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4X4 · 06-20-2007, 08:57 AM

Really? I guess I'll just have to add the Windsor/Detroit crossing to my list of nemesii.

4x4's Nemesii include:

Windsor/Detroit crossing (Canada/USA)
the light on Bannister Rd. @ the garden center (Calgary)
the light on Via Natzionale @ Via Milano (Rome)
The guy that orders 4 sandwiches and is inevitably right in front of me (every Tim Hortons)

Nikki · 06-20-2007, 10:13 AM

A really great comedy CD is The Vinyl Cafe. He is Canadian and has a couple different CDs out.

GrrlGoalie33 · 06-20-2007, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

A really great comedy CD is The Vinyl Cafe. He is Canadian and has a couple different CDs out.

Stuart McLean is awesome. He is a fantastic storyteller, we even go so far as to PVR his regular Sunday show on CBC radio.

PM me and I can help you get the CD's if you're interested.

SeeGeeWhy · 06-20-2007, 11:51 AM

Make sure your tires are inflated properly everytime you stop for gas.

Drink lots of water.

Pack some good snacks so you can have a couple of light meals as you travel. Eat big at night when you're stopped if you still need to.

Stop every two hours or so for a stretch and to walk around.

I have a really hard time staying awake in a car on long trips and these tips have helped me immensely.

Satelite radio is a good thing.

Bring good sunglases.

Make sure your wipers work.

Oh yeah, and have some maps and make sure you're familiar with them.

jam26 · 06-20-2007, 11:57 AM

I drove from Calgary to Toronto a couple years ago with my little mutt. Having to stop a couple times a day and take him for a walk really refreshed me when I otherwise would've kept driving.

I find it hard to stop when I'm on a road trip but do so if you can.

GreenTeaFrapp · 06-20-2007, 12:51 PM

If you have kids, DVD players for the back seats are a VERY worthwhile investment.

automaton 3 · 06-20-2007, 12:58 PM

Make sure you purchase some additional health insurance unless you're otherwise covered in the US.

Barnes · 06-20-2007, 01:05 PM

Adult diapers.

Salt Water Cowboy #10 · 06-20-2007, 01:13 PM

Why would you move back to Calgary? if I moved out there I would be living mortgage free, or close. I could take a job that i liked (if i found one) and enjoy a slower lifestyle. What is it that made you decide to move back to all the traffic and construction??

bigtmac19 · 06-20-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 4X4

Don't cross at Windsor/Detroit. Unless I simply have bad luck, both times I crossed there, the line-up was ~4 hours.

We haven't had those kind of tie-ups in a couple of years now.
It's pretty smooth sailing across the border here.

4X4 · 06-20-2007, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bigtmac19

We haven't had those kind of tie-ups in a couple of years now.
It's pretty smooth sailing across the border here.

Thats good... What changed? They staffed more of the many, many empty booths?

bigtmac19 · 06-20-2007, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 4X4

Thats good... What changed? They staffed more of the many, many empty booths?

Yes, that, and they have set up pre-clearance centers for a lot of the truck traffic, which has helped.

Cowboy89 · 06-20-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Barnes

Adult diapers.

I hear that there has been great advances in technology for these. Same material the astronauts wear for long drives apparently