My uncle called yesterday in desperate need to find someone to help him haul a load of aluminum from NE Ohio to Winston-Salem North Carolina... I originally told him I couldn't go, but thought about it more and made the necessary arrangements... I could use the money and it was ...
11-02-2007, 08:05 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard  Communist Moscow 
| I visited you North Carolina folks today My uncle called yesterday in desperate need to find someone to help him haul a load of aluminum from NE Ohio to Winston-Salem North Carolina... I originally told him I couldn't go, but thought about it more and made the necessary arrangements... I could use the money and it was nice to do something different. Anyways, I worked my normal schedule yesterday (7am-2:30pm), went to the gym, and then got ready.... we left his house last night @ 7:30PM, loaded up and left the factory at about 9PM, and drove straight through to Winston-Salem... we were too early to get unloaded (think... 5AM) so we went to a Waffle House and had breakfast... finally unloaded @ 8:30 or 9 this morning, and we drove straight back... this time more through WV and PA... terrible idea... bad traffic and construction... arrived home at about 7PM. I drove at least 12 hours.... we stopped once between North Carolina and home... I've been up since 5:30am yesterday.... ephedrine and caffeine are amazing.... especially in combination... just wanted to let you NC guys know that I was in your hood today and I wished I had time to come say hello... goodnight
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11-02-2007, 11:44 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est  Pragmatist North Carolina
| How did you like our fair state Which highway did you take in? | ||||
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11-03-2007, 10:43 AM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| I thought it was very aesthetically pleasing. I've been there a bunch of times  We took 77 South to 74 East to 52 South | ||||
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11-03-2007, 10:54 AM
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| minor irritant &/or non-entity News Moderator Contrarian Birmingham, UK
| Originally Posted by thomez Super Soul 
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11-03-2007, 11:06 AM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| I don't get the reference | ||||
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11-03-2007, 11:20 AM
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| minor irritant &/or non-entity News Moderator Contrarian Birmingham, UK
| Originally Posted by thomez welcome to my world
but it was unfair of me as you dont watch much TV do you? , ..., let alone re-runs of cult movies from the 70's Vanishing Point (1971) just be gratefull that i've not launched into a ",...," littered ramble on my fav new word "aporia" but, ..., back to yer how much did your uncle pay you? what didnt you do instead? what was the aluminium for? the scenary is basically golden brown this time of year I assume | ||||
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11-03-2007, 11:24 AM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| Originally Posted by avsp No, I watch very little tv, basically just sports.
I was compensated $300 and all meals were paid for. I called off sick for my regular job and missed going out on a Friday night... and I missed my normal trip to the gym on Friday. The aluminum was for some kind of overhead stage apparatus that will hang in the air like 70 feet... the guy did not elaborate much. Scenery was a wonderful fall-colored one with most of the leaves still on the trees... very pretty. | ||||
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11-03-2007, 11:33 AM
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| minor irritant &/or non-entity News Moderator Contrarian Birmingham, UK
| Originally Posted by thomez £150 plus food & drugs, ..., a nice rate
i never go anyway & rarely do owt much so i live my life vicariously, ..., the specifics/vagueness ratio of the aluminium usage is just about right for me to speculate wildly, ..., thank you. | ||||
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11-03-2007, 12:32 PM
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| Administrator  libertarian Oklahoma
| UNC basketball = win | ||||
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11-03-2007, 12:42 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| we drove past Wake Forest | ||||
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11-03-2007, 01:40 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Winston Salem highways are fucking retarded though, whoever designed them deserves to be shot.. You have these on-ramps where you have to merge into the off-ramp's oncoming traffic going 60+ mph.. and try to get over another lane before the 100-200ft of off-ramp lane ends and you're forced to exit wherever the hell it is the off-ramp is going. | ||||
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11-03-2007, 02:33 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| Originally Posted by motivez lol, tons of ramps work exactly like that here, I guess I just see it as normal
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11-03-2007, 03:31 PM
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| Political Genius  Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Did you drive through Mayberry? 
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11-03-2007, 03:46 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Originally Posted by thomez Ugh, it's the most retarded thing ever.. I've never experienced it until I moved here and went through Winston.. and outside of that I don't think I've seen any either.. usually the part where you merge and the place to exit aren't so close together!
I can't think of one offhand that I saw in Texas either, but granted I haven't lived there in 7 years | ||||
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11-03-2007, 03:51 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| Originally Posted by RMNIXON my uncle did that last weekend when he went with his girlfriend
they also visited Ghost Town in the Sky or whatever that's called | ||||
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11-03-2007, 04:02 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Would you believe I actually thought they might have filmed some outside work in NC for that great show.  So I did a Google and I found this: WARNING MAYBERRY ILLUSION SPOILER ALERT!  The Andy Griffith Show Culver City and Beverly Hills!  I bet you have some nice people to place such a town in your State. | ||||
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11-03-2007, 04:05 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Did You Know? Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee) liked the real-life town of Siler City, NC so much, she retired there after The Andy Griffith Show?  | ||||
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11-03-2007, 10:55 PM
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| Never, never, never give up  Independent High Point, NC
| Winston isn't a bad city. You drove right past the famous Pilot Mountain. Great hiking trails that go all the way around the nipple (knob) up there. My kids love it. We usually go a few times a year. The road from Pilot Mountain to Winston where it's 2 lanes each way with lots of trees dividing the highway is were I had gotten my Ninja to 155mph on a couple Sunday mornings. | ||||
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11-04-2007, 12:15 AM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| I remember Pilot Mountain, I was explaining to my uncle how such a thing forms (I took geology classes  ) pretty cool  | ||||
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11-05-2007, 08:03 AM
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| Perpetual Noob Independent
| Originally Posted by RMNIXON my parents retired very close to siler city. I think the "town" consists of a post office and a gas station at an intersection.
I've heard that Andy Griffith can still be seen walking the streets of Manteo, NC every once in awhile. I haven't seen him, but I probably wouldn't recognize him if I saw him anyway. | ||||
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