Post #242,002
1/21/06 11:17:07 AM
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long distance driving trick
when you get the unstoppable yawns and eyes are hard to keep open, you can stop and catnap or grab a some nuts, one at a time and grind them slowly. After one or 2 the road snooze doesnt happen.
thanx,
bill
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Post #242,004
1/21/06 11:24:22 AM
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Yep, food is good for staying awake while driving.
I do the same thing with Combos.
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Post #242,005
1/21/06 11:49:42 AM
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Crunchy food is alerting
I like gardettos snack mix, myself. Especially the little rye bread slices. That's a staple on our drives up north. That and diet coke.
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Post #242,008
1/21/06 12:00:22 PM
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When you're tired, stop.
Get out of the car. Have a nap. Don't rely on caffeine to keep you going; the effects are very short-lived.
You're less awake than you think you are, crunchy nuts or no.
Being late is better than being dead.
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Post #242,027
1/21/06 1:50:43 PM
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Well, there's no sport in that.
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Post #242,044
1/21/06 5:53:49 PM
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I think that may be what happens to me in meetings :-(
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Post #242,210
1/23/06 10:35:41 AM
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not tired, tunnel vision and carbon monoxide poisoning
When you are driving alertly for several hours and you are not moving, carbon monoxide levels build and you start yawning to increase oxygen levels. Several hours of the 4 point stare, road, instrunments, mirrors, road tends to create tunnel vision which causes involuntary eye heaviness. You are not tired at this point. Eating crunchy things concentrates the brain away from the eyes. It also interupts the previous slack breathing patterns which replenishes the oxygen in the brain. Good to go for anothr period of time.
thanx,
bill
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Post #242,223
1/23/06 11:22:01 AM
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Not according to my defensive driving course
That recommended that in every hour of driving you should stop, get out of the car, and walk around it.
While sitting you have no idea how you're doing. How often have you had the experience of not realizing that you need to go to the bathroom until you stand up? Furthermore when something impairs your ability to think, the first thing to go is your ability to judge how impaired you are. Hourly breaks not only are good for your mental health, they also give you a chance to judge how you're doing.
Sure, with a couple of tricks you can sit and drive for a lot longer. But you're not safe.
Cheers,
Ben
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Post #242,226
1/23/06 11:32:23 AM
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Hmmm 1 hr, eh?
Last couple of times I drove up from the Mighty Red State of Georgia, I would get out every 2 hrs. Next time, hourly! Thanks for the tip...
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Post #242,227
1/23/06 11:35:11 AM
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good thing you dont get paid by the mile :-)
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Post #242,250
1/23/06 2:21:55 PM
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only a 4 point stare?
Blimey.
I don't stare, I scan.
Instruments, road immediately in front, sweep to horizon, left mirror, road in front, sweep to horizon, right mirror (avoids having to tell the biker that "sorry mate, I didn't see you"), road in front, sweep to horizon, rear mirror.
Should take no more than 10 seconds.
If you're feeling tired and *cannot* stop, commentate the drive to yourself a la IAM standards.
"Maintaining speed of XX miles per hour, silver Mondeo approaching rear, junction with traffic lights ahead, filter lane may mean split priorities, cyclist ahead so I need to pull out, mirror and shoulder check beforehand, indicate yadda yadda"
Or you could stop, get out, walk around, take a piss and stretch your legs.
Or, instead, you could eat crunchy things.
Peter
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Post #242,266
1/23/06 5:09:27 PM
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Pork rinds are crunchy
Hey, if the accident won't get you, your coronary will.
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Post #242,276
1/23/06 8:50:37 PM
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scan, how does a scanner help you stare at anything?
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Post #242,303
1/24/06 2:19:17 AM
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Ever wondered where that got its name from, what it *means*?
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Post #242,317
1/24/06 9:39:29 AM
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from the fax machine, where else?
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Post #242,019
1/21/06 1:00:01 PM
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That's what beef jerky is for.
-YendorMike
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Post #242,068
1/21/06 11:21:53 PM
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I sing
LOUDLY. Oxygenates the brain.
In my college years I drove from Socorro NM to Detroit non-stop (apart from gas and meals) a couple times a year. Its a bout 30 hours. Worst time is sunrise as the sun is coming up, always want to give in around then and The Best Of The Doobie Brothers was truly a godsend.
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Post #242,095
1/22/06 9:57:27 AM
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The Doobie Brothers?
Seriously?
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Post #242,098
1/22/06 11:29:40 AM
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One of the best bands evah.
Seriously.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
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Post #242,114
1/22/06 1:48:29 PM
1/22/06 1:49:16 PM
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I saw them in concert in Dallas in 1982
The show was so good, it could have been recorded as a live album.
Their music still sounds good today.
Rock on,
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
Edited by imqwerky
Jan. 22, 2006, 01:49:16 PM EST
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Post #242,142
1/22/06 3:51:10 PM
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Saw them in Kingston a couple of years ago
Good show.
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Post #242,138
1/22/06 3:23:13 PM
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Aye, in my top ten for sure.
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Post #242,140
1/22/06 3:31:40 PM
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I never cared for them
The lead singer's vocals got on my nerves.
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Post #242,141
1/22/06 3:46:04 PM
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Which one?
Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons or Michael McDonald?
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Post #242,144
1/22/06 3:59:45 PM
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Michael McDonald, for sure.
I still cant stand him.
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Post #242,147
1/22/06 4:08:33 PM
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he's defintely my least favorite
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Post #242,146
1/22/06 4:05:35 PM
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M McD ruined them, IMHO.
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