December 18th, 2008
inkdick: december 18 2008 driving solo
Driving 8 plus hours by yourself is not fun. At all. Even if you’re doing all the driving yourself it would at least be bearable if there was someone there to talk to and share the experience with. Oh well.
And I can’t really complain about the lack of cruise control since I got the second-hand car for free. But still, it would save my leg on long drives like this one.
January 5th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
I find that books on CD can make that kind of thing approach some semblance of bearability, if you’re into that kind of thing.
January 5th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
I let my podcast backlog build up too, that always helps for long trips.
January 6th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I totally feel your pain! I love my manual car - but god, it would be nice to have cruise control for the drives between Muncie/Chicago/Minneapolis
January 6th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
yup!
Cruise Control is GREAT!
LOVE driving with my tumb, not my foot :P
January 6th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I’ve switched from books on tape to radio dramas. They’re super great.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Oh, lately I use podcasts. Lots of good NPR and science stuff. It makes the drive better, but still no replacement for a human being at your side.