This week has been unbelievable...

[carpoor]

I avoid big cities like the plague. In 2010, I had the misfortune of going through St. Louis while on the Hot Rod Power Tour. I was ready to beat people with a blunt object after 2.5 hours of crawling through traffic. I vowed never again to go anywhere near places like that. I want to go to Martin, Michigan next year for the Pure Stock drags. You can bet your sweet ass I will be mapping my route to stay FAR away from any big cities! It's going to be nerve-wracking enough towing a trailer with my car on it.

[Ms Grumpy]

Originally Posted by carpoor

I avoid big cities like the plague. In 2010, I had the misfortune of going through St. Louis while on the Hot Rod Power Tour. I was ready to beat people with a blunt object after 2.5 hours of crawling through traffic. I vowed never again to go anywhere near places like that. I want to go to Martin, Michigan next year for the Pure Stock drags. You can bet your sweet ass I will be mapping my route to stay FAR away from any big cities! It's going to be nerve-wracking enough towing a trailer with my car on it.

When you are going through Ohio and Michigan, timing is everything. If you just time it so that you avoid rush hours (4-7pm) traveling should go smooth.

Ray, me too. I have never been as nervous as I was driving in NJ and NY. I was driving my small Toyota (wanted the 40mpg) and I almost think it was worse. Some people in big trucks just drove like they owned the road. I imagine if I was in my van it might have been different, but I don't know if I could have gotten down some of the streets.

When my daughter was loading the moving truck someone had to stay outside with the truck so that the stuff wouldn't "walk away". As I sat outside I could hear the larger trucks going down the street hitting the side view mirrors on cars, and they just kept going, it was no big deal to them. And the bumper guards were funny looking too, but these people parked 3 inches from each other and it was bumper cars as backed up, pulled forward, backed up, pulled forward many times till they got out. I am so glad to be home.