Wrong turn

mimo2005 · 12-20-2006, 06:44 AM

After taking a wrong turn and getting confused, man ends up 550 miles away in Florida

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news...s/144789.shtml

**Joefireline** · 12-20-2006, 07:02 AM

Wow, that is strange... 550 miles is a damn long way! How'd he do it?

**K-B** · 12-20-2006, 08:10 AM

I once read a true story about a man that was driving from NY to boston, and he was very tired. He drove and drove, and he got to a toll booth. He held out some money, and the attendant was like, what's up idiot, this is the canadian border!

**carsey** · 12-20-2006, 10:21 AM

Strange. Im surprised he didnt realise. Wow. 550 miles in 24hours is a long way.

yustr · 12-20-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by carsey

... Wow. 550 miles in 24hours is a long way.

British whimps....550 miles is just getting started for some of us.

I once did over 2800 miles in 52 hours including a 3 hour stop for a blizzard to clear up - it was June!!! Gotta love Wyoming. (Admittedly, there were three of us driving).

mimo2005 · 12-20-2006, 11:05 AM

Joe , that person suffers from diabetes-related dementia .

sinclair_tm · 12-20-2006, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by yustr

..stop for a blizzard to clear up - it was June!!! Gotta love Wyoming.

i do! my grandparents live there. we got stuck in a snow storm fishing on the 4th of july one year.

elf · 12-20-2006, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by yustr

British whimps....550 miles is just getting started for some of us.

I once did over 2800 miles in 52 hours including a 3 hour stop for a blizzard to clear up - it was June!!! Gotta love Wyoming. (Admittedly, there were three of us driving).

Not bad...I did 1,025 miles in 16 hours, and I only fell asleep once while driving...when I woke up in the median I pulled over and took a nap. Other than that the only stops were for gas.

It seems like after you had to stop for gas you'd realize you were heading the wrong way.

**Joefireline** · 12-20-2006, 12:55 PM

You guys, you really shouldn't drive when you are tired. You could kill yourself, let alone other people. What you did there elf, was really dangerous. Do you want to get killed? You should take regular breaks. If you start feeling tired, open the window, if that doesn't work, pull over. DON'T JUST KEEP DRIVING!!

yustr · 12-20-2006, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Joefireline

You guys, you really shouldn't drive when you are tired. You could kill yourself, let alone other people. What you did there elf, was really dangerous. Do you want to get killed? You should take regular breaks. If you start feeling tired, open the window, if that doesn't work, pull over. DON'T JUST KEEP DRIVING!!

Like I said, wimps ....

**Joefireline** · 12-20-2006, 02:10 PM

Excuse me?

95five-0 · 12-20-2006, 03:10 PM

That is why you should not people with dementia go driving around to the store by themselves.

On another note, I loved it when I live in England. I grew up in texas and when I look at a map and see an inch I think it is going to take a good hour to travel that distance. Then I went to england and everything seem 15-30 minutes away. Although it would have been quicker if they could build straighter roads. Oh and I drove 1,800 miles in 20 hours. Mountain Home, ID to Dallas, TX. And I did it with a cat in the car the whole time.

**Joefireline** · 12-20-2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 95five-0

Although it would have been quicker if they could build straighter roads.

Ahh yea, our bendy roads... It just makes the journey more... interesting.

**K-B** · 12-20-2006, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Joefireline

Ahh yea, our bendy roads... It just makes the journey more... interesting.

Yeah, it's like super interesting when people get motion sickness and puke all over the seat.

**Joefireline** · 12-20-2006, 03:31 PM

Hehheh.
OK, they aren't quite that bad...

elf · 12-20-2006, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Joefireline

You guys, you really shouldn't drive when you are tired. You could kill yourself, let alone other people. What you did there elf, was really dangerous. Do you want to get killed? You should take regular breaks. If you start feeling tired, open the window, if that doesn't work, pull over. DON'T JUST KEEP DRIVING!!

I realize it was dangerous...I wasn't arguing that. I just wanted to make it without having to stop. I did end up stopping though, and I did it without hurting anyone...even myself! so HAH!

**Joefireline** · 12-21-2006, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by elf

I realize it was dangerous...I wasn't arguing that. I just wanted to make it without having to stop. I did end up stopping though, and I did it without hurting anyone...even myself! so HAH!

You know what's gonna happen now you said that don't you?

elf · 12-21-2006, 06:12 PM

absolutely nothing?

**Joefireline** · 12-22-2006, 11:40 AM

It may seem like that to you, cos you'd be dead! Lol

elf · 12-22-2006, 11:43 AM

nah I'm still quite alive. That happened over a year ago...I'd gladly do it again, but only if I had someone with me this time. It gets SO boring driving that long with no one to talk to.

12-20-2006, 06:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Wrong turn After taking a wrong turn and getting confused, man ends up 550 miles away in Florida http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news...s/144789.shtml __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

12-20-2006, 08:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
K-B Mod. Linux, Wrench Turner Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,885 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	I once read a true story about a man that was driving from NY to boston, and he was very tired. He drove and drove, and he got to a toll booth. He held out some money, and the attendant was like, what's up idiot, this is the canadian border! __________________

12-20-2006, 11:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Joe , that person suffers from diabetes-related dementia . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

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95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	That is why you should not people with dementia go driving around to the store by themselves. On another note, I loved it when I live in England. I grew up in texas and when I look at a map and see an inch I think it is going to take a good hour to travel that distance. Then I went to england and everything seem 15-30 minutes away. Although it would have been quicker if they could build straighter roads. Oh and I drove 1,800 miles in 20 hours. Mountain Home, ID to Dallas, TX. And I did it with a cat in the car the whole time. __________________ "If it's really a supercomputer, how come the bullets don't bounce off when I shoot it ?" <<PC Pitstop>><< AVG Free>><<Spybot>><<Everest 2.0>><<Trend Micro House Call>><<HijackThis How-to>>

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12-20-2006, 07:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Wow, that is strange... 550 miles is a damn long way! How'd he do it?

12-20-2006, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,693 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Strange. Im surprised he didnt realise. Wow. 550 miles in 24hours is a long way.

12-20-2006, 12:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	You guys, you really shouldn't drive when you are tired. You could kill yourself, let alone other people. What you did there elf, was really dangerous. Do you want to get killed? You should take regular breaks. If you start feeling tired, open the window, if that doesn't work, pull over. DON'T JUST KEEP DRIVING!!

12-20-2006, 02:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Excuse me?

12-20-2006, 03:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Hehheh. OK, they aren't quite that bad...

12-22-2006, 11:40 AM	#19 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	It may seem like that to you, cos you'd be dead! Lol

12-22-2006, 11:43 AM	#20 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,049 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	nah I'm still quite alive. That happened over a year ago...I'd gladly do it again, but only if I had someone with me this time. It gets SO boring driving that long with no one to talk to. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.