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WCDT: 2613-2617 (Jan 6 - 10 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
bhtooefr:
In theory, the trip was supposed to be 59 hours one way including layovers and meal breaks, from Columbus, OH to Portland, OR, via a more southerly route (through Denver). 2600ish miles one way: http://goo.gl/maps/xHAxG (I left off a lot of stops, only included the ones that were either at major Greyhound locations, major to the trip (the Salina, KS stop was a truck stop, but there's a driver change there), or were important for the routing.)
In practice, it was more like 63 hours on the way out due to 340 miles of bilzzard conditions in Oregon, and 65 hours on the way back due to them failing to dispatch a driver in Salina, KS.
cesium133:
When I went from Maryland to Oklahoma, I got stuck much of the night in Indianapolis, because the bus driver went missing.
On the way back I sat next to a guy who appeared to be suffering drug withdrawal effects, from St. Louis to Columbus.
One nice thing, though, is the experience doesn't seem to be nearly as bad if you're east of Pittsburgh.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 12 Jan 2014, 10:41 ---I'm not quite comfortable with the Marigold/Dale sex talk.
--- End quote ---
I've tolerated a bit more than usual this week because of the "true to the characters" aspect - given that in canon we both Marigold and Dale dating and Marten's life being discussed and channelled (by Tai taking him to a party), a certain amount of projection is to be expected within genuine discussion of the comic.
Neko_Ali:
I've done cross country bus trips before.. Georgia to California and back again. It took about 4 days for each trip, almost straight driving though. The scary part was just crossing Texas took a day of that trip in itself... The food options weren't as bad as this though. They tended to stop in truck stations, not McDonalds. So the food was slightly better quality and more variety.
Indicible:
Thing is, when confronted with a long trip, I am under the impression Europeans prefer trains or planes. Buses... Well, not so much. Some nationalities do use them, but not so extensively as the Americans, I think.
And when it comes to eating, in foreign land, I have always found something other than Mc Donald's. Generally a doner fast-food. I take a durum, by the way.
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