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yooperman
02-22-2011, 10:12 PM
gonna be heading to the U.P its a 1208 mile trip. the last time i made a 1200 mile trip by myself i made it in 18 hours. so im gonna try to make it there in a day gonna try and beat my record not the circumstance i wanted to be making a trip for though. i gotta head up there for a funeral, damn cancer its a nasty thing.
matt3x
02-22-2011, 10:20 PM
What is the UP?
dcreel
02-22-2011, 10:20 PM
Our prayers are with you and your family. Be careful on your trip.
dcreel
02-22-2011, 10:22 PM
What is the UP?

Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Mr_RPM
02-22-2011, 10:23 PM
we go from southern michigan to southern florida almost every year. our best time is 19 hours but last time was 21 due to traffic. only food stops. going alone and packing food or doing drive thru id like to think 17 hours is possible. But going alone means you cant fall asleep. when we go as a family we take turns sleeping.
its close to 1400 miles.
I was driving around 2-3am and was next to a trailered semi going 90. I figured if hes gonna go that fast then hes either talkin to others ahead or the cop will wanna grab him over me. it helped so much to make up for the city traffic in Cincinnati
yooperman
02-22-2011, 10:26 PM
upper peninsula, its northern michigan, yeah my aunt got cancer and this was round three of her cancer coming back. and she was dizzy for a couple of days, she went in for a scan and it moved into her brain, this round of the cancer has been supper aggresive, she got the results of the scan and it has not even been a month. they dont think she is gonna make it through the night.
yooperman
02-22-2011, 10:31 PM
i was moving to great falls montana when i made it in 18, i always push it and hammer it when i am by myself. but now when make trips its usually with the wife and kid, so i dont hammer it gotta take it easy with the wife and kid in the care. where in lower michigan you at Mr. RPM?
Mr_RPM
02-22-2011, 10:52 PM
Howell is between Lansing and Detroit. In Livingston county
yooperman
02-22-2011, 10:57 PM
oh i know where howell is. i have family in troy, north of detriot and in merril.
Mr_RPM
02-22-2011, 11:44 PM
cool, be safe on your trip. i know when I was driving there was a few sketchy moments due to boredom and sleepiness. Its not worth rushing, you dont want want family needing to go to another funeral, if you guys need to stop its worth it. plus, driving tired in traffic can lead to some major road rage with my family. lol leads to us fighting. haha