Vacation, by the numbers
Vacation, by the numbers
1
Car
Baseball Hall of Fame Seen
2
Idiots in our car
Number of times I had to repeat myself to the clerk at the Citgo station in Pompey, New York. My southern accent is not that thick, but it was enough to confuse that lady, that day....
2.27
Lowest price seen for regular gas, somewhere around Staunton, Virginia
2.83
Highest price seen for regular gas, seen in Syracuse, New York
3
Number of places we had to stop in Binghamton, New York to find coffee on the ride back.
Number of times I had to re-try to take the picture of the mudflaps on a transfer truck that read "Show Me Your Hooters."
4
Days Gone
5
Fill-ups needed (though the fifth came a couple hours from home, so it should hardly count)....
Number of different kinds of beers sampled and/or brought back from New York (Labatt's, Labatt's Light, Spaten, Yuengling, Saranack). Beware the Spaten. It's extra good. It's got a kick like a mule.
6
States Driven Through (Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York)
7
Number of times Steven's Grandmother asked if she could fix me something to eat.
11
Number of times his Grandmother asked if she could fix him something to eat.
12
Miles out of our way one exit marker took us. A word of warning: there is no Burger King in Buchanan, Virginia. That sumbitch is actually 6 miles (and 2 interstate exits) down the road, in Boteteart (pronounced hereafter as "Botard"). Why the blue signs Virginia puts near the exits say there's a Burger King there is beyond me.
12.5
Hours it took us to get from Niota, TN to Lafayette, NY on Saturday
15.25
Hours it took us to get from Lafayette, NY to Niota, TN on Tuesday
19
Deer seen dead by the interstate (with 13 coming in Pennsylvania alone)
19 years, 7 months
Age of Polly Reed when she died in 1817...her headstone was among those we saw when visiting a cemetary near Steven's grandmother's house....
60
Our average speed through Pennsylvania.
66
Approximate height, in inches, of the ceiling of the room where I slept
75
My height, in inches, give or take.
Interstate we rode from Niota to just above Knoxville.
80
Average speed through most areas of the country, except Pennsylvania.
81
Interstate we rode from just above Knoxville to just below Syracuse, New York.
124
Pennsylvania Exit Number along Interstate 81. Perhaps the most confusing cloverleaf of roads ever put to pavement. We just needed to find a toilet. It took us five minutes to navigate the confusing number of twists and turns before we finally made it to McDonald's. I recommend avoiding this one, unless you're local.
172
Virginia Exit Number along Interstate 81, where we had to wander across hill and dale to find food and a pot to piss in.
204
Pictures Taken
1800+
Miles Driven Total
1812
Earliest date of death (i.e. longest resident) I could find in the cemetary near Steven's Grandmother's house.
17 million
Number of snowflakes seen in Pennsylvania
1
Car
Baseball Hall of Fame Seen
2
Idiots in our car
Number of times I had to repeat myself to the clerk at the Citgo station in Pompey, New York. My southern accent is not that thick, but it was enough to confuse that lady, that day....
2.27
Lowest price seen for regular gas, somewhere around Staunton, Virginia
2.83
Highest price seen for regular gas, seen in Syracuse, New York
3
Number of places we had to stop in Binghamton, New York to find coffee on the ride back.
Number of times I had to re-try to take the picture of the mudflaps on a transfer truck that read "Show Me Your Hooters."
4
Days Gone
5
Fill-ups needed (though the fifth came a couple hours from home, so it should hardly count)....
Number of different kinds of beers sampled and/or brought back from New York (Labatt's, Labatt's Light, Spaten, Yuengling, Saranack). Beware the Spaten. It's extra good. It's got a kick like a mule.
6
States Driven Through (Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York)
7
Number of times Steven's Grandmother asked if she could fix me something to eat.
11
Number of times his Grandmother asked if she could fix him something to eat.
12
Miles out of our way one exit marker took us. A word of warning: there is no Burger King in Buchanan, Virginia. That sumbitch is actually 6 miles (and 2 interstate exits) down the road, in Boteteart (pronounced hereafter as "Botard"). Why the blue signs Virginia puts near the exits say there's a Burger King there is beyond me.
12.5
Hours it took us to get from Niota, TN to Lafayette, NY on Saturday
15.25
Hours it took us to get from Lafayette, NY to Niota, TN on Tuesday
19
Deer seen dead by the interstate (with 13 coming in Pennsylvania alone)
19 years, 7 months
Age of Polly Reed when she died in 1817...her headstone was among those we saw when visiting a cemetary near Steven's grandmother's house....
60
Our average speed through Pennsylvania.
66
Approximate height, in inches, of the ceiling of the room where I slept
75
My height, in inches, give or take.
Interstate we rode from Niota to just above Knoxville.
80
Average speed through most areas of the country, except Pennsylvania.
81
Interstate we rode from just above Knoxville to just below Syracuse, New York.
124
Pennsylvania Exit Number along Interstate 81. Perhaps the most confusing cloverleaf of roads ever put to pavement. We just needed to find a toilet. It took us five minutes to navigate the confusing number of twists and turns before we finally made it to McDonald's. I recommend avoiding this one, unless you're local.
172
Virginia Exit Number along Interstate 81, where we had to wander across hill and dale to find food and a pot to piss in.
204
Pictures Taken
1800+
Miles Driven Total
1812
Earliest date of death (i.e. longest resident) I could find in the cemetary near Steven's Grandmother's house.
17 million
Number of snowflakes seen in Pennsylvania
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