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re: Whats the furthest you've ever driven in a day?
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:00 am to TigerChick2018
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:00 am to TigerChick2018
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During winter with black ice on the road and three children in the car.
Stupidest thing I’ve ever done - and I’ve done plenty of stupid things.
“Remember when Mom drove us all from NY to BR without stopping?”
The bad parenting stories bind/bond siblings.
Fox hole mentality.
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Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:06 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Billings,MT to Baton Rouge, LA, 1,794 miles in 24 hrs
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:08 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Moved my brother from Lexington to Okeechobee in a uhaul. 1100 miles I think. Took 18 hours.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:09 am to QJenk
The summer I was 15 , my 18 year old brother ( RIP ) and I drove from Baton Rouge to the most extreme north region of New York (local tv was Montreal) in one of those old Chevy S-10s. It’s around 1500 miles.
My Dad gave my brother $200 and said spend it on hotels. My brother, being a madman, and a stoner, had better use for that money. Sleep or comfort were not his priority .
So he popped no- doze and drove the entire way, stopping only for gas, bathroom breaks. I never slept because I was afraid he’d fall asleep. Because of construction , detours and delays I think it was somewhere north of 30 hours. He was a beast.
My Dad gave my brother $200 and said spend it on hotels. My brother, being a madman, and a stoner, had better use for that money. Sleep or comfort were not his priority .
So he popped no- doze and drove the entire way, stopping only for gas, bathroom breaks. I never slept because I was afraid he’d fall asleep. Because of construction , detours and delays I think it was somewhere north of 30 hours. He was a beast.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:10 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Gainesville, FL to Flagstaff, AZ, about 2000 miles, in roughly 35hrs, non stop except for fuel and piss breaks. Could not get tired. Could not get hungry. It was like a time warp. No drugs. Would have been faster if Dallas was not in a constant state of disrepair. That city sucks.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:11 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
I drove straight through from Camp Lejeune to Houston a few times in my younger years. 1300 miles.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:16 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Frip island South Carolina to Anna, texas…1130 miles… 16 hrs.
Wasn’t that bad.
Wasn’t that bad.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 8:53 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
1300 miles from Oxford, MS to Newport, RI.
Planned on stopping around Roanoke, VA. Got there. Felt OK and went to WV, then pushed into PA, then decided to get to the other side of NYC while traffic was light, then pushed on to Groton, CT. Couldn’t find a hotel room, so I went on in to Newport. It was pretty stupid now that I look back on it.
Planned on stopping around Roanoke, VA. Got there. Felt OK and went to WV, then pushed into PA, then decided to get to the other side of NYC while traffic was light, then pushed on to Groton, CT. Couldn’t find a hotel room, so I went on in to Newport. It was pretty stupid now that I look back on it.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 9:05 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Baton Rouge to Tempe. Just over 1,400 miles nonstop. Alternating driving with my then girlfriend (now wife) at the time. It took us just over 23 hours including fuel and car maintenance stops.
It was for LSU's "home game" in Arizona vs Arizona State. Game moved due to Katrina. I'd not missed a LSU game in years and was truly bummed about it being moved. Did not have tickets or means financially to even make the trip. Especially last minute.
Late morning on that Friday, my girlfriend suggests we just start driving and try to make it. I think to myself no way. Soon after we find ourselves on the road in her car with no tickets, barely any money, and in a car that literally needs to have oil added every few hundred miles due to a severe leak.
I had posted on a LSU site at the time about making the trip and being on the way. One fan responded with email address and said contact him. We did while on the way and he gave directions to his family tailgate.
After the long drive, we found free parking and made long walk to the tailgate. Upon arriving, we learned he'd married into an Arizona State family. They had box seats for the twenty or so of them and best of all gave us two free box seat tickets! It was my girlfriend and I, along with him as the only LSU fans in the box. The rest were Arizona State fans, mostly his wife's family.
Needless to say, when Early Doucet caught that touchdown pass late, I was literally running around like crazy in the box seating area and not making any friends.
What a trip! The drive back took way longer and the car barely made it. But we made it happen and I knew she was "the one".
It was for LSU's "home game" in Arizona vs Arizona State. Game moved due to Katrina. I'd not missed a LSU game in years and was truly bummed about it being moved. Did not have tickets or means financially to even make the trip. Especially last minute.
Late morning on that Friday, my girlfriend suggests we just start driving and try to make it. I think to myself no way. Soon after we find ourselves on the road in her car with no tickets, barely any money, and in a car that literally needs to have oil added every few hundred miles due to a severe leak.
I had posted on a LSU site at the time about making the trip and being on the way. One fan responded with email address and said contact him. We did while on the way and he gave directions to his family tailgate.
After the long drive, we found free parking and made long walk to the tailgate. Upon arriving, we learned he'd married into an Arizona State family. They had box seats for the twenty or so of them and best of all gave us two free box seat tickets! It was my girlfriend and I, along with him as the only LSU fans in the box. The rest were Arizona State fans, mostly his wife's family.
Needless to say, when Early Doucet caught that touchdown pass late, I was literally running around like crazy in the box seating area and not making any friends.
What a trip! The drive back took way longer and the car barely made it. But we made it happen and I knew she was "the one".
This post was edited on 6/8/24 at 9:08 am
Posted on 6/8/24 at 9:33 am to Scoob
1220 miles (Philadelphia to NO)
Posted on 6/8/24 at 9:55 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
1150 miles from Myrtle Beach to Broken Arrow, OK a couple of years ago. I can tell I'm not as young as I used to be that wore me OUT.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 9:58 am to RustyDaDog
Richmond, VA to Boston, MA
Posted on 6/8/24 at 9:59 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
1300 miles, solo. New Orleans to Minneapolis. It took about 21 hrs due to snow in Wisconsin. Won’t ever do that again.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 10:07 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Amarillo TX to Athens GA. Somewhere between 15-18 hours. I saw myself in the passenger seat when I went through Birmingham AL.
Posted on 6/8/24 at 10:08 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
~1800 miles, Salt Lake City to Huntsville AL in 27 hrs
This post was edited on 6/8/24 at 10:11 am
Posted on 6/8/24 at 10:34 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
In your mom
This post was edited on 6/8/24 at 10:35 am
Posted on 6/8/24 at 10:39 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Either Denver to Nola or Chicago to Nola. Would have to compare miles. Or Ruston to Dove Creek, Colorado… which is almost 1200 miles. Made it in 24 hours.
This post was edited on 6/8/24 at 10:42 am
Posted on 6/8/24 at 10:40 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Best I got is San Antonio to Phoenix….1000 miles
That was the long leg
Started in Houston after a long day of work and slept in San Antonio. Drove to Phoenix the next day and then finished to L.A. the following day.
ETA actually the return trip Tucson to Houston was a bit longer.
That was the long leg
Started in Houston after a long day of work and slept in San Antonio. Drove to Phoenix the next day and then finished to L.A. the following day.
ETA actually the return trip Tucson to Houston was a bit longer.
This post was edited on 6/8/24 at 10:43 am
Posted on 6/8/24 at 10:46 am to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Baton Rouge to Phoenix
~18 hours, iirc
~18 hours, iirc
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