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You can just tell they're gloating as they drive by. (startrek.website)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 122 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

No, we hate stopping because it takes you all twenty minutes to pee and then another twenty to get food and snacks. And now your mother's decided she wants a sit down meal and there's a cute shop she wants to visit before we get on the road.

And now it's five in the morning and we've been on the road for sixteen hours and we're still 150 miles from home and you want me to check into a hotel to get some rest when we could have been back in our own beds by 10pm if we didn't have to stop because your bladders are all the size of thimbles.

And I'm paying for all of this.

I saw a comedian who said "The only vacation a father gets is after everyone's in the car and he closes the trunk. That short walk to the driver's seat is so fucking relaxing."

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

When I'm driving, there are 4 reasons to stop:

  • The tank is empty.
  • The bladder is full.
  • I'm so tired we're all to crash and die.
  • The car is on fire and/or falling apart

Unless one of these applies, we're driving. And if a stop is required, there are zero acceptable reasons to extend that stop that are not on this list.

Edit: "we're there" is also a good reason to stop

[–] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago (2 children)

On a recent road trip I discovered a new reason to stop. I saw a sign that said "drive a tank $99"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Did you finish your trip with the tank?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

That doesn't sound very enjoyable and seems a bit evil. The tank will hardly go a couple of meters before the bottom of the glass cracks and all the fish will fall out on the hot asphalt before suffocating to death.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What about hunger...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

drive thru and eat while driving

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Ordering ahead and picking up inside is much faster than a drive thru

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The only vacation a father gets is after everyone's in the car and he closes the trunk. That short walk to the driver's seat is so fucking relaxing.

As a father of two, truer words have never been spoken!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I swear girls have insanely small bladders. I've never stopped on a road trip with guys, but with girls, you ALWAYS have to stop.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hell, if you've got enough empty bottles dudes never have to stop. Piss jugs are the way of the road.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Fukin toe da so

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

You'd still stop for some friends of the road though, eh?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Are you just perpetually dehydrated?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

No. Your body doesn't need a gallon of water every other second. Excess fluids are pointless because your body just pees it out, because it can't process it.

Not to mention too much water can kill you.

People think if you're not peeing 2 times per hour, you're unhealthy. I get CBC + other labs blood work done weekly and I'm perfectly hydrated.

Not to mention if you're going on a long road trip, it's okay to consume less fluids. You won't die.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I drink an absolute ton of water all the time, but I almost never have to go more than every 4-6 hours, if not longer. It's not like I'm holding it either, there's just no pressure to go for at least that long. I normally have 40oz water bottles that I refill at least a few times per day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Popping a squat is a lost art... My grandmother says.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yep. I'm a dad and this is 1000% accurate.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Not a dad yet but apparently qualified to be

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Same. I'm feeling like dad 101 and traffic 101 had a crossover event.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm a dad, I become friends with some cars, we get along well, then all of a sudden, the take an exit and leave me empty.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

And then later you catch yourself wondering how Blue-Sienna-with-the-bumper-sticker is doing.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

Am dad. I feel this in my soul.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's much deeper. You find that group of other dad's, in the same mind, no words are spoken but everyone is one the same page of A to B without nonsense. A team of dad's in a pack, look for them on trips and they'll lead you.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh no! My travel buddy just exited form the highway!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (3 children)

goodbye my temporary friend. we'll always have the time in that patch of i75 together.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

I paired up with a rural postal delivery guy driving late at night once and we stayed together until the interstate. Hope he’s still doing okay.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

And next time learn to use your cruise control!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes in stop-and-go traffic I (in my little roadster) will match speeds with a semi so that cars aren't constantly cutting in front of them and forcing them to brake suddenly. I usually get a friendly wave from them or a flash of the 4-ways. I like to imagine the driver getting on the CB and telling all the other truckers to look out for the "little friend".

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Then you see them at a gas station 100 miles later. "You see that Trooper get that guy?" , "yeah he was moving "

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My parents are the reverse, we used to stop like every hour.

I'm in my 30's and made a trip from Chicago to Denver with my brother. We drove the 16 hours straight through I think we stopped maybe 3-4 times for gas/pee/stretch/snacks maybe 30 minutes total NOT driving. It was so efficient and I appreciated it so much.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I drove my kids 14 hours each way to see the eclipse. On the first stop I said "Okay, we go in, go to the bathroom, grab chips, candy, and a soda, and we're back in the car in five minutes."

They were absolute troopers. We stopped maybe three times and each time they did exactly as asked.

Then we decided to drive to Disney with my wife and mother-in-law. The first time we stopped for a break it was at a Cracker Barrel, and they wanted to have a sit-down meal and do some shopping less than three hours into a 12 hour drive.

My kids looked at me in confusion. My oldest said "Dad, doesn't mom know how to take a road trip?!"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Fuck this post has me so torn. On one hand I 100% support road tripping and long drives.... gruelling even, but otoh....cracker barrel. If there's only one on the route. You kinda have to stop. Shopping is a no no tho. Dessert is right out.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Why would you drive that far when it would be more economical to fly?

Driving from one state to another is reasonable; a 16 hour road trip is not. Unless of course you don't care about the money and just want to sight-see. In which case, enjoy your road trip.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Flying is cheaper when you're solo, sure. For a family of 4? Flying is expensive. But the really expensive part is having to rent a car where you're going.

For me, a ~12 hr drive to Florida for 1 week of vacation is about $400 in gas. That's a lot more than plane tickets, until you add a $600+ car rental when you get there. Plus the flight dates have to line up with the resorts dates, which they usually don't for cheap flights.

I hate it but driving is often the more economical option.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Welcome to frontier. Here's a $75 per carryon item fee for each of your kids. Congrats. It's no longer cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

And, the flight is cancelled... Here's the website for the refund request we'll see in 4-8 weeks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I learned that day that it's not a very scenic drive, but I made that trip a few times - one with a car full of camping and backpacking gear, and the other I drove a 26' moving truck for my brother.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Anecdote that happened to my dad:

My dad drove to Kansas with my mom and little sister; ~11 hour drive. Mom and little sis decided they would fly back instead, and my dad doesn't mind (he likes driving, and probably enjoyed the solitude).

Dad drops them off at the airport in Kansas, and starts driving back home. He made it home before them, and ended up picking them up from our local airport as well.

I guess my point (besides just a funny little story) is that sometimes flying vs driving is dependent on a lot of factors. At least in the US, from what I've experienced. It really all just depends on the situation and what you're trying to do. I have traveled a bunch within the US, both flying and driving (furthest drive being around 24 hrs straight, with a driving partner), and which one I choose is almost completely dependent on why I'm going and what I'm doing when I get there

Just my 2 cents though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

16 hours of driving, let's say averaging 70mph, is 1120 miles. Even at a moderately shitty mpg for a modern car of 30mpg, that's 37.3gal. Around most of the Midwest I can count on gas averaging $3.50 or less a gallon, so that's $130 each way. That's cheaper than anything other than extreme budget airlines, if you don't need any luggage whatsoever. If you have more than a carry on, then you're already saving money.

I'm basing this off Midwestern multi state drives, since that's what I've done the most. I can get a cheaper flight on Frontier or Spirit, but again, that falls apart as soon as I add any luggage, and I prefer to travel with luggage when it's a reasonable option.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Til I'm a dad

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Those idiots going 59 in a 60 area!

Sigh... /s

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

But if the dads never passed those vehicles, then the vehicles even further back would get ahead of them. The work of passing the vehicles in front has still paid off

Clearly the dads don't care about how soon they get to their destinations, they just hate seeing others get ahead of them

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The car did all the work. I just put the brick on the pedal and close my eyes. Jebus take the wheel!

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