Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

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  1. Barn Door Bill

    Barn Door Bill Medium Load Member

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    Heavy or empty, I've never taken 64 from Richmond to get to Roanoke or anywhere south of that on 81 or the inverse coming the other way. Touches back to that discussion about faster vs. shorter but it just doesn't make sense to me either way to bother with C-ville/Afton if you don't need to. Helps that I don't roll without legal weights.

    Annnnd I died.
     
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  3. ExtremeUnction

    ExtremeUnction Road Train Member

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    Says the man who deliberately drove US33 through West Virginia. :D

    Going down the east side of Afton with a full load is almost as much fun as deadheading north on the West Virginia turnpike.
     
  4. JohnBoy

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    Sort of. Stage one is the toughest. Stage two is teaming, and customer interaction. When I'm in the passenger seat I'm always training. By stage two if there isn't any progress, then I get a little impatient. Charlie is smart and retains information, I've had some that I was convinced where stone deaf.
     
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  5. Barn Door Bill

    Barn Door Bill Medium Load Member

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    Well, it was the fastest and shortest route. :cool:
     
  6. RebelChick

    RebelChick Road Train Member

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    I was talking about the other way around, Wytheville to Richmond in this particular instance. Personally, I like driving 460--most of the time. But if it's heavy, I sometimes stick to the big road. Less stop/go and rocking back and forth than 460. A lot of drivers here ALWAYS take the big road for that circuit because they dislike 460. Not much is said to anyone about it, in my experience. 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of another, I guess.
     
  7. chralb

    chralb Road Train Member

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    Naaaaa ... if that where the case, nobody would wave to me. :laughing6:
     
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  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Just one finger, right?:D
     
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  9. chralb

    chralb Road Train Member

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    I'll let you know when I can count that high.:oops:
     
  10. Barn Door Bill

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    Puddle in the passenger floorpan seems to hinting my evaporator drain is plugged. Gonna be a good day, Tater.
     
  11. JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    I had the same thing on both my KW's. The filter behind the glove box needed changing.
     
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