oldngray
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I prefer to drive but an all day drive with a carload of little kids? Maybe not.
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I prefer to drive but an all day drive with a carload of little kids? Maybe not.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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First trip is in a bulk truck ...pain in the....then I go back start my reg route in p1000
Our mall driver has to do this on Mondays but the order is in reverse. He does his regular run first and then has to go back, swap trucks and deliver to the Shoe Department, which averages 100 packages once a week. It used to be a fairly easy delivery but a former employee screwed that up royally and now it is a huge PITA.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Me either but he is younger than both of us and I was curious as to how much cheaper it would have been.
When our kids were young we drove to Disney----twice. Thankfully she had family in the DC area so we were able to take a well-deserved overnight break. The first year we decided to stay an extra day and drive straight through. 22.5 hours----3 stops----food, fuel and rest room.
I now get tired just driving to Albany.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Considered many times. Just the four of us maybe do it. Add in Father-in-Law and Sister-in-Law and you get a big no friend'in way.
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I have a Barnes and Noble 150-200 pieces (books) ....the receiver does help ..... I treat him very nice LOL....someone did angry him b4 and his help stopped for a while .....I will treat him like a God
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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We tried to make it as kid friendly as possible. We bought one of those road atlases and a couple of highlighters so that they could track our progress throughout the trip but it didn't take long for the novelty to wear off and the "are we there yet's?" to start.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I thought it was just you guys. Yeah, no way I would drive that far with anyone other than immediate family.
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I get almost a "tunnel" vision " vertigo feelin" if I am on the interstate more than a hour or 2 .....horrible feeling ...no idea what it is
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Probably save us over 1000 bucks to drive. Worth every penny in my book to fly.
oldngray
nowhere special
And the frequent potty breaks. When I'm on the road I prefer to only stop for gas.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Our previous mall driver, who is no longer with the Company, received a corporate complaint for inappropriate behavior so rather than the staff meeting us at the door we have to bring them all the way down one of those mall hallways and in to their store.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Nope----3 stops-----food, fuel, poop.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Almost forgot, I don't know how to pump my own gas either.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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When you fly you don't get to see all of those South of the Border signs along the way on 95.
oldngray
nowhere special
It takes me about half an hour after each stop to get back into the rhythm of long distance driving. Which is why I don't like to stop unless I have to. I like to drive straight through if possible also. I don't know if I could do another of the 24 hour drives now though.
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Do they still have Stuckey restaurants ...LOL....one every mile is what I remember
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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We try to leave either very early in the morning or late at night so that the kids will be asleep. We also give them just a little bit of Dimetapp to "help" them stay asleep.
My foot would tend to get a bit heavier whenever my ex fell asleep.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Yuppers.
oldngray
nowhere special
Aren't Stuckey's used as mile markers in Georgia?
