This is one of the CD's we will have in the car tomorrow for our trip to Seattle. Along with Dusty Springfield, k d lang, Marvin Gaye, and Susan Boyle.
This trip will be the first time I have ever driven in the US.
Yes, it is beautiful lady red, I know the route very well. I just haven't driven it myself. I always hated driving and as I lived downtown most of my life, I never really needed to drive. I didn't get my first license until I was in my mid 20's. I owned one car for about four years and then never owned one after that. Because I lived downtown, I never bothered to renew my license which expired for the last time in 1985.
And then everything changed, I met Matt, married, and then moved out to the 'burbs Since then I've been dependant on Matt to drive me everywhere (there is no public transit within walking distance). Luckily we both work in the same general geographical area so Matt was able to take me to, and pick me up from, work.
We had talked about me getting my license again (it would require a written and road test because I had let it lapse for so long). I wasn't very comfortable driving our old (1997 Pontiac Grand Am) so I didn't bother. Then, thanks to some of the money we received from Matt's father's estate, we bought a brand new Nissan Versa. And I love it! And love driving it! So, long story short, I passed my road test on June 2 and am a driving diva!
Hence my first time driving in the USA tomorrow! Look out Washington State :))
"(Psst...if you hang a left at Seattle, drive east 1700 miles, hang a hard right, drive south another 900 miles or so, we could do lunch!)" LOL, I'll be sure to tell Matt where to turn!
I just asked Google Maps for the walking directions from my house in Oregon to a place I know on Cape Cod. Seems to work pretty well. It would send you on a path where you'd take a bunch of ferries - not sure I would have thought of that. Claims you should make it in 39 days - seems kinda fast... maybe doesn't assume you'd stop to sleep, etc...
I used to love to drive; now I don't do it very often. Noah enjoys chauffeuring me from place to place, and I admit I'm hopelessly spoiled.
When I was young and we were stationed in Del Rio, I would drive from there to Portland non-stop. I'd crank up Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel, and the Eagles on the tape deck and fly my Ford pick-'em-up truck down the highway. Now, five or six hours is the most I enjoy driving in a day. I have to "rest my area" more and more often on long trips, if you know what I mean. ;))
My grandma lived 90 years in Portland without ever driving or having a license. She relied on public transit and a gaggle of relatives to get her to and fro. She seemed quite content.
I'm glad you have your license back, Fay. There is a freedom associated with driving cross-country that's exhilarating! We'll leave the walking to lewy. ;)
Very nice, Fay. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it lady red.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the CD's we will have in the car tomorrow for our trip to Seattle. Along with Dusty Springfield, k d lang, Marvin Gaye, and Susan Boyle.
This trip will be the first time I have ever driven in the US.
It'll be a beautiful drive. Washington is gorgeous, and you have a great selection of tunes.
ReplyDelete(Psst...if you hang a left at Seattle, drive east 1700 miles, hang a hard right, drive south another 900 miles or so, we could do lunch!) ;))
Yes, it is beautiful lady red, I know the route very well. I just haven't driven it myself. I always hated driving and as I lived downtown most of my life, I never really needed to drive. I didn't get my first license until I was in my mid 20's. I owned one car for about four years and then never owned one after that. Because I lived downtown, I never bothered to renew my license which expired for the last time in 1985.
ReplyDeleteAnd then everything changed, I met Matt, married, and then moved out to the 'burbs
Since then I've been dependant on Matt to drive me everywhere (there is no public transit within walking distance). Luckily we both work in the same general geographical area so Matt was able to take me to, and pick me up from, work.
We had talked about me getting my license again (it would require a written and road test because I had let it lapse for so long). I wasn't very comfortable driving our old (1997 Pontiac Grand Am) so I didn't bother. Then, thanks to some of the money we received from Matt's father's estate, we bought a brand new Nissan Versa. And I love it! And love driving it! So, long story short, I passed my road test on June 2 and am a driving diva!
Hence my first time driving in the USA tomorrow! Look out Washington State :))
"(Psst...if you hang a left at Seattle, drive east 1700 miles, hang a hard right, drive south another 900 miles or so, we could do lunch!)" LOL, I'll be sure to tell Matt where to turn!
ReplyDeleteI just asked Google Maps for the walking directions from my house in Oregon to a place I know on Cape Cod. Seems to work pretty well. It would send you on a path where you'd take a bunch of ferries - not sure I would have thought of that. Claims you should make it in 39 days - seems kinda fast... maybe doesn't assume you'd stop to sleep, etc...
ReplyDeleteI used to love to drive; now I don't do it very often. Noah enjoys chauffeuring me from place to place, and I admit I'm hopelessly spoiled.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young and we were stationed in Del Rio, I would drive from there to Portland non-stop. I'd crank up Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel, and the Eagles on the tape deck and fly my Ford pick-'em-up truck down the highway. Now, five or six hours is the most I enjoy driving in a day. I have to "rest my area" more and more often on long trips, if you know what I mean. ;))
My grandma lived 90 years in Portland without ever driving or having a license. She relied on public transit and a gaggle of relatives to get her to and fro. She seemed quite content.
I'm glad you have your license back, Fay. There is a freedom associated with driving cross-country that's exhilarating! We'll leave the walking to lewy. ;)
Yeah, I like walking.
ReplyDeleteThis would be an interesting one: recalling Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech:
From Stettin, in the Baltic, to Trieste, in the Adriatic...
...is about eleven hundred kilometers. Heck of a hike.
I noticed if the actual Iron Curtain had followed the Google Maps walking path, Stalin would have ended up with much less territory.
I think of the dumbest sh*t, I swear...
...oh and Fay, welcome back to the American highway. I'm sooo glad Canadians at least drive on the same side of the road as we do...