Left the house at 7:30 for an 8:00 appointment 15 miles away to have my bike inspected.
That all went well, but I got lost on the way home. Took 5 hours and 185 miles to get back...
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July 22, 2017, 12:20 PM
KShooter
Reminds me of my wife one time. She insisted "they" moved the entire city of Greensboro
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July 22, 2017, 12:24 PM
Floyd D. Barber
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul: Left the house at 7:30 for an 8:00 appointment 15 miles away to have my bike inspected.
That all went well, but I got lost on the way home. Took 5 hours and 185 miles to get back...
From pictures I've seen, Maine is a good place to get lost. Except perhaps in the Winter.
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July 22, 2017, 12:30 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Floyd D. Barber:
From pictures I've seen, Maine is a good place to get lost. Except perhaps in the Winter.
Much of it, yes. I went cross-country to Route 9, aka "The Airline". Nice road, right through the middle of nowhere from the Canadian Border with New Brunswick to Bangor. Newly paved, gorgeous scenery, light traffic. Snuck through the back streets of Bangor and got on Alternate 1 and then down the West side of the Penobscot River through the willy-wags to Belfast. Again, that was just perfect, very little traffic, nice and cool, bright, sunny day.
Belfast to home, not so much. The most direct route is Coastal Route 1 which is a friggin nightmare from ice-out to Christmas. Bumper to bumper tourists, "yard sales" and flea markets every half mile.
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July 22, 2017, 12:35 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Worse places to get lost.
July 22, 2017, 12:37 PM
Orguss
You seriously need to update the maps on your GPS...
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July 22, 2017, 12:42 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Orguss: You seriously need to update the maps on your GPS...
Where's the fun in that?
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July 22, 2017, 12:54 PM
OKCGene
quote:
Originally posted by Orguss: You seriously need to update the maps on your GPS...
Not all who wander are lost...
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July 22, 2017, 01:10 PM
Killer Instincts
Isn't that just the worst?
July 22, 2017, 01:29 PM
Jimbo54
My bike would get me lost all the time. I swear it had Alzheimer's.
Jim
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July 22, 2017, 01:44 PM
GWbiker
I had that problem many times when I worked the second shift. Took me just 20 minutes on the motorcycle to get to work.
And 2-3 hours to ride home after work.
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July 22, 2017, 02:27 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54: My bike would get me lost all the time. I swear it had Alzheimer's.
Jim
Hah! Ima steal that!
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July 22, 2017, 03:30 PM
Yellow Jacket
Dang motorcycles just do that all the time it seems. Totally unreliable.
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July 22, 2017, 03:55 PM
hudr
In college, my CB750 would sometimes get me so lost it would require a motel stay....
July 22, 2017, 04:00 PM
amals
quote:
Originally posted by KShooter:
Reminds me of my wife one time. She insisted "they" moved the entire city of Greensboro
HA! That's funny.
July 22, 2017, 09:06 PM
Fredward
Yup. Motorcycles be like that. I get lost for 150 to 200 miles a week. Don't tell the wife my bike has GPS.
July 22, 2017, 10:33 PM
AGFNTB
Some times the scenic route is the only option. I've been known to take 1.5 hours to get home from work. If I take the freeway it is only 30 mins. If i take the canyon down to PCH, then PCH home, it sadly takes 1.5 hours.
July 22, 2017, 11:33 PM
sigcrazy7
My boat has the same problem. It can never find the dock when it's time to come home.
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July 22, 2017, 11:39 PM
kkina
Funny that this never happens when you're in a car.
Reminds me of my wife one time. She insisted "they" moved the entire city of Greensboro
They don't move but they are greedy and keep expanding and trying to take in every area they can get, i'm surprised they haven't tried to annex my city next door. LOL!
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