I-77 in December?
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From: Disney Pix on 29 Jun 2010 00:28 As a truck driver I drove I-77 out of Charlotte going to Columbus or Chicago and it is not bad in the winter most of the time. Just keep on eye on the weather and watch for snow as the WV Turnpike DOES NOT plow much until the snow has stopped. It is a great drive (even in a truck) so enjoy it. Just the fact the you will cut out Cincy & Atlanta makes the route much better than going I-75. "Bashful" <wdwkittywhiskers(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:i08chg$fhn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Okay, since the "cat is out of the bag", so to speak... it looks like DH > and I will be driving to WDW in December, from Ohio. We have made the > drive a couple of times, the last being a few years ago via I-77. Hubby > found that he much preferred this route to the more obvious I-75 - just > less traffic and less hassle, in his opinion. However, we've never made > the drive (either route) in December, and we're a smidge worried about > weather. (We'd be driving a Honda Accord, if that makes a difference.) > Anyone taken this route during that time of year? Any opinions, advice, > or thoughts for us? General driving tips are welcome, too. (No kids, > just two "kids at heart".) > > I rather enjoy traveling this way... but that might have something to do > with the fact that DH almost never lets me get behind the wheel. DH isn't > quite so excited, but money's still a bit tight, and flying gets to be a > bigger hassle every time. Thanks in advance for any help! > > -- > Kitty (TDC Bashful) > > remove "whiskers" to e-mail
From: Keane on 29 Jun 2010 06:09 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:11:46 -0400, Bashful <wdwkittywhiskers(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Only if they have BBQ'd tofu. ;-) > Oh dear. I'd forgotten about that. Of course, even had I remembered, I *still* might have mentioned it... :-) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Keane on 29 Jun 2010 06:36 On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:39:07 -0700 (PDT), Blossom <dznyknitter(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > Stop at every second or third rest area (that's usually an hour or >> > two) �whether you have to or not. Get out, stretch your legs, if only >> > for a couple of minutes. �I get less fatigued that way. >> >> Yup, we usually do about the same (though I've noticed that some states >> have *much* nicer rest stops than others. �Probably a "girl thing", but >> it might influence my stop requests a bit. >> > >We do the drive from N Indiana to Orlando quite a bit... >The bathrooms in Ohio & West Va are the worst that we encounter along >the I-77 route. >Along the I-75 route, Indiana is pretty pitiful. I would imagine so. I-75 doesn't go thought Indiana... ;-) (My main complaint about Indiana on I-65, is the number of rest areas. From north of Indy to the south, there's some 125 miles where there's not highway rest area, which, I believe, violates interstate highway guidelines...) Something other than a rest area, most big truck stops (such as the Petro's) aren't bad. They're usually cleaner than the highway rest areas. >> > Bring a cooler (one that doesn't spill liquid if it get's turned over, >> > and yes, that's important) with plenty of favorite soft drinks and >> > water. �You'll get really dehydrated (especially in the winter), and >> > caffeinated beverages help. �If you freeze some water bottles, it'll >> > make the ice in the cooler last that much longer. >> >> We usually bring a cooler, but I don't think I would have thought to >> freeze the water bottles. �Excellent idea! �We bring a LOT of water. > >Freeze the water bottles. Use this instead of ice or get some blue ice >packs (they can be refrozen in the refrigerator if you have one at >WDW). Personally, I've found the blue-ice packs worthless for road trips, unless you have a freezer at every stop. They may be good for picnics, but become useless once they defrost, and eventually waste energy keeping the packs cold. (Rarely do I find a fridge on the road that has a good enough freezer to freeze the packs overnight. You're better off sticking a couple of water bottles in the freezer and get them cold...) Nothing works as good as ice to keep things really cold. That's also the reason you want a cooler than doesn't leak if it gets turned on it's side or upside down... Now, if the only cold water bottle you have is half frozen, drink all the water and pour some warm water from another bottle into it, and soon you'll have more cold water... ;-) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Keane on 29 Jun 2010 07:12 On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:10 -0400, Ginny Favers <ginnyfavers(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On 6/28/2010 6:29 PM, Bashful wrote: > >> >> Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we >> might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on >> previous long drives. The problem is that I usually cave and let hubby >> pick out the audio book... which means we will end up with Stephen King. >> Not that he isn't a good author, but he *really* doesn't put me in a >> Disney mood, LOL.) >> >>> Blossom > >We bought some magazines on our car trip last summer. Reading Time from >cover to cover out loud to Joe was surprisingly entertaining, and it >passed quite a bit of time. > >~Amanda Russo's book might be better than Time... And the pages in Steve's book have a secondary use that the shiny, glossy paper that is Time wouldn't be very good for... http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Going-Disney-World/dp/0595466907/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277809787&sr=8-10 Only $12.55. Whattadeal... Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Steve Russo on 29 Jun 2010 07:43
On Jun 29, 7:12 am, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:10 -0400, Ginny Favers > > > > > > <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >On 6/28/2010 6:29 PM, Bashful wrote: > > >> Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we > >> might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on > >> previous long drives. The problem is that I usually cave and let hubby > >> pick out the audio book... which means we will end up with Stephen King. > >> Not that he isn't a good author, but he *really* doesn't put me in a > >> Disney mood, LOL.) > > >>> Blossom > > >We bought some magazines on our car trip last summer. Reading Time from > >cover to cover out loud to Joe was surprisingly entertaining, and it > >passed quite a bit of time. > > >~Amanda > > Russo's book might be better than Time... And the pages in Steve's > book have a secondary use that the shiny, glossy paper that is > Time wouldn't be very good for... > > http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Going-Disney-World/dp/0595466907/ref=sr_1.... > > Only $12.55. Whattadeal... > For another $15, I'd be willing to record it on CD... but then you'd lose the secondary use of it (and a CD just wouldn't do, would it?) ;-) |