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Posted by AuntieMel on June 25, 2004, at 12:02:25
In reply to Re: I can read maps! » partlycloudy, posted by spoc on June 25, 2004, at 7:15:25
so who need maps?
I'll go if we can stop at all the historical markers.
If not, and you head to the Texas gulf coast, I have a tub with a whirpool. For the non-tubbers, I also have a good size shower with really good water pressure.
Posted by AuntieMel on June 25, 2004, at 12:04:11
In reply to Re: I can read maps! » partlycloudy, posted by spoc on June 25, 2004, at 7:15:25
like nobodies business. It's all I've ever owned.
Posted by Scott in Vermont on June 25, 2004, at 12:36:41
In reply to open container laws? » All Done, posted by karen_kay on June 25, 2004, at 11:22:07
Dang it! I didn't know this! I thought things were still the way they were. Oh well...
Looks like you all had best get here before July 1st.
From the website:The Vermont Grocer's Association, the Vermont Expos, and three state agencies are teaming up to promote awareness of Vermont's new open container law. As of July 1, no one may have an open container of alcohol anywhere in the passenger compartment of any vehicle. In the past, only the driver was prohibited.
Since driving under the influence is a leading cause of crashes here in Vermont, the goal is to cut down on the chances that someone is driving while impaired. While the law sets the limit at .08 blood alcohol content for DUI, the reality is that judgment is impaired at .02. This means that just one beer, one shot, one wine cooler can affect your ability to make decisions. When you are behind the wheel, driving a ton of metal, judgment is crucial.
So Vermont's new law says that no open containers of alcoholic beverages of any sort are permitted. The passenger or driver may be issued a ticket, fined, and points assessed for drivers. The VGA, the Expos, Governor's Highway Safety Program, and the Departments of Motor Vehicles and Liquor Control are working together to ensure all Vermonters know about the new law. A poster was created, and will be distributed to members of the VGA to be placed on cooler doors of its members. To learn more, visit the DMV's web site. To order more posters, free of charge, contact the VGA or Governor's Highway Safety Program.
Click here to see a copy of Vermont's new open container law in it's entirety.
Posted by AuntieMel on June 25, 2004, at 13:43:25
In reply to Open Container Laws, posted by Scott in Vermont on June 25, 2004, at 12:36:41
Yeah, we got the same thing down here in TX a couple of years ago. Seems it's required to get fed hwy dollars.
Things sure were nicer when it was legal here to drink and drive. Smaller government my rear!
Posted by daisym on June 25, 2004, at 13:51:12
In reply to Re: Me, too » fallsfall, posted by spoc on June 25, 2004, at 7:02:48
Spoc,
Next to Falls, (who stocks COWheat *just* for me) You are my hero! MUST have brown sugar and way better than ice cream for making you feel better!
Posted by gardenergirl on June 25, 2004, at 13:55:05
In reply to I can drive a stick!, posted by AuntieMel on June 25, 2004, at 12:04:11
140,000 miles on the original clutch, I might add. (rubs her knuckles on her shirt.) Just what does that gesture mean, anyway?
gg
Posted by daisym on June 25, 2004, at 13:56:19
In reply to Re: I want to come too » daisym, posted by zenhussy on June 25, 2004, at 2:00:07
I have an intrepid, and it "likes" to go 80... And I have a sun roof.
Tunes: MUST have: Aretha Franklin, The Judds, Martina and Reba. (I'll admit to REO and Skynard too...)
We'll have to take turns.
And, btw, makes more sense for me to come to you. I can get Racer on the way and then we can camp at your house and go see the fishies.
Now, I just have figure out a way to classify the whole thing as a business trip. What can I teach you about babies? Or Ca Politics?
Yeah, that will work.
Posted by daisym on June 25, 2004, at 13:59:34
In reply to Re: I can read maps! » spoc, posted by partlycloudy on June 25, 2004, at 7:40:33
I'm hopeless with a map but I can find a Mall ANYWHERE. My children find this to be a hilarious gift, but it works for me.
It doesn't bother me in the least to be lost either. I just keep going until I figure it out. Of course, when I first went to college in Fresno and was trying to go home to San Francisco, this created a problem. I passed a sign saying "Bakersfield, 1 hour" and I thought, "Gee, I didn't think Bakersfield was so close to San Fransico..." *sigh* I still haven't lived that down.
Posted by daisym on June 25, 2004, at 14:07:40
In reply to 10 ways to have fun: road trip - kk, zh, and » daisym, posted by octopusprime on June 25, 2004, at 10:19:56
Thanks for the list. I want to borrow a few of those.
I think we have a problem though. I ONLY camp at Hiltons. (OK, I'll settle for a Hyatt) Unless you have a Harry Potter tent (complete with bed and bathroom).
I know, therapy is supposed to be changing me, helping me branch out. But, camping might take a few years. *sigh* (Can we take my therapist along? Or maybe he can meet us when we finally get to Canada?)
Posted by daisym on June 25, 2004, at 14:18:21
In reply to Re: Open Container Laws » Scott in Vermont, posted by AuntieMel on June 25, 2004, at 13:43:25
Isn't it legal in New Orleans still? Maybe that is the destination point? OR the starting point?
Geez, now I don't want to work anymore today. But, somehow I can't see putting "planning a Babble Road Trip" on my homework Fun List. Can you IMAGINE the discussion we'd have around THAT?!
Posted by spoc on June 25, 2004, at 14:19:25
In reply to Open Container Laws, posted by Scott in Vermont on June 25, 2004, at 12:36:41
>... To learn more, visit the DMV's web site. To order more posters, free of charge, contact the VGA or Governor's Highway Safety Program.
>
> Click here to see a copy of Vermont's new open container law in it's entirety.
><<<<<< SCOTTT!!! I'm clicking and clicking and nothing's happening! I must be too drunk already!! ;- )
(And that's ok, I don't need the link, unless you think we could start a thread there demanding change...)
Posted by gardenergirl on June 25, 2004, at 14:27:24
In reply to Re: I can read maps! » partlycloudy, posted by daisym on June 25, 2004, at 13:59:34
Oh yeah, I can find a Starbuck's anywhere. I have to feed my addiction!
gg
Posted by Scott in Vermont on June 25, 2004, at 14:36:18
In reply to Re: Open Container Laws » Scott in Vermont, posted by spoc on June 25, 2004, at 14:19:25
Your mouse must be broken. Order a new one.
Posted by spoc on June 25, 2004, at 14:42:54
In reply to Re: I can read maps!, posted by gardenergirl on June 25, 2004, at 14:27:24
> Oh yeah, I can find a Starbuck's anywhere. I have to feed my addiction!
> gg<<<< Speaking of which, whenever we have to brew our own in motel rooms, I CALL I ALWAYS GET ALL THE CREAM OR COFFEE MATE I WANT, EVEN IF THERE ISN'T ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE!! This is non-negotiable!
Posted by Scott in Vermont on June 25, 2004, at 14:59:07
In reply to miss zen (my bestest hussy), posted by karen_kay on June 24, 2004, at 21:11:41
I need to know numbers (so I can get the rooms ready if need be) and I need to know approx. when (so I can get a new batch of brew started).
Posted by AuntieMel on June 25, 2004, at 15:02:34
In reply to Re: I want to come too » daisym, posted by zenhussy on June 25, 2004, at 2:00:07
I never talked to you, but I have read your stuff and missed you while you were gone.
Posted by AuntieMel on June 25, 2004, at 15:07:09
In reply to packing, posted by Scott in Vermont on June 25, 2004, at 10:27:01
cell phone, aaa card
jumper cables
wd40
duct tape
empty soda can
panty hose
Posted by TofuEmmy on June 25, 2004, at 18:21:27
In reply to Re: I can hog stuff! » gardenergirl, posted by spoc on June 25, 2004, at 14:42:54
I own a Melitta "Mill and Brew" which is a hotel necessity. Dump in beans, set timer, awake to the sound of your coffee beans griding away, and the drip, drip, drip of your morning dew!
Who could live on a road trip without that, I ask???? GG....you gotta get one. Practically 1/2 price on amazon.
Emmy
Posted by Shar on June 25, 2004, at 22:35:50
In reply to I want to come too » zenhussy, posted by daisym on June 24, 2004, at 23:02:57
Please count me in....if somebody will loan me frequent flyer miles to get to (was it?) Vermont?
Zen, oh, I'm overjoyed to see you here. And, devastated about how your absence was handled administratively speaking.
Woo Hooo! Welcome!!
xoxoxo
Shar> Hey! I'm getting tired of being left out of road trips around here!
>
> OK, so I'm over ((29)) a mom and a boss...but I need to relearn how to have fun. Really, it was a homework assignment. List 10 things in the past month or so that were fun.
>
> I couldn't do. How sad is that!?
>
> Somebody help me. (Please, please don't suggest a bath, I hate them. They are boring...)
Posted by octopusprime on June 26, 2004, at 2:43:36
In reply to Re: Coffee, posted by TofuEmmy on June 25, 2004, at 18:21:27
> Who could live on a road trip without that, I ask????
i could: with my camp stove and my perk :)
mmm percolated coffee ...a road trip necessity!
Posted by octopusprime on June 26, 2004, at 2:50:08
In reply to Re: 10 ways to have fun: road trip - kk, zh, and » octopusprime, posted by daisym on June 25, 2004, at 14:07:40
> I think we have a problem though. I ONLY camp at Hiltons. (OK, I'll settle for a Hyatt) Unless you have a Harry Potter tent (complete with bed and bathroom).
no harry potter, no bed, no bathroom. we sleep on foam rolls that don't really unroll until day three. some people call my tent the taj mahal (cause of the weird pointy thing is on top), but the hilton it ain't. for #1 you squat and burn the tp in the campfire. for #2, dig a hole!
>
> I know, therapy is supposed to be changing me, helping me branch out. But, camping might take a few years. *sigh* (Can we take my therapist along? Or maybe he can meet us when we finally get to Canada?)well ok going to canada is branching out if my description above doesn't sound appealing :)
if you cross the border from vermont you get to quebec. it's french there eh? parlez-vous francais? the quebecois out in the sticks there have a bit of an attitude towards the anglophones! you know how to say "large coffee double double" en francais? and you know that you would only say it at the holy mecca of canada, tim hortons, right?
so you can bring your therapist with you if you want him to help you with your french at tim horton's. don't worry it's not too traumatizing!
ps - the bathrooms look darn clean there after a weekend of digging holes!
Posted by TofuEmmy on June 26, 2004, at 7:52:40
In reply to Re: Coffee » TofuEmmy, posted by octopusprime on June 26, 2004, at 2:43:36
In that case, I'll be forced to bring a hammer and cheesecloth for the beans. :-)
Posted by gabbix2 on June 26, 2004, at 18:31:59
In reply to Re: Coffee » octopusprime, posted by TofuEmmy on June 26, 2004, at 7:52:40
What can I bring?? I know Kindersurprises for all the Americans who can't get them. That's all I can afford. And will my fellow Veg-head Tofu-Emmy share her coffee? And of course I'll bring my wit and charm and intelligence.. scintillating conversation and.. oh wait Topamax stole that from me.
really.. it was the topamax I swear
it was
YES IT WAS!!!
it really truly was you know
oh come on you guys...
Posted by TofuEmmy on June 26, 2004, at 18:35:40
In reply to Hey Im invited too.. cool!, posted by gabbix2 on June 26, 2004, at 18:31:59
Gabbi - I'll share my coffee and my, um....what it's called again, mmm...aw....heck,...oh yeah...Topamax!!
:-)
Posted by pegasus on June 26, 2004, at 23:33:06
In reply to Re: I want to come too, posted by tabitha on June 25, 2004, at 2:15:15
I'm afraid a road trip isn't going to work into my plans. But I hope y'all will stop and stay at my place on your way. I'm in the central Rocky Mountains. I only have 3 bedrooms, and one is for me and hubby and the cat, so you'll be a bit crowded. But I have a fold out couch, and a big backyard and some tents and sleeping bags. The backyard has lots of flowers and trees and is very private. Only a few wild animals.
Plus I'll take you all out to breakfast the next day. I *love* going out to breakfast. So, that'll be my $$ contribution: breakfast for everyone, and I'll fill up the car(s) with gas. In exchange I'm gonna have to hear about every gory detail.
Now, there are some issues. If you're allergic to cats there is a problem. The backyard is currently a zone of frequent conflict among the 10-20 neighborhood cats. Not to mention the deer. And I don't want anyone stomping on my vegetable garden (although, maybe you'll keep the deer away, which would be nice).
There is only one bathroom, so we'll have to carefully schedule showers, because I'm counting about 20 or so of you. I figure it'll take about 5 hours to get everyone through.
If we're lucky my next door neighbors will have a party, because they are in a really good band, and we'd all be invited.
If you stay on Friday, you'll be woken at about 4 a.m. (well, maybe it's 9, but it feels like 4) by carloads of children coming to play soccer in the park across the street. But that way we'll be able to get all the showers in and still go to breakfast at a reasonable time.
Have fun!
pegasus
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