What would you want to take with you on the ultimate road ..

On May 15, 10:22 am, "Mr. V" <allagosh....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> I did this a few years after graduating college.
>
> Drove a '65 Chevy II around the country for four months, spending time
> with friends and relatives, camping, staying with new friends.
>
> The two items I brought with me of note: my complete stereo and record
> collection, and my cat.

Based on my experiences road tripping with an ex-GF and her '69
Valiant, I'd leave the cat at home. said cat was totally cool but
very, very unhappy in the car.

I remember once having to make an unscheduled stop at my parents'
house to hose out the cat carrier, as George the Cat got tired of
expressing his displeasure vocally and moved on to less subtle forms
of communication.

nate
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Brett wrote:

> If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
> location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
> most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
> you most want to take with you and please say why.
>
> You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
> whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
> brought back to life.

My 'who' is easy. Benjamin Franklin.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

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On Thu, 15 May 2008 02:44:47 -0700 (PDT), Brett <velocity0.DeleteThis@gmail.com>
wrote:

>If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
>location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
>most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
>you most want to take with you and please say why.

A nice cushy Bentley or Rolls Royce convertible, my laptop with one of
those Verizon (or ATT or whomever) cards that connect to the cellular
network so I wouldn't be at the mercy of wifi hotspots, a refrigerator
full of mountain dew to keep me going, a GPS unit that has accurate
maps and the locations of every mom and pop pizza joint on my route
programmed in, the best police radar/lidar detection/jamming unit
money could buy, maps to bypass the states of VA, DC and anywhere else
that radar detectors are banned and Paris Hilton's credit cards to pay
for it all.

>You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
>whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
>brought back to life.

Ginger *and* Mary Ann.... ;-P

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On May 15, 5:44 am, Brett <veloci....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
> location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
> most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
> you most want to take with you and please say why.
>
> You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
> whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
> brought back to life.


To answer "What" I would take, it would be the usual stuff needed to
make a long trip, but the particulars would depend on the locales
visited. No snoeshoes needed on a trip to death valley. Binoculars
and camera would be nice, etc.

To answer "Who" I would take, it would likely be my spouse and
possible the kids and grandkids depending on the location. Or maybe
my spouse and brother-in-law and sister-in-law. I can't imagine why
anyone would want to take a "High Profile" person who they presumably
had never met on an extended trip like that. How dull for both...
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On May 15, 2:44 am, Brett <veloci....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
> location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
> most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
> you most want to take with you and please say why.
>
> You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
> whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
> brought back to life.

A good supply of parts for the 44 years old car I'd be driving and my
meds, including Viagra in case I'm lucky.
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On May 15, 5:44 pm, Shawn Hirn <s... DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote:
> In article
> <8e118857-9825-4520-9d46-a7469d3d5... DeleteThis @s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
>
>  Brett <veloci... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> > If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
> > location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
> > most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
> > you most want to take with you and please say why.
>
> > You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
> > whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
> > brought back to life.
>
> I would go solo and take the usual stuff such as my car, clothes,
> camping gear, folding bike, my laptop, camera gear, and my credit cards.
> Although I would go solo, I would love to meat people on the way who
> know the local areas and who would be willing to spend time showing me
> around their community. I have no interest in meeting a "high profile"
> person on such a trip.

Join a large hobby car club devoted to one marque, Jaguar, Model T,
Studebaker, (Nissan/Datsun) Z, Vette (Owning, but not necessarilly
driving one) and cal names from the roster for the town you'll be in
the next day.
You better know he Marque damn well, though.
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On May 16, 9:20 am, Roadie <hjs... DeleteThis @cs.com> wrote:
> On May 15, 5:44 am, Brett <veloci... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
> > location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
> > most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
> > you most want to take with you and please say why.
>
> > You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
> > whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
> > brought back to life.
>
> To answer "What" I would take, it would be the usual stuff needed to
> make a long trip, but the particulars would depend on the locales
> visited.  No snoeshoes needed on a trip to death valley.  Binoculars
> and camera would be nice, etc.
>
> To answer "Who" I would take, it would likely be my spouse and
> possible the kids and grandkids depending on the location.  Or maybe
> my spouse and brother-in-law and sister-in-law.  I can't imagine why
> anyone would want to take a "High Profile" person who they presumably
> had never met on an extended trip like that.  How dull for both...

Do not go to Death Valey. It is horrible - no place to stay and
Scotty's Castle is a cardboard cut-out, Badwater will give you AIDS
just by driving past it, Zabriskie Point will clog your air filter,
and the sand ants will steal your wallet.
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On May 18, 4:47 pm, "Valued Corporate #120,345 Employee (B A R R Y)"
<DwightSchr....TakeThisOut@DunderMifflin.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 18 May 2008 15:15:03 -0400, "Squat" <Sq....TakeThisOut@yeahright.com>
> wrote:
>
> >2 - 427 Cobra (with MP3 capable CD player to play the cdroms)
>
> And an aviation headset, so you can HEAR your audiobooks?  <G>

In addition to the usual assortment of favorite music, reading
material, snacks and supplies, I'd take Ed, my former next door
neighbor and surrogate big brother. I've traveled up and down the
east coast with the guy and from NY to Minnesota for a Corvair
convention in a car with a one-day old rebuilt engine that we had put
together in a month as our intoduction to Corvairs. Ran perfectly
Now a chief mechanic at a 100+ million gallon per day sewage treatment
plant, he can fix anything that breaks. Could have been Scotty on the
Enterprise in another lifetime a millenium from now. Once I blew a
head gasket during practice runs for time trials at Lime Rock, and he
had it replaced and I was back on the track in 30 minutes, running
faster than I ever had before. Not an easy feat in a Corvair, where
you're working on your back with hot oil drupping in your face
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"Brett" <velocity0.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
> location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
> most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
> you most want to take with you and please say why.
>
> You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
> whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
> brought back to life.
Easy,

1 - My collection of audiobooks on CD-ROM - (Can drive for hours with a good
book)
2 - 427 Cobra (with MP3 capable CD player to play the cdroms)
3 - Digital Camera and PC (for recording my trip and downloading pictures at
the end of each day.)
4 - NOBODY ELSE

I'd go with a 2005 Miata Turbo if a 4276 cobra is not available (not as sexy
or fast but probably more reliable in the long run)

Squat (ex 99 miata owner - yes, I miss that car.)
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> I can't imagine why anyone would want to take a "High Profile" person who
> they presumably
> had never met on an extended trip like that. How dull for both...


And likely high maintenance for you...
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