So, I'm getting 3 weeks off between Sept. 23rd and Oct. 15th. I'll be flying to Maine, then driving from Maine to Oregon on an as-yet undetermined route. I'm pretty sure that I'll be stopping in Lincoln, Nebraska, and I fully intend to swing south and hit Tucson, San Diego, and LA before heading north up the coast.
If any of you spags want to hang out, post it here and I'll do my best to work you in to the tour, geography and time permitting.
Here, if it's not too far out of your way after you leave Lincoln.
:o October is mah birfday!
And if I don't get to meet you, I'll accidently on purpose the whole goddamn country! :argh!:
Charley - I'm almost positive I can swing through because I'll have to head south after Lincoln, but I'l probably only be able to stop for lunch and a beer since my time limitations probably won't allow me to burn a day and only travel 100+ miles, so Il'' have to push on after lunch.
Freeky - Assuming the desert doesn't eat me, and you and Roger haven't accidentally Tucson before I get there, you'll be in luck. I expect to see some of the weird.
Excellent, let me know and I'll have some yummies ready.
Lemme know if your route takes you through Ohio. Sounds like it is vaguely possible that it would.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 28, 2010, 05:22:13 PM
Freeky - Assuming the desert doesn't eat me, and you and Roger haven't accidentally Tucson before I get there, you'll be in luck. I expect to see some of the weird.
Tucson is un-accidentally-able. It'll be here, and so will we. :D
Quote from: BabylonHoruv on August 28, 2010, 05:30:59 PM
Lemme know if your route takes you through Ohio. Sounds like it is vaguely possible that it would.
It does, but I've probably already got one stop to make there, not sure I can fit in another, though I may be able to stop for a beer provided you're not far from I-90.
Yo. :cheers:
Well, duh. I'll be in PDX for about 2 weeks.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 28, 2010, 05:38:01 PM
Quote from: BabylonHoruv on August 28, 2010, 05:30:59 PM
Lemme know if your route takes you through Ohio. Sounds like it is vaguely possible that it would.
It does, but I've probably already got one stop to make there, not sure I can fit in another, though I may be able to stop for a beer provided you're not far from I-90.
A couple hours away from me at it's closest. looks unlikely then. Another time hopefully.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 28, 2010, 05:45:46 PM
Well, duh. I'll be in PDX for about 2 weeks.
I have a break during late September/Early October, so we'll have to meet up this time.
OHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Quote from: FredleySneijder on August 29, 2010, 02:20:47 AM
OHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Your avatar is pissing me off because I haven't been able to get rid of even one of these damn kittens yet.
:lulz:
we should...ACCIDENTALLY ALL OF SAN FRANCISCO! Or Monterrey..since I'll be about equal distances from both when I MOVE! :mrgreen:
Quote from: FredleySneijder on August 29, 2010, 02:20:47 AM
OHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Of course. I told you I'd take you out for belated birthday beers.
Quote from: BLARFINGARF on August 29, 2010, 03:06:34 AM
we should...ACCIDENTALLY ALL OF SAN FRANCISCO! Or Monterrey..since I'll be about equal distances from both when I MOVE! :mrgreen:
I may be stopping in SF anyway, depending on what time I leave LA that day. If so, I'll definitely let you know.
I will never meet any of you spags.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on August 29, 2010, 05:32:51 PM
I will never meet any of you spags.
I am determined to get down there someday. You ive in the same city as my cousins, who I am fond of.
Also, CARAMELS?
:lol:
YOU'VE MET ME.
Also: Providence. You've passed us every year and never stopped in for a HAAAAAAAAAAYY.
Yes. I've met you.
I pass on airplane, I can't tell em "Hey pull over in Providence for a minute" :lol:
Quote from: Doktor Princess on August 29, 2010, 09:43:42 PM
YOU'VE MET ME.
Also: Providence. You've passed us every year and never stopped in for a HAAAAAAAAAAYY.
I know, I know. I suck at life. the problem is that Providence is not on the way to anywhere. Maybe I can swing down that way and parlay the southerly detour into a stop in Cram's neck of the woods too. No promises, but I'll try to work it.
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
FREDVILLE YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Ne+@uNGr0+ on August 29, 2010, 12:13:23 AM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 28, 2010, 05:45:46 PM
Well, duh. I'll be in PDX for about 2 weeks.
I have a break during late September/Early October, so we'll have to meet up this time.
Bump?
sorry, missed that. But yeah, we'll definitely have to grab some beers while I'm in town.
I'm pretty sure that if you get to Fredville, then turn left at Albuquerque, it shouldn't be too much trouble to make a pitstop in Belgium, would it?
If you can make it in the first week of Octobre, we still need a capable ditch-pitcher on our team for the annual high speed team-Fierljep (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fierljeppen)ping tournament during the Week of the Pickled Pig* festivities.
* loose translation for "De Zeven Zondige Zure Zult (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_cheese) Zittingen".
:O IS THAT REAL!?
ECH WHEN YOU GET TO FREDVILLE PICK ME UP AND DIVE ME TO BELDUTCHFRISLAND
Yes, I should be around, depending. I have that weekend in October I'm gone, and then there's the weekend my dad gets out, but other than that, we're pretty much around here! Let me know when you've narrowed dates, dude, and we'll meet up!
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
I wonder how many times you pass over Charley and I here in Kansas and Missouri on these flights?
Quote from: FredleySneijder on August 30, 2010, 02:48:57 PM
:O IS THAT REAL!?
ECH WHEN YOU GET TO FREDVILLE PICK ME UP AND DIVE ME TO BELDUTCHFRISLAND
Totally real. The Wikipedia links prove it.
Quote from: Khara on August 30, 2010, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
I wonder how many times you pass over Charley and I here in Kansas and Missouri on these flights?
Come to Hawkville, I am on the tentative list.
Hawkville = Manhattan, Ks.
Quote from: Jenne on August 30, 2010, 03:00:09 PM
Yes, I should be around, depending. I have that weekend in October I'm gone, and then there's the weekend my dad gets out, but other than that, we're pretty much around here! Let me know when you've narrowed dates, dude, and we'll meet up!
Well, unfortunately I think my SD stop is already pretty full but if I have some time maybe we can get breakfast before I head up to LA. I'll let you know!
Quote from: Khara on August 30, 2010, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
I wonder how many times you pass over Charley and I here in Kansas and Missouri on these flights?
flights? I'm driving my trusty Ford Exploder. I'm not sure I can figure out how to hit both St. Louis and Lincoln on the way to Kansas without backtracking but if I can make it happen, I'll stop in and say hi.
Quote from: Charley Brown on August 30, 2010, 03:44:35 PM
Quote from: Khara on August 30, 2010, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
I wonder how many times you pass over Charley and I here in Kansas and Missouri on these flights?
Come to Hawkville, I am on the tentative list.
Hawkville = Manhattan, Ks.
heh, I knew that, I just wasn't sure if it was public information or not. I think the chances of hitting both Manhattan and Tucson are somewhere around 90%.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 04:58:11 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on August 30, 2010, 03:44:35 PM
Quote from: Khara on August 30, 2010, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
I wonder how many times you pass over Charley and I here in Kansas and Missouri on these flights?
Come to Hawkville, I am on the tentative list.
Hawkville = Manhattan, Ks.
heh, I knew that, I just wasn't sure if it was public information or not. I think the chances of hitting both Manhattan and Tucson are somewhere around 90%.
I sure hope so.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 04:58:11 PM
I think the chances of hitting both Manhattan and Tucson are somewhere around 90%.
YAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! :D
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
We will march on a road of bones. Expect to be taken to the Meetrack, and perhaps a short walk down 4th beating up hipsters.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 30, 2010, 05:01:10 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
We will march on a road of bones. Expect to be taken to the Meetrack, and perhaps a short walk down 4th beating up hipsters.
I will see if I can arrange to caravan to Tucson with ECH.
yeah dude! Let me know if/when you'll be in the area, we'll link up.
I try to avoid NYC if I can, but I can see why you'd want to go there.
ECH are you in the ocean right now? With the storm?
Quote from: Charley Brown on August 30, 2010, 05:02:12 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 30, 2010, 05:01:10 PM
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 12:58:43 AM
Confirmed stops so far:
Fredville, OH
Lincoln, NE
San Diego, CA
Burbank, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tentative stops so far:
Providence, RI
Cramville, NY
Hawkville, KS
Tucson, AZ
the list is filling up, folks. better speak up now!
We will march on a road of bones. Expect to be taken to the Meetrack, and perhaps a short walk down 4th beating up hipsters.
I will see if I can arrange to caravan to Tucson with ECH.
Awww man I would love to go down with you guys. :cry: Can you imagine the fun before they errr asked us to leave the state? :evil:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 30, 2010, 05:01:10 PM
We will march on a road of bones. Expect to be taken to the Meetrack, and perhaps a short walk down 4th beating up hipsters.
you just upped your chances to 98%. the only things that can stop me are the weather and/or a complete meltdown of my vehicle.
Quote from: Cramulus on August 30, 2010, 05:03:37 PM
yeah dude! Let me know if/when you'll be in the area, we'll link up.
I try to avoid NYC if I can, but I can see why you'd want to go there.
I hate NYC. If I can work it into my schedule (I do have some time constraints) I'll hit Providence and then cut over towards you. IIRC, I can get back up to the southern tier expwy from there without too much trouble. If not, I'm pretty sure I can find my way to I-80 easily enough.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on August 30, 2010, 05:06:06 PM
ECH are you in the ocean right now? With the storm?
I'm in teh ocean, but Danielle is northeast of me and moving away (though it's driving some hellish swells our way) and Earl is southeast of us and too far away for us to be getting any action out of it. Might make a mess of Hampton Roads when it gets up this way though, but we'll be docked by then in a fairly protected place.
Well that's good. least it's not tossing you guys around out there.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on August 30, 2010, 05:48:33 PM
Well that's good. least it's not tossing you guys around out there.
yeah, it is. We're not getting any wind or rain but Danielle is pushing some huge swells our way. They were 14 feet yesterday (just about everyone was sick), today they've calmed down to 8-10 feet and should lay down to 6ft by the time we round Cape Hatteras.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 06:21:39 PM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on August 30, 2010, 05:48:33 PM
Well that's good. least it's not tossing you guys around out there.
yeah, it is. We're not getting any wind or rain but Danielle is pushing some huge swells our way. They were 14 feet yesterday (just about everyone was sick), today they've calmed down to 8-10 feet and should lay down to 6ft by the time we round Cape Hatteras.
I hope you're not deepfrying anything!
:argh!:
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 05:34:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 30, 2010, 05:01:10 PM
We will march on a road of bones. Expect to be taken to the Meetrack, and perhaps a short walk down 4th beating up hipsters.
you just upped your chances to 98%. the only things that can stop me are the weather and/or a complete meltdown of my vehicle.
See my thread on the proper methods of travelling to Tucson by car.
Seen it, and also done it before. I'm camping in the Explorer the whole way so I'll have plenty of food and water, flares, and both my handgun and carbine rifle. I'm also getting a radiator flush and full tune-up before I leave Maine. And I have roadside assistance through my insurance and don't plan on getting off I-8 so I should have cell signal if I need it.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 06:37:17 PM
Seen it, and also done it before. I'm camping in the Explorer the whole way so I'll have plenty of food and water, flares, and both my handgun and carbine rifle. I'm also getting a radiator flush and full tune-up before I leave Maine. And I have roadside assistance through my insurance and don't plan on getting off I-8 so I should have cell signal if I need it.
Good man. Bring a hat.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on August 30, 2010, 04:57:18 PM
Quote from: Jenne on August 30, 2010, 03:00:09 PM
Yes, I should be around, depending. I have that weekend in October I'm gone, and then there's the weekend my dad gets out, but other than that, we're pretty much around here! Let me know when you've narrowed dates, dude, and we'll meet up!
Well, unfortunately I think my SD stop is already pretty full but if I have some time maybe we can get breakfast before I head up to LA. I'll let you know!
Ok.
Well shit....as is so often the case in this industry, all dates are subject to change.
In this case, the 3 week shutdown of the project that our next contract is for has turned into a 2 and a half week shutdown. I have to be back in VA on October 10th instead of the 15th. In the interest of spending as much time home in PDX as possible, this is going to mean I have to shorten my road trip.
Providence and NY, you guys are bridesmaids AGAIN. I swear someday we will hang out, but not this fall.
Fred, you're just about a long day's drive from Portland, ME, so we're still on unless something even more fucked up happens.
Charley, we're gonna have to wait until next time. Even going through KS will cost me a night at home, let alone stopping.
Dok and Freeky, we're down to about 50%. I'm pretty adamant about still seeing my friend in San Diego, which means I have to drive through Tucson, but spending the night there might cost me a night at home. Still trying to figure out a way to make it work, I'll get back to you.
Lizzay, I'm definitely stopping in SF....but...I'll be getting in late at night and leaving early in the AM so I probably won't have time to get free to meet up for side adventures.
Khara, I think my new tentative planned route will take me through St. Louis, and if I push hard that might be doable in a day's drive from Fredsville. If you want to hang out and you have crash space, let me know. I think you offered it once before on one of my tours or I wouldn't presume to ask, so if I'm wrong don't feel bad about saying so.
:( Well, if you can't make it, we'll just burn down the east coast hope you can make it another time, and no hard feelings. Yeah...
FYI, burning down the east coast will not upset me in the slightest, but I'll still try to figure a way to stop in Tucson for a night.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 04, 2010, 07:20:19 AM
Well shit....as is so often the case in this industry, all dates are subject to change.
In this case, the 3 week shutdown of the project that our next contract is for has turned into a 2 and a half week shutdown. I have to be back in VA on October 10th instead of the 15th. In the interest of spending as much time home in PDX as possible, this is going to mean I have to shorten my road trip.
Providence and NY, you guys are bridesmaids AGAIN. I swear someday we will hang out, but not this fall.
Fred, you're just about a long day's drive from Portland, ME, so we're still on unless something even more fucked up happens.
Charley, we're gonna have to wait until next time. Even going through KS will cost me a night at home, let alone stopping.
Dok and Freeky, we're down to about 50%. I'm pretty adamant about still seeing my friend in San Diego, which means I have to drive through Tucson, but spending the night there might cost me a night at home. Still trying to figure out a way to make it work, I'll get back to you.
Lizzay, I'm definitely stopping in SF....but...I'll be getting in late at night and leaving early in the AM so I probably won't have time to get free to meet up for side adventures.
Khara, I think my new tentative planned route will take me through St. Louis, and if I push hard that might be doable in a day's drive from Fredsville. If you want to hang out and you have crash space, let me know. I think you offered it once before on one of my tours or I wouldn't presume to ask, so if I'm wrong don't feel bad about saying so.
Well...fuck you for uh...living in Maine with those crazy Downeasters and uh...RWHN. Yeah. :argh!:
Oh, and Hurricane Earl. Fuck him too.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 04, 2010, 01:10:35 PM
FYI, burning down the east coast will not upset me in the slightest, but I'll still try to figure a way to stop in Tucson for a night.
I know. :lulz:
Life happens, next time then!
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 04, 2010, 07:20:19 AM
Well shit....as is so often the case in this industry, all dates are subject to change.
In this case, the 3 week shutdown of the project that our next contract is for has turned into a 2 and a half week shutdown. I have to be back in VA on October 10th instead of the 15th. In the interest of spending as much time home in PDX as possible, this is going to mean I have to shorten my road trip.
Providence and NY, you guys are bridesmaids AGAIN. I swear someday we will hang out, but not this fall.
Fred, you're just about a long day's drive from Portland, ME, so we're still on unless something even more fucked up happens.
Charley, we're gonna have to wait until next time. Even going through KS will cost me a night at home, let alone stopping.
Dok and Freeky, we're down to about 50%. I'm pretty adamant about still seeing my friend in San Diego, which means I have to drive through Tucson, but spending the night there might cost me a night at home. Still trying to figure out a way to make it work, I'll get back to you.
Lizzay, I'm definitely stopping in SF....but...I'll be getting in late at night and leaving early in the AM so I probably won't have time to get free to meet up for side adventures.
Khara, I think my new tentative planned route will take me through St. Louis, and if I push hard that might be doable in a day's drive from Fredsville. If you want to hang out and you have crash space, let me know. I think you offered it once before on one of my tours or I wouldn't presume to ask, so if I'm wrong don't feel bad about saying so.
you should stop by for a quick beer or something through gilroy/morgan hill. We're right on 101.
I love Gilroy. Or, at least, I love the garlic festival and that little restaurant just off the road that goes over the coast range to I-5.
Jesus Tittyfucking Christ. Now I may be back to having the full 3 weeks off. Waiting for the Captain to come back downstairs with the "final" schedule.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 09, 2010, 08:13:38 PM
Jesus Tittyfucking Christ. Now I may be back to having the full 3 weeks off. Waiting for the Captain to come back downstairs with the "final" schedule.
Mutiny.
I should remind him that Long John Silver was a sea cook.
youuuu should stop by in gilroy!
If I still end up swinging south and stopping in SD and LA, that's totally doable. If I have to shorten my trip and come into SF on I-80 I won't be able to make the detour. I'm really hoping I don't have to be back to the ship until the 15th, which will give me time to swing south.
if not I'll make the, now 1.5hr, drive to sf.
OK, my time off is finalized. And much shorter than it was originally supposed to be.
Fred, I'm leaving Maine on the morning of the 27th (maybe even late the night of the 26th), I should be in your neck of the woods on the evening of the 27th.
Z^3, I'm hoping to leave Ohio early the morning of the 28th and be in Lincoln that evening. Not sure I can make that in one day, but I'm'a try.
Net & Siggy, I'll be in PDX on the 2nd and fly back out the morning of the 10th, and during the week I'm there I'll be in Seattle for a day or two, so it might make sense for all 3 of us to go grab some beers together one night.
Everyone else, I wish my job didn't mean that my plans always change at the last minute, but it does, and I'm sorry I won't have a chance to stop by and hang out. The good news is that I'm supposed to get an entire month off in January and I'm planning on using that time to move back to Maine (mostly for tax reasons, since I'll only actually be there a month or two out of the year). Since it will be January, I'm planning on driving down to LA, then driving across the southern part of the country, so...Lizzy, Roger, and Freeky will get to see me then and Cram and the MassIsland clique will either see me then or sometime as I'll be back in geographical proximity. If there's anybody else on the I-80/I-84 corridor that wants to hang out (I'm looking at you, Vex and Badge), let me know and I'll try to make it work.
is this october or september :lol:
September. In other words, 2 weeks from today.
Next trip then, or I will accidentally all over your galley.
You're welcome to stop by as always.
Cool, I think if I push hard and start early I can make SLC from Lincoln in a day. Be a LONG day, but probably doable. And if I do puss out and make camp somewhere in western Wyoming, I'll have enough time to stop in SLC for lunch and still not blow my timetable.
Do you have my phone number? If not I'll give it to you and you can drop me a line.
I think I finally found a decent bar.
Well, if you hadn't I figured we would just go find someplace full of cornfed yahoos and MAKE it a good bar.
And by "good bar", of course, I mean the kind of place we like to drink in.
Ok are you still stopping for the night with me or do I have to drink all this beer by myself?
If you are swinging through around food time you can stop for a meal with us!
Unfortunately, my revised timeline pretty much constrains me to the I-80 corridor, which leaves the Lou out, unless I manage to leave Maine a day earlier than planned, which depends on my mechanic and how quickly he can put a new axle joint in and fix my broken 4WD hub. Plan on not seeing me, but I'll PM you and let you know if I manage to get outta Maine on the 26th instead of the 27th.
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 14, 2010, 05:16:06 PM
Unfortunately, my revised timeline pretty much constrains me to the I-80 corridor, which leaves the Lou out, unless I manage to leave Maine a day earlier than planned, which depends on my mechanic and how quickly he can put a new axle joint in and fix my broken 4WD hub. Plan on not seeing me, but I'll PM you and let you know if I manage to get outta Maine on the 26th instead of the 27th.
Sounds like a plan!!
I'm currently in beautiful Astoria if you have plans to visit the coast. If not I could probably take a day trip up to PDX if you want to chill. Plenty of hipsters in that area to take a swing at.
Oh, don't I know it. My apartment in SE is about 10 blocks from Hawthorne.
I'll probably get out to the coast for a day while I'm there, but it's more likely to be somewhere between Lincoln City and the Dunes. But I'm hoping that Net, Siggy, and I are going to have a "PD night out" at some point so if that looks like it's happening I'll drop you an invite.
also..
:lulz: at "beautiful Astoria".
Quote from: Exit City Hustle on September 15, 2010, 10:10:14 PM
"PD night out"
This is much needed in my life. Just tell me when and where.