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How far are you traveling for thanksgiving (poll)
November 22, 2019, 09:42 AM
Elk HunterHow far are you traveling for thanksgiving (poll)
About 500 miles, round trip
Everybody be careful out there!
Elk
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FBHO!!!
The Idaho Elk Hunter
November 22, 2019, 11:45 AM
smpsmpMy normal 15 minute commute to work. I'll drop the dogs off at my parents house before work, and the gf is going to her parents (about 30 mins away for the day). I'll be doing my normal shift, and hopefully we don't get any stupid calls or domestics.
November 22, 2019, 01:21 PM
oddballStaying home with my wife, son is joining us. Small event, but looking forward to it. I'll be doing the cooking, except for the turkey, getting a smoked one from our local BBQ place on that afternoon.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
November 22, 2019, 10:42 PM
PrefontaineVolunteering at the homeless shelter here on T Day.
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
November 23, 2019, 07:24 AM
Blackmore15 minute drive to my S-I-L's. Hopefully her husband isn't in one of his shit stirring moods. 4 of my wife's other 5 siblings have figured out excuses to bail this year. Wish I'd figured one out, too.
Harshest Dream, Reality
November 23, 2019, 12:11 PM
VonFatmanabout 30 steps
November 23, 2019, 12:44 PM
gearhoundsSmall family gathering this year at my own house, thankfully. I'll be hitting the tree stand in the morning and stuffed with victuals by mid afternoon
“Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown November 23, 2019, 12:49 PM
smlsig207 miles each way...
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Eddie
Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina
November 24, 2019, 02:52 AM
GrumpyBiker0 miles!
I’ve worked the past 24 thanksgivings.
Prisons never close!
U.S.M.C.
VFW-8054
III%
"Never let a Wishbone grow where a Backbone should be "
November 24, 2019, 03:22 AM
f2Six miles round trip to pick up dinner (open holidays). Crispy Pata.
November 24, 2019, 05:52 AM
chongosuerteWorking, so 40 or so miles round trip.
Headed to my parents the next day before work. 200 miles up and back. Then probably doing another 250 the next day to see my son sing the National Anthem for an event. Then work...again. Just finished #3 of 9 nights.
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Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard.
-JALLEN
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November 24, 2019, 08:57 AM
k5blazerEvery year I suggest staying home for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Someday I hope we can.
November 24, 2019, 09:30 AM
TexasScrubThis is the first time in a long while that I'm driving distance from my family in San Antonio, so I'm doing golf at La Cantera with my brother in the morning, and my youngest niece is preparing dinner for her first time. This is gonna be interesting (so Popeye's is an option I considered).
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He looked like an accountant or a serial-killer type. Definitely one of the service industries.
November 25, 2019, 10:00 AM
bendablewow! close to half of us , simply staying home
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
November 25, 2019, 11:29 AM
cusingeorgeI'm actually walking about 150 yards to my brothers house, where I will fry a couple of turkeys for our large family gathering.
My tongue swore, but my mind was still unpledged.
November 25, 2019, 01:22 PM
casAbout 40 minutest to range with traffic.
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Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911.
November 27, 2019, 09:12 PM
BamaJeepsterNo travel for me, but...
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
- John Adams November 27, 2019, 10:04 PM
flashguyWell, it appears that I am traveling for Thanksgiving, after all. I had expected to just go to a local restaurant for a turkey meal, but one of the Choir members called me today and invited me to accompany her family to a family dinner in east Texas, and I accepted. It's about a 2-hour drive, so I presume it's about 100 miles or so.
I was told I didn't need to take anything, but I'm never comfortable with that, so I'm taking a small gift for the home (2 of my cobalt glass tumblers that I've accumulated over the years--they seem to be well accepted wherever I've taken them).
I had driven up to Denison, Texas on Tuesday (60 miles) to take my Best Friend and his wife to dinner for an early Thanksgiving. (He's a cop and she's a nurse and finding a time when they're both available is not easy.) It was a good visit, even though none of us had a traditional turkey dinner. (Mine was a 2-meat combination--chicken fried steak and chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, and green beans; peach cobbler for dessert.)
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth November 28, 2019, 12:46 AM
StarTraveler220 miles one way, 150 miles to attend my uncle’s funeral on Friday, and then 260 miles to get back home.
Stay safe out there!
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"Aut viam inveniam aut faciam (I will either find a way or make one)." -- Hannibal Barca
November 28, 2019, 04:21 AM
jsyodesCentral Illinois to Northern Virginia, maybe 850 miles? Back again Saturday. Ugh. Hope everyone else travels on Sunday!