over on the wifi.
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The new Pixel 10 Pro XL showed up too. it's BIG, and it's thick, like an iPhone. It also uses the magnetic charging thing that iPhones have. It charges very slowly if you're using the phone, it charges much faster on a regular type C wire, all of my chargers are 2.4A so everything charges quickly with a good wire. I like it better than my Pixel 7 Pro, at least so far. Still trying to find out how to switch the Just-Shop-It app to the new phone. The T-Mobile tech guys said to take it to a store, and it should switch over on the wifi.
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I hope you will be checking in with your son along the way for safety. And you could use the satellite feature to share your location with him.
purple, we have Life360 on the phones, we can always track each other if we need to. He just got a new phone a couple months ago too.. not the one he wanted though, he wanted a larger version phone, but he got a basic Samsung Galaxy S25. He says it's too small.. lol
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