Nancy Young wrote:
>
> "Roberta" > wrote
>
>> Mordechai Housman wrote:
>
>>> I'm going to be on the road for about 8 or 9 hours, with a stopover for a
>>> few hours,and then 8 or 9 hours back.
>>>
>>> We will be traveling there during the day, and returning at night.
>
>> I would suggest that you at least stop at a rest area to get out and eat
>> if you can - 8-9 hours in a car seems like a LONG trip without stops.
>
> I would suggest that even with two people driving, that is a long
> time to be on the road without real sleep. Be smart, if you feel
> drowsy at all, pull over. People have a funny habit of driving off
> the road when they fall asleep behind the wheel.
>
> nancy
>
>

My ex and I once got in the car after work and headed west. At some point in
the middle of the night we were headed through nebraska or colorado, I was
driving she was sleeping. These mice kept running across the freeway and I was
sitting there muttering "damned mice running across the road". then the mice
started flying across the road. When I muttered "damned mice flying across the
road" I realized it was time to wake the girl, change the cd and work a little
harder to stay focused.

to be clear, I did NOT fall asleep!

As luck would have it, we blew a tire outside Sterling, CO at 4 in the
morning. We dialed up AAA and got towed in (the wheel was rusted to the bolts
and I couldn't get it off, I can change my own tire. Hell, even the tow truck
driver couldn't get the wheel off) and we napped in the parking lot of the
repair shop. Made it to denver in time to meet a friend for breakfast then
headed down to New Mexico.

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