"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
04/14/2019 at 13:20 • Filed to: None
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"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
04/14/2019 at 13:20 • Filed to: None | 2
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For anyone interested but not watching FP. David Tracy is on his way in his postal Jeep. He hadn’t as of last update gotten out of Ohio yet and Easter Jeep Safari starts tomorrow, so I’m curious whether he’ll get to Moab in time to participate .
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MM54
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 13:27 |
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He hadn’t as of last update gotten out of Ohio yet and Easter Jeep Safari starts tomorrow
Well, that’s a 20-ish hour drive in a normal car so I have some doubts.
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Just Jeepin'
> MM54
04/14/2019 at 13:28 |
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Yeah, it does seem a bit daunting at 40mph.
XJDano
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 13:39 |
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It is going on for a week.
Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 13:40 |
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He won’t.
I’ve done the drive. He won’t make it in time. He can’t do above 40, and if he’s taking the I80 to I70 route, he also should be well aware that this thing won’t make it through the Denver to Grand Junction stretch.
Add to that, it’s 26 hours of straight driving at 70MPH+. You’re going to get hung up for hours in Denver.
Cut that to a constant 40MPH, that’s 42 hours of driving. Not including gas, food, or sleep.
daender
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 13:40 |
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Probably not. He’ll get there maybe Tuesday or Wednesday at best.
...Likely it’ll break down and he’ll get there after the safari is done.
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Just Jeepin'
> XJDano
04/14/2019 at 13:42 |
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Yes, but 40-45 tops I think is his speed, which presumably means state highways. That’s a long drive at a slow speed with stoplights and slow traffic.
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 13:43 |
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I feel like he needs a dedicated 24 hour live stream. I would watch the shit out of that. I'm sure the minor details of the adventure would be entertaining and then I wouldn't have to wait in suspense for the next Instagram post to find out if he's still alive.
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Just Jeepin'
> Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
04/14/2019 at 13:44 |
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And sleep has apparently been in short supply lately.
My X-type is too a real Jaguar
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 13:57 |
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I normally understand his level of insanity, I really do, but all this misery for a 2wd Jeep? That just seems dumb.
Spanfeller is a twat
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 14:29 |
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I hope the HOA clears his yard while he’s gone.
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Just Jeepin'
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/14/2019 at 14:35 |
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Bite your tongue! (And I can guarantee there’s no HOA, else he’d have been kicked out long ago.)
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Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 14:51 |
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Yeah. Not only that, but it has to be I70 in Colorado to make time up , which also has a strictly enforced minimum speed due to all the grade s. Semis cooking brakes off.
The only other way to Moab is 160 through Rio Grande National Forest. Avoiding I80 already adds more than 10 hours and 250 miles. 160 makes it even WORSE because you HAVE to go 100+ miles south then back up through even steeper terrain with ZERO civilization or cell service.
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Just Jeepin'
> Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
04/14/2019 at 15:12 |
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Apparently 160 was his plan as of a few days ago .
shop-teacher
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 15:57 |
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Thanks for the update, because I am not on Instagram. Jeeze, if he's still in Ohio, he's pretty hosed.
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Just Jeepin'
> shop-teacher
04/14/2019 at 15:59 |
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Yeah, I can’t figure out how he’s still in Ohio as of about an hour ago. Good grief, is he headed to NYC instead?
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Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 16:08 |
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Yeah, and that route assumes a speed of 60MPH average . (There are stretches out that way where you can... uh... do ... things in ... nicer cars.) Add in the time for all the breakdowns and yeah. This isn’t happening.
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Just Jeepin'
> Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
04/14/2019 at 16:13 |
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I suspect he’ll get to KC where apparently his other brother is flying in, and then the three of them will do something interesting. Making it that far will be work enough.
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Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 16:39 |
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Yeah, especially since he’s not wise enough to abandon the junker in Kansas.
facw
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 16:57 |
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I applaud Patrick George for making David actually get the DJ inspected (which apparently delayed things for a day while they made rushed body repairs), and for sending David’s brother in a rental rather than in that deathtrap (I assume that change of plans was ordered from the top as well). I like David, but I think he’s a bit too happy to declare terrifying things “good enough”.
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shop-teacher
> Just Jeepin'
04/14/2019 at 18:12 |
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Obviously there have been breakdowns. To nobody's surprise.
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facw
> Spanfeller is a twat
04/15/2019 at 00:07 |
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It’s improving (really!). Look:
4/2017:
7/2018:
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Spanfeller is a twat
> facw
04/15/2019 at 10:17 |
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By 2020 we’re going to see soviet missiles there.
“Bought cheap on ceaigslist, just needs new stabilizer fin”