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So I am going to Florida for Christmas as usual, right? Guess how I am getting there.

Posted by ty97 Oct 23 '13, 08:54

I am flying to Chicago and then driving with my brother.

He drives because he has two dogs. Dad was going to fly to Chicago and drive down (so brother did not have to do the 20 hour drive alone) but Dad has leg nerve issues. So I volunteered to fly to Chicago instead.

And then I get to drive back to Chicago and fly home.

*ugh*

Responses:

why doesn't he kennel them? -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 09:19 1
- He has before but feels really bad about it. -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 09:30
fly to DC or Atlanta and drive the rest of the way with him. -- nm - zork Oct 23, 09:13 4
- or even Nashville. Don't tell your parents just where you're flying to. -- nm - zork Oct 23, 09:26 3
  - I considered it, but the timing of his driving/my flight would be less convenient -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 09:31 1
    - gotta be less time than your going to and from the airport in chicago. he could ... - zork Oct 23, 09:36
  - Nice. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 09:27
Awww peaches, it's ok. #fwp -- nm - Shaun Oct 23, 09:02
are you effin serious? Is your brother not an adult? 20 hour drive and he needs someone with him - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 23, 08:57 17
- And the thought of 20 hours (actually, 40 hours) in a car with two dogs is enough to make me a bit ill. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 09:01 1
  - Same here -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 23, 09:02
- Nah, he's fine. Parents won't stand for it though. -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 08:59 12
  - not their call. -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 23, 08:59 10
    - Agreed, but Dad will fly to Chicago and insist on driving down if I don't - ty97 Oct 23, 09:01 9
      - ah. I get that. -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 09:18
      - I completely understand this. Its easier to go with the flow on some things with parents who are apt do things their way -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 09:06 3
        
        And I mean, if one of us has to do the drive I'd rather it be me than my Dad with his legs, you know? - ty97 Oct 23, 09:30 2
        
        hell yes I know. and if you fuss too much about, then they just take the decision right out of your hands - Epiphany Oct 23, 09:35
        
        has he looked into a train? -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 09:31
      - your parents are kind of helicopter-y aren't they? - decline Oct 23, 09:05 2
        
        'kind of'. Heh. -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 09:29
        
        oh I get it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 09:18
      - then lie to him and have your brother pick you up atv the airport in FL -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 23, 09:03
  - he should kennel the dogs - or just mail them down -- nm - decline Oct 23, 08:59
- yeah, I kind of agree with this -- nm - Nick Foles Oct 23, 08:58 1
  - sfan -- nm - decline Oct 23, 08:59
bonding time - drink heavily when not driving -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 08:56 15
- We trade off driving (we did this the past couple of years while I lived in Chicago) - ty97 Oct 23, 08:58 14
  - 3 hour shifts????? - groiny Oct 23, 09:03 13
    - 3 hours is a joke of a driving session. Geez. -- nm - Shaun Oct 23, 09:05 12
      - Yeah. Drive until you need to get gas, at least. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 09:07 11
        
        Then again, two dogs in the car your probably have to stop every couple of hours. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 09:08 10
        
        nah, most dogs can last at least six hours. people go to work all day and the dogs manage to hold it. -- nm - zork Oct 23, 09:15 9
        
        but they are pretty cooped up in a car - at home they can walk around, stretch their legs. a quick break every three hours is no biggie. -- nm - Paranormal Anditivity Oct 23, 09:16 8
        
        we recently started traveling with our dog, we stop about every 2 hours. she could make it longer but its nicer for her -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 09:19 3
        
        that is like 12 or 13 stops on the way to Florida from Chicago. - groiny Oct 23, 09:20 2
        
        personally, my dog is too big for a trip that far - 6 hours is the max for her -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 09:27
        
        Yeah, they would be in the kennel in a heartbeat. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 09:22
        
        Tie them to the bumper of the car. -- nm - Clark Oct 23, 09:17
        
        Yup. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 09:16 2
        
        Then again, some poeple crate them during the day. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 09:17 1
        
        yup, dogs are crated for 8 hours minimum. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 09:18
Rickshaw. -- nm - Edna Mode si Oct 23, 08:55 1
- *sfan* -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 08:55
Let him drive. He is not alone as he is taking his two frackin' dogs with him. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 23, 08:55

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