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My tour of Yankee land
Big Sky Redneck
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Been thinking today, I used to live in PA and I learned how to drive a truck running all over the east coast. Going to NYC, New Jersey, New England and all the other places over here used to be so damned easy, loading in Jersey, getting on I-95 amd making a next day delivery in Florida was a normal happening. This traffic used to be a rush, you could drive like a total Richard and nobody noticed, if you weren't agressive you got nowhere. Jumping off the Jersey Pike and getting on I-78 West was a true test of ability because you would purposely go to the furthest righthand toll booth then go for the express lanes just to see if you could make it, hammer down with no turn signal, aim the truck to the left and see how many cars would play chicken. Man that used to be fun!!
How did I do that back then? Jesus man was I nuts? Yesterday I got up at 0300 to get through Balitmore so I wouldn't have to deal with traffic, then I shut down at 1400 at the Maryland and Delaware state line to avoid traffic. This morning up at 0300 to go to Englishtown NJ, then I had to drive 330 miles up here to Vermont, 330 miles of traffic. Jersey Pike to 287 to 87 then cut over on some cow paths to get to Whiting Vermont. Ohh my god, I need Prozak and a bottle of cheap whiskey after that. I found myself driving in the right lane under the speed limit talking to myself asking why I'm here.
I've lost it, my nerves are shot, two trips east inside of 30 days and just think, Inused tondo this every day and loved it! Holy crap.
I'll be better prepared next time, I'll drink more coffee and get myself amped up [:D]
How did I do that back then? Jesus man was I nuts? Yesterday I got up at 0300 to get through Balitmore so I wouldn't have to deal with traffic, then I shut down at 1400 at the Maryland and Delaware state line to avoid traffic. This morning up at 0300 to go to Englishtown NJ, then I had to drive 330 miles up here to Vermont, 330 miles of traffic. Jersey Pike to 287 to 87 then cut over on some cow paths to get to Whiting Vermont. Ohh my god, I need Prozak and a bottle of cheap whiskey after that. I found myself driving in the right lane under the speed limit talking to myself asking why I'm here.
I've lost it, my nerves are shot, two trips east inside of 30 days and just think, Inused tondo this every day and loved it! Holy crap.
I'll be better prepared next time, I'll drink more coffee and get myself amped up [:D]
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Where ever you have to go to from Vermont there isn't an easy route..
drive safe...
Been thinking today, I used to live in PA and I learned how to drive a truck running all over the east coast. Going to NYC, New Jersey, New England and all the other places over here used to be so damned easy, loading in Jersey, getting on I-95 amd making a next day delivery in Florida was a normal happening. This traffic used to be a rush, you could drive like a total Richard and nobody noticed, if you weren't agressive you got nowhere. Jumping off the Jersey Pike and getting on I-78 West was a true test of ability because you would purposely go to the furthest righthand toll booth then go for the express lanes just to see if you could make it, hammer down with no turn signal, aim the truck to the left and see how many cars would play chicken. Man that used to be fun!!
How did I do that back then? Jesus man was I nuts? Yesterday I got up at 0300 to get through Balitmore so I wouldn't have to deal with traffic, then I shut down at 1400 at the Maryland and Delaware state line to avoid traffic. This morning up at 0300 to go to Englishtown NJ, then I had to drive 330 miles up here to Vermont, 330 miles of traffic. Jersey Pike to 287 to 87 then cut over on some cow paths to get to Whiting Vermont. Ohh my god, I need Prozak and a bottle of cheap whiskey after that. I found myself driving in the right lane under the speed limit talking to myself asking why I'm here.
I've lost it, my nerves are shot, two trips east inside of 30 days and just think, Inused tondo this every day and loved it! Holy crap.
I'll be better prepared next time, I'll drink more coffee and get myself amped up [:D]
Inused tondo????????????
What Are You Drinking Lonnie????
We don't want nothing but cow paths nor
do we want aggressive truck drivers.
Rong, cowpaths are fine, we can handle those and I'm no longer in my 20s, when traffic starts getting heavy I get in the right lane and drive slower than traffic. You should see me going through Boise at 45mph in the right lane. I hate traffic anymore and refuse to even try to move with it, make 'em pass is the way I roll.
Hate it whenever I go east to cowhampshire nothin but Subaru's with 2 dogs inside and kyacks strapped to the roof doin 30 mph ..takes FOREVER to go from troy to manchester
And to make matters worse the Subaru has an Obama or Bernie sticker on the rear bumper. Having to look at that while stuck behind them really does not make my day.
I started my driving life at 16 with the wind in my hair and the BIG FREEDOM of the open road stretching out before me.
Now the wind has blown out most of my hair and the only freedom I can find dwelleth within my humble abode! [:(]
BTW, speaking of driving skills from the area of superiority [:D] Pay attention to the TV the next couple of days for some excellent entertainment from our southern friends [:D][:D][:D]
Deerfield,nh to Sudbury ,Mass. Starting at 2am
to meet my 4am work schedule. More times than I can count
Haulers would block the whole damn road or sneak up on you
and ride my bumper until I moved. The State police
weren't much better.
Looking back to 1970 when they opened route 80 in NJ. There was soo little traffic we used to drag race and no one was on the road at all.
My my how things have changed
Thank God I made it out alive, and back down to the great State of Tennessee.