Re: Charity Ride




"Thad Failor" <thadf@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>2 hour drive? or is it longer due to roads? I ask because 90 mile around
>here is about 1.5 hours. 75mph speed limit!
>
> Here is what I would do! First determine the chances of doing it again.
> If it's once-in-a-lifetime deal and you decide to go, here is a tip to
> make atleast the driving part go by faster. Get a book on CD/TAPE...
> About 4 hours long. You can check them out from your local library. If
> it's a good book, you'll hate the fact that you got there so fast and will
> have to wait until the return trip to hear the rest.. If it's a bad book,
> then you'll hate me for the suggestion. My wife and I always pack a book
> on tape with us when we travel. Last book we got was 18 hours long (The
> Charm School - unabridged). We listened to that on our last trip and for
> about 2 weeks of driving around town. It was a good book. Point is to
> get your mind off how long you have been driving. Just don't get so
> ingrossed in the book that you forget that your driving! :)
>
> Anyway, If you go, have fun!
>

Great suggestion. We used to listen to a lot of Stephen King books.

Michael

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