Tomorrow I'm driving to Connecticut for Thanksgiving with my family. My Aunt & Uncle live in Prospect. My grandmother will be there, and my parents are traveling up Thursday.
I'm debating on how to go. I can drive through Pennsylvannia, and then head east through New York. Or, I can take 95, jump on the NJ Turnpike, and pierce Connecticut from the south.
So. Yeah.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
I'd go up the turnpike.
I only say that because we don't have turnpikes in Los Angeles.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Penetrate from the south, give it a good thrashing, then ride in to the setting sun......
Or flip a coin.
Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :
As someone who actually lives in the area and knows the routes, I'd suggest heading up through NJ. The traffic will be heavier, and you're more likely to hit backups in NYC itself, but overall it's still likely to be faster than traveling all the way around the northern fringes of the city.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
I think the last time I went through NYC was in 2000 on my way to Boston. I remember being surprised that I got through the city so quick - IIRC, 95 runs right through it. Yay!
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Well, I be off. This will be my last post ... ever.
"Ever", of course, being Friday.
Talk to ya'll later.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Safely you must drive.....
Eh, late, so what....
Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :
hehehe... Ritten said "penetrate" a few posts back... heheh.... penetrate....
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I remember driving through Atlanta last year on my way to Florida. It scared the crap out of me. It was 12:30 in the morning and traffic was still whacked out. It was moving fast, but there were four lanes full of crazies. At 12:30 am.
Posted by Nim' (Member # 205) on :
Snay, please don't! Think of all the fawn! *sob* *regurgitate*
Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
He should have taken Aban's Vibe....
what with the penetration and everything.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
I think that in order to avoid crazy traffic you gotta get into the wee hours of the morning; 3:00 am in Montreal is peaceful.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
UPDATE: Deer death tool at 6, Hurricane Snay in New York.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
UPDATE: Snay did not hit any woodland animals on his roadtrip.
However ... Snay's cousin did run over a turkey Wednesday afternoon.
Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :
Lies, all lies... what Snay is leaving out here is the fact that he was in the car with his cousin when she ran over said turkey.
I think he took the wheel from her.
Or, the killing of innocent animals with vehicles is a family trait.....
it's sick, really sick.... Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
I was in the car, in the passenger seat, and she's all turning around like, "Oh my god I hit a turkey" and I was all like grabbing onto the door screaming "Oh my god watch the road!"
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: I was in the car, in the passenger seat, and she's all turning around like, "Oh my god I hit a turkey" and I was all like grabbing onto the door screaming "Oh my god watch the road!"
LOL! I clicked on this link - and read the above post thinking it was the first in the thread! LOL!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Were you all like shocked?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Well, everyone's heard of people hitting deer, and squirrels, and every now and then a moose or something. But a fucking turkey?
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
Hitting a turkey on Thanksgiving has got to be a bad omen.
Beware, Snay, you have been cursed.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Well, two things there Tahna ...
1. It was the day before Thanksgiving.
2. I didn't hit the turkey, why would *I* be cursed?
Posted by Nim' (Member # 205) on :
TRAILER QUICKTIME.MOV---TURKEYTERRORIII---ECHO ON
Gritty narrator: "IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING"
[ fade in, snowy landscape motif, jeep cruising on highway ]
Man 1: "So I was thinking I would give this DeLorean model to auntie, look! I totally glued the pieces together so it can't c-"
Woman 1: "Put it away, Jeb, I can't see the road!"
Man 2: "Yeah, Jeb, no one cares about your danish toys anyway! 8)"
Man 1: "Toys? TOYS? *turns around in seat, high-red face* You heartless piece-"
Man 2: "Whatcha gonna do?? Take off your mittens if you're gonna do sumptin'!"
Woman 1: "Stop it both of you, and mostly Jeb!! I have to-AAAAHH!!!"
[ Close-frame of turkey in headlights - morph to negative image ] *fade out*
Narrator: "ONE MOMENT WAS ALL IT TOOK" [ Fade in animal hospital ]
Woman 1: "Don't you die on us, turkey! Fight godamnit!" *squeezes oversized claw*
Man 1: "You had to go all uppity and now my DeLorean is shattered and the turkey is messed up!"
Man 2: "Would you quit talking about your damn brick-toy, juniah!! 8)"
Man 1: "AAAARRGH!!!" *takes bedside muffin*
Man 2: "Oh come on-Aghblaghfup..." *muffled sounds*
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