And then, the AAA agent said...


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So, we left Lordsburg where we crashed for the night with 3 pips out of 10 on our gas gauge.

We drove 15-20 minutes at a slight upward slant (which most of arizona and new mexico has been) and bars dropped down suddenly, screaming "add fuel add fuel".

So we pulled over on I 10 E at the 39 mile marker and called AAA. Now it's just a waiting game Til ( Read more... )

Defacing Rocks Unlawful
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This is one of the interesting road signs we've run into on our expedition.
We are at gas place called The Thing?(the ? Is actually in it's name!)
60 miles from NM. I've been taking a nap. My mouth is dry. My thoughts are short. My feet are cold. The stars are so pretty. Katie can't see them a)because she is driving & b)her ( Read more... )

Driving through Arizona can be experienced many ways.

The sights, the sounds, the SMELLS!

For a good stretch after the desert, driving with the windows down ended up with is being enveloped in the over powering stench of rotten eggs.

15 miles into Casa Grande has a pungent complex aroma:
Manure, urine, bird seed and feet.

It's been... Interesting.

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State prison SURPRISE Arizona
From prisoners, by prisoners, for prisoners!
You shiv 'em, we serve 'em!
The not so mystery meat!

I just have one thing to say to you:

Put your ass in the air
Put your ass up in the air.

El drove first for several hours.

We've come up with a 'group name'.
We are team "not dead in a ditch".
In this time, we've also written a theme song, simply titled 'Team Not Dead in a Ditch's theme song'.

It's catchy, akin to the Monkey Island Pirate song, with a playful pirate aesthetic.

We won't post it here because it's much better live. Ask us if ( Read more... )

It's 1am. We're in a crummy little hotel in Hayward. It took us an hour to park in the little tiny parking lot. Thanks Leisha, I told you I didn't want to come here for this very space issue 9.9

But with my sister behind the wheel we managed it. (management lied and complained about the parking job before we moved the car to a second setup of their ( Read more... )

So we landed, got picke up by our ride and got to the house quickly. There was a brief moment of panic but alls well that ends well!

We checked out a local repair shop. Maintenance check, $71 (we were expecting 6 times that!) and the car is ok to drive 'as is' Til we hit the east coast (with periodic duct tape checks) hooray! Relief!

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Dulles airport
Five guys order line

Check out girl reffered to me as "Sir-Ma'am"
Fastest recovery ever (1 of 3 recoveries thus far)

I congratulated her, but she just looked at me blankly.

I almost wanted to ask her why she said sir first, and what 'gave me away' (to change the defect, possibly. But in which direction? I'm not sure even I know) but I ( Read more... )