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anarchist_nomad) wrote2008-12-23 07:32 am
anarchist_nomad) wrote2008-12-23 07:32 am
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I'd Drive Eight Hundred Miles To Be With You Tonight[*]
Just arrived in New Jersey, at the house of the delightful ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
squeektoy42, after driving eight hundred twenty-eight miles in fourteen hours and twenty minutes. At mile 500, I hit a snowstorm in Pennsylvania. Not a lot of fun, though I have driven in far worse weather. By mile 690, the three cans of Amp that I had consumed were not enough to keep me focused. Rather than drink a fourth can -- and I did have one with me -- I pulled into a rest area and napped for an hour. At mile 825, when I was three miles from my destination, all traffic came to a standstill because there was a car burned to a crisp in the road. Due to all of these complications, this was not the best time that I have ever made on this drive... but, nonetheless, I am now safely here.
About thirty hours ago, I was in London. Since then, I have been in Chicago -- and seen the Sears Tower from a distance, and am now a stone's throw from New York City -- and have seen the Empire State Building from a distance. Truly the Christmas travel blitz has begun -- the Nomad seems to be in good form!
One nice thing about the long drive: By half six, I noticed that the sky was getting lighter. By seven o'clock, it was definitely daylight. This is a nice contrast to Oxford, where sunrise still happens after eight am.
Off to sleep for a few hours now, before I go to spend the day with the lovelyperspicacious[**] tromping about Manhattan!
[*] With apologies to Wang Chung, a million miles is well out of my capability for one evening.
[**] Toperspicacious: It is now just after eight o'clock. I need to get at least four hours sleep, I think, since I have not had much sleep from Friday night until now. I will call you when I wake up so that we can coordinate getting together. Sound like a good plan, my dear?
squeektoy42, after driving eight hundred twenty-eight miles in fourteen hours and twenty minutes. At mile 500, I hit a snowstorm in Pennsylvania. Not a lot of fun, though I have driven in far worse weather. By mile 690, the three cans of Amp that I had consumed were not enough to keep me focused. Rather than drink a fourth can -- and I did have one with me -- I pulled into a rest area and napped for an hour. At mile 825, when I was three miles from my destination, all traffic came to a standstill because there was a car burned to a crisp in the road. Due to all of these complications, this was not the best time that I have ever made on this drive... but, nonetheless, I am now safely here.About thirty hours ago, I was in London. Since then, I have been in Chicago -- and seen the Sears Tower from a distance, and am now a stone's throw from New York City -- and have seen the Empire State Building from a distance. Truly the Christmas travel blitz has begun -- the Nomad seems to be in good form!
One nice thing about the long drive: By half six, I noticed that the sky was getting lighter. By seven o'clock, it was definitely daylight. This is a nice contrast to Oxford, where sunrise still happens after eight am.
Off to sleep for a few hours now, before I go to spend the day with the lovely
perspicacious[**] tromping about Manhattan![*] With apologies to Wang Chung, a million miles is well out of my capability for one evening.
[**] To
perspicacious: It is now just after eight o'clock. I need to get at least four hours sleep, I think, since I have not had much sleep from Friday night until now. I will call you when I wake up so that we can coordinate getting together. Sound like a good plan, my dear?
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wow, you're so close I can almost see you from here in Staten Island! They say Staten Island may as well be part of NJ anyway.
Welcome to my neck of the woods! Enjoy Manhattan during the holidays...it's great fun. Are you seeing a show?
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As for SI being part of NJ... do you know the story of how it became part of NY? It involved a boat race... *grin*
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What time are you going to be out here and for how long?