And then there was one

"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain) 09/20/2016 at 15:54 • Filed to: None

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This salt lake to sf journey is boring. Hey look, more desert. After dropping an uncle in Cody, and aunt/uncle in Montana, and my parents in SLC, my vacation has dwindled to a solitary jaunt across the desert.

My citroen won't start > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 15:57

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Ditch the Mazda and get a nameless horse, also some LSD.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > My citroen won't start 09/20/2016 at 15:58

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Oppo needs a COTD

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 16:02

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Milwaukee to Denver is worse. Once you cross the Mississippi into Iowa it’s corn, corn, corn, corn, cow, corn, corn, corn, hey look at that we are in Nebraska now, grass, grass, grass, grass, grass, grass, grass, grass, grass, we are still in Nebraska?, grass, grass, grass, grass, grass, grass, WE ARE STILL IN FUCKING NEBRASKA?!, grass, grass, grass, grass, FUCK! FINALLY! COLORADO!

Dave the car guy , still here > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 09/20/2016 at 16:10

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Crazy long drives across the desert always remind me of the Hunter S. Thompson “ Fear and Loathing” books.

HammerheadFistpunch > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 09/20/2016 at 16:11

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we had one for a while

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/tag/bdct

but it wasn’t well supported so it died.

HammerheadFistpunch > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 16:12

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I-80? Well there’s your problem.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2016 at 16:25

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I need this in my life.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 09/20/2016 at 16:25

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KINJA!!!

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 16:25

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Sometimes solitary jaunts are best jaunts.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2016 at 16:26

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THIS. Frick it’s not supposed to be this hard.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2016 at 16:29

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Especially across the salt flats. That road is straight and flat out there.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 16:34

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It’s too bad you had to go all the way south to SLC. Not that the hundreds of miles of fields in Southern Idaho are much more interesting... The flats have their own interesting nature to them. Remember that land speed records have been set there. I hope you stop to check out “Metaphore: The Tree of Life” while you’re on them.

The most interesting route that wouldn’t take you way out of the way would have been through Delta, UT & Ely, NV, then merging onto I-80 near Reno...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 16:50

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One time on I-80 my wife was driving and I was napping. I awoke and she was rolling about 95-100 mph. I was shocked since she usually drives 5 under, that’s how boring Nevada I-80 is.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 17:22

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Yeah 80 is boring. There is a hillside of old cars on the right I think before salt lake city. I remember maybe 6 years ago I came back from my dad’s in Red Lodge MT which is an hour north of Cody. That museum in Cody is amazing.

wafflesnfalafel > Nick Has an Exocet 09/20/2016 at 22:24

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“solitary jaunt across the desert” is code for “how f’n fast can I make this sucker go.”

Nick Has an Exocet > wafflesnfalafel 09/20/2016 at 22:35

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The answer is 8 hrs and 45 minutes including a single stop.

Nick Has an Exocet > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 09/20/2016 at 22:36

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Not in a terrible Nissan Armada with no brakes. Lol

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Nick Has an Exocet 09/21/2016 at 01:24

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Fair enough. Though I guess you’re only risking the one person that way.