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[Wat_Tyler]

There seem to be a lot of us here with sleep issues. I'm just hoping to get some sleep tonight. I haven't had much the last two nights.

I've left the house to drive here like this a couple of times, and this one seems to have been the hardest. I may pass on doing it again on a three-day weekend unless I can take the second day and stretch it into four days. I seem to do better at hitting the road an hour or two before dawn and taking a nap when I land so I can be perky for supper.


I'm still evolving a new sleep equilibrium in general, so I get where you are.


Clicking that X in the top right corner helps . . . .

 

[hilton1958]

Ran into a bit of a glitch this morning driving home from parkrun. A truck driver somehow got his truck sideways across the road. Luckily there was just enough space to squeeze by on the left, cars coming the other way had a little more space.

 

[Vitriolhack]

I just worked 12 hours, and am doubling back in tomorrow morning (6 hours from now), but…..you think I can sleep? Heck no!

Having a —cheers to fellow night owls

Oh shoot, I hope you are ok with your shift.

 

[Vitriolhack]

Thanks and may the caffeine force be with you.

I agree, caffeine does have energetic effects in the morning! ️

 

[Vitriolhack]

Ran into a bit of a glitch this morning driving home from parkrun. A truck driver somehow got his truck sideways across the road. Luckily there was just enough space to squeeze by on the left, cars coming the other way had a little more space. View attachment 2332753

It’s a good thing the truck seems to be empty. WOW, it’s gonna take a while to clear that rig! Good thing no one is hurt!

 

[Vitriolhack]

There seem to be a lot of us here with sleep issues. I'm just hoping to get some sleep tonight. I haven't had much the last two nights.

That can be sooooo frustrating, especially when you sleep walk the day away after.

 

[Ambient4190]

Good morning ️

Really nice photos! You definitely have talent, and your camera is pretty darn good.

Well, 4 hrs sleep, hi ho hi ho, it’s off to work I go….

umm..I thought it was I OWE, I OWE it's off to work I go

Allow yourself some grace - I try to be kind to myself when I have to work with little/no sleep

 

[Ambient4190]

I've left the house to drive here like this a couple of times, and this one seems to have been the hardest. I may pass on doing it again on a three-day weekend unless I can take the second day and stretch it into four days. I seem to do better at hitting the road an hour or two before dawn and taking a nap when I land so I can be perky for supper.


I'm still evolving a new sleep equilibrium in general, so I get where you are.


Clicking that X in the top right corner helps . . . .

...you may not want to consider this but reaching my fifties, I loathe long drives. Used to love them - an age thing? I think I have less patience to sit in a car for so long..

 

[ReallyRandyReader]

You’d think I’d be old enough by now to know not to have that last drink (or 3)

 

[likes2watchU]

...you may not want to consider this but reaching my fifties, I loathe long drives. Used to love them - an age thing? I think I have less patience to sit in a car for so long..

I would get paired to travel w/ my mom before she passed. She was a smoker. We split the difference between how often she wanted to stop for a smoke with how long my joints could last.

I still like road trips, but I need to stop sooner than most to stretch and I do better sleeping as a passenger than driving long stretches.

You’d think I’d be old enough by now to know not to have that last drink (or 3)

Ooh, I remember what that was like. Does ending the night with some extra water and maybe an aspirin or paracetamol help any?

Sssh, everybody whisper around RRR today.

 

[ReallyRandyReader]

Sssh, everybody whisper around RRR today.

I’m good now. Just tired. I can’t do the late nights either

 

[likes2watchU]

*checks the time*
Yikes! I'm off like a prom dress.
Lots of errands to try and get done today.
Chance I'll be back much later?
Have a great day, everyone!

 

[lovecraft68]

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My baby ^^ she & a piece of furniture have been with me forever

The CD player has a few hiccups when rotating but all still good
lost or left behind all my cassettes somewhere along the way - grrrrr

No one has mentioned AC/DC? sheesh

The first paycheck I earned(at $3.35 an hour in 1984) I went and bought a stereo that had a slide out turntable on the bottom, then the much desire dual cassette players so I could make my own taps, the AM/Fm. Cost $89 at Radio Shack.

 

[lovecraft68]

If we're talking music and back in the day....how many people here bought Alpine car radios? Or Pioneer, Blaupunkt?

 

[haventdonethat]

If we're talking music and back in the day....how many people here bought Alpine car radios? Or Pioneer, Blaupunkt?

My 1969 VW Beetle had a Blaupunkt as standard equipment.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

If we're talking music and back in the day....how many people here bought Alpine car radios? Or Pioneer, Blaupunkt?

I had Alpine speakers, a Pioneer receiver-tuner, and BSR turntable. I remember Blaupunkt was considered a top of the line brand but I didn’t have any of their equipment. Might have put an Alpine cassette tape in my car but can’t remember for sure.

 

[deltablues65]

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If we're talking music and back in the day....how many people here bought Alpine car radios? Or Pioneer, Blaupunkt?

I had a Clarion 8 track, with two way six inch door speakers, and it had really good sound!

 

[hilton1958]

2 replaced knees + med condition = harder to get moving after long stretches + faster to fatigue

I would get paired to travel w/ my mom before she passed. She was a smoker. We split the difference between how often she wanted to stop for a smoke with how long my joints could last.

I still like road trips, but I need to stop sooner than most to stretch and I do better sleeping as a passenger than driving long stretches.

Ooh, I remember what that was like. Does ending the night with some extra water and maybe an aspirin or paracetamol help any?

Sssh, everybody whisper around RRR today.

When doing a long trip I stop every two hours, which is always close to every 200 km. I'll have a cup of coffee and walk around to loosen up. My left knee for whatever reason when Im behind the wheel starts aching after about at hour, and by the time i make the two hour mark it is almost unbearable. It must be something to do with the position its held in for extended periods when driving. I can be on my bike the whole day without any knee pain at all, but put me behind the wheel of a car ...

 

[Gamine67]

I had a Clarion 8 track

The 8 Track was designed by Bill Lear as a side project for relaxation while he was designing the LearJet. The first in its class as a successful business jet and a homebrew.

He was basically a self-taught engineer who designed a lot of equipment used on U.S. space craft.

He wanted the 8 Track to be known as a Lear Stereo, and early models were marked that way but the term “8 Track” caught on.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

...you may not want to consider this but reaching my fifties, I loathe long drives. Used to love them - an age thing? I think I have less patience to sit in a car for so long..

I'm good with the age bit. It was the timing bit. I need to hit the road an hour or 2 before sunrise and be at my destination by sunset. This one involved bolting after work and a couple of nap stops. Got 'er done before but failed this time. So, there will be reconsideration.

 

[Nightbird]

Greetings and Salutations all.

 

[Drizdart]

For some reason, stinging insects tend to like my sweet, sweet blood. Maybe it's because I was a redhead? IDK. I just try to avoid them as I am very allergic.

Nearly everyone who "was a redhead" remains a redhead. The hair may shift, but the temperament and the skin color remain. I almost ALWAYS enjoy the redhead I know best.

 

[Drizdart]

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Like the photo a great deal ... where were you? Doesn't look like the portions of Michigan I've visited.

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

Greetings and Salutations all.

Hello neighbor

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

Like the photo a great deal ... where were you? Doesn't look like the portions of Michigan I've visited.

Those photos were from my hike last year at Glacier National Park. I spotted no Glaciers but sure did find the mountains.