So what do you do on your 34 when you are away from home?

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  1. 48Packard

    48Packard Ol' Two-stop Shag!

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    Been there. I think it's a Pilot now! :biggrin_25523:
     
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  3. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    Only done it a couple times but it went by pretty quickly. Watched some TV in the truck stop, spent some time online. Bobtailed to a nearby Walmart and did some shopping. Read a little bit. Went for a long walk the one time, it was way too hot the other time.

    If you're usually away from home for weeks I would imagine it's a good time to get laundry done and hit a Walmart to stock up.
     
  4. RizenPhoenix

    RizenPhoenix Road Train Member

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    I tried to always be somewhere I could play Poker if I had to take a 34. So my 34 would usually look like this.

    Sleep 6-8 hours
    Play poker 18-22 hours
    sleep 6-8 hours

    :biggrin_25524:
     
  5. DirtyBob

    DirtyBob Road Train Member

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    We only have to sit 24 since we're team to get a 34 so it's not quite so bad. Usually just watch a season or two of a show we both like or watch some movies and it flies by pretty quickly.
     
  6. robngraves

    robngraves Light Load Member

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    haha if your not careful your times more spent like this:

    Dream of winning big 6-8 hours
    Lose at Poker 18-22 hours
    Dream of what the money could of went to 6-8 hours
     
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  7. vinsanity

    vinsanity Road Train Member

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    It goes quick for me, but I hate them too. 34 hours is such an odd time. It breaks up my sleeping pattern too much.
     
  8. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    34 makes perfect sense. It's your usual 10 hours off plus a day.
     
  9. Nyman

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    Laundry, cleaning truck, movies, etc.
     
  10. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    One job, I had a regular 2600 mile run to LA area and back. I had no choice but to do a 34 because the roundtrip was too far. I would go to the Commerce Casino in LA and play Texas Holdem all day and eat like a big dog. Then I would come home and do another 34 and do it again. Those were fun times.
     
  11. RizenPhoenix

    RizenPhoenix Road Train Member

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    Hardly, I'm paying for college at the moment by playing poker, I'm what they call a grinder or rounder.
     
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