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Old 07-03-2010, 05:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Finally got my license after recovering from 2 hernia surgeries.

142 miles took 1.8 gallons for 90 MPG.

60 miles of that was driving around my neighborhood and practicing for the license, all in lower gears stop and go, never over 25 MPH.

Yesterday I drove from the DMV to lunch then hit the holiday traffic with some of my usual route lights taking 10 cycles for the 1 mile backup of traffic to clear that single light. 46 lights on my normal route. Interstate was crawling, bumper to bumper for 10 miles.

I used all of my local knowledge going back to 1966, driving through a lot of neighborhoods I usually never drive through to get around the blockages.

Had a nice ride today to Surry Va, took the Scotland Neck ferry from Jamestown south over the James river, out in the country.

I think 100 should not be a problem when things get back to normal .

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Mech
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