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Discussion in 'Travel Forum' started by SaggyWoman, Oct 17, 2001.

  1. SaggyWoman

    SaggyWoman Active Member

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    Do you ever travel alone by car for long distances? How do you make the trip shorter and more tolerable?

    Other than music and singing songs in the car, I usually think, daydream, and once in a while take a nap.
     
  2. Pennsylvania Jim

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    Good preaching tapes and talk radio both help for me, better yet if interspersed with music.

    Sometimes I have a short temper behind the wheel, a fit of anger here and there keeps things lively. :D :D

    Do you take a nap while you drive, or do you stop?
     
  3. SaggyWoman

    SaggyWoman Active Member

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    A little of both, but the naps when I stop are more restful.
     
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    I have taken many lengthy trips alone by car. Playing music does not help me much. Preaching/teaching or dramatic tapes are a little better, but becoming disinterested can bring my alertness level down further than it would be without playing them at all.

    One time it helped very much that I had an audio microsette player/recorder with me, and I simply 'discussed' some points of dilemma which were on my mind at the time. This tape later was the basis for an article I submitted on How God Speaks to Us Today. There were a lot of thoughts and illustations I seemed to come by naturally as I passed the hills, the cattle herds, the clouds, the rising of the moon.... The time went by surprisingly fast.
     
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    Music on tape and CD are great. My favorite pasttime while driving is SEEING HOW MANY CARS I CAN PASS BETWEEN THE PA AND VA LINE!!!
    :mad: :eek: :mad: :eek: :D
     
  6. Grace

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    I don't like driving for long distances alone. I get lonely :( So, I take a friend. On our last trip, my friend and my sister both went to sleep :rolleyes: so, I made up a song to sing to myself while I drove.
     
  7. SaggyWoman

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    Monday I drove to Nashville (8 hours) by myself, and today, I drove back from Nashville. By myself.

    I had the best time. Seriously, this was the shortest 8 hours I spent in a long time--God and I talked about a lot of things. .. God is so good. ...
     
  8. NeilUnreal

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    I take long trips (10-12 hours) in my Jeep. The AM radio went out a long time ago, and couple of years ago the tape player quit working. I "keep meaning to sell" this car, so I have had neither fixed.

    It took a couple of trips to get used to it, but now I just sit and think. It does me good, I think.

    -Neil
     
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