Drive by NUMBERS & Trivia
Drive by Numbers:
Firstly, I have to thank the Archbiker. Because without his ability to use 2 arms I would never have been able to pack my entire life into my Subie-roo.
Secondly I have to give Mike D. special props for being my inspiration for this drive. Not only did he drive the continent one armed with a stick shift, but he did it using only his Left hand (great for shifting during left hand turns). Good on Ya Mike.
-Map Quest time: 45h
-Time driven before my first nap break: 1h20
-Total Nap Breaks: 4
-Time Sleeping: 13h
-Time spent eating: 2h15
-Map Blast Time: 41h
-Kilometers driven: 4712 km (South Lee MA to Seattle)
-Worst choice: Deciding it would be cool to go through Chicago, not around it.
-Route: I90W - Binghamton and Ohio - I80W – I 39N – I94W – I90W – I5N
-Speeds driven:
(Mininum Max) 40, uphill
Average 65-70 (the Subie ain’t no spring chicken no more)
-Elapsed time: 61 h
-Driving time: 45.8 h
-Time spent sleeping:
-Money spent on Gas: $220
-Money spent on Tolls: 15.40
-Money spent on Food: $25
-Worst driving I saw: a mini-van driving ONTO the I 94 Exit Ramp (I didn’t see her hit anyone, proving once again that women are good drivers)
Food Eaten:
Day 1: Denny’s something meal with pancakes, eggs and snossages with hot coco
Day 2: 2lbs milk chocolate M&M’s
Day 3: Diner in Butte Montana Omelet with snossage ON home fries.
-Issue’s that this diet caused: One, very large
-Cities which I stayed which I though would suck but were cool: Seattle
-States I though would suck, but were cool: Idaho
-Worst news I heard: Mr. Faulkner to renew your BC Car insurance your vehicle will have to pass inspection
-Number of inspections the Subie will every pass: 0
-My successful solution: I need to speak to your superior.
-Last time that the Subie (BC plated) was in BC: Spring 2000
-Cost of Subie insurance for 1 year: $900 Cdn.
-Money spent on Ferry ride to Victoria: $42 Cdn.
-Car whose driver was late returning, so every other car had to drive around it: Subie
-Reason: I ran into my running bud from 2000, Erin H.
-Amount of warning I gave Pinner and Kabush I was coming to crash at their place while I apartment shopped: 20 min.
Upcoming Events:
-Finding a place to live.
Best ad for an room mate: 2 last minute gals looking for mature student to share funky, upstairs suite. Large kitchen/livingroom. Bright space with big windows and a great view.. Any open minded, individual welcome.
-I would have to consider myself ‘open minded’, though this could also mean pot-head
-Trish downstairs says she knows someone looking for a roomie but ‘he’s a French Canadian Downhill mountain biker’…
-Classes start: Monday am.
-I have a Dr’s Appointment Tuesday to see how my collarbone is doing, if I will need surgery, etc.
-For those Americans who think they live in the greatest country on earth, here’s how health care works in Canada.
-This will be the 4th Dr. that I will have seen about my clavicle. One MD, and one fracture specialist in Windsor where I walked into the hospital and had X-ray’s taken For Free within hours of my accident.
1. in Bracebridge after 4 days for a second opinion.
And now that I’m in BC I have an appointment to see my ‘Family’ Dr, and will have more x-rays and talk about lingering RAAM symptoms. Also for FREE.
Lastly I have to apologize to disappointed readers about the spelling and grammar in my previous post. My mother was down and insisted on ‘proof reading’ so the article has lost a lot of its usual colour due to her.
In unrelated news, this is the first time that my bed’s was made in the past 2 years (coincidence?).
Trivia
1. Following my latest trip, there are only 4 states the lower 48 that I haven’t driven the subie, or ridden my bicycle in. I don’t know if anyone other than me knows the answer, so Mom, Archbiker etc. you’re all allowed to enter.
2. Of Canada’s 10 Provinces, which have I:
A)Ridden my bike in?
b)Raced in?
Prizes donated by PowerBar, EmerGen-C.
FaatNaat at Hotmail.com if you think you know.
