JUnk inna trunk, going to NC

[greg g]

Started packing the trunk today. Suitcases, cooler or two, folding dog kennel yet to go, looks like there will be room to spare.

[Norm's Coupe]

Sounds like you're packing the house there. What's the umbrella for? When we travel, I like to travel light. Just the clothes I'll need. Stopped carrying a cooler everytime years ago back in the 60's. If I get thirsty I just stop and buy something to drink and stretch the legs at the same time. Once I'm at the destination, there is always a place to buy something to drink. That way, I have lots more room in the trunk and don't have to buy ice, and keep dumping the water.

[greg g]

Umbrella is for shade. Coolers are personal preference. Other stuff is fer hospitality. For a business coupe this will be a light load, more bulk than weight.

[RobertKB]

Greg, take a sleeping bag or two and sleep in the trunk. It will sure save on accommodation costs and your trunk is probably as big as most rooms!

[Don Coatney]

Packed my trunk today. Toolbox, fire extinguisher, fender covers, furniture pad (in case I need to get under the car this will save my knees), rags, folding chairs, spare oil filter, couple quarts of oil, spare tire (wont fit in the well), jack, star tire tool, wheel chuck, and some stuff I forget about already.

Suit cases, laptop puter, cooler, and other stuff will go in the back seat.

[greg g]

Wonder what Norm will suggest you leave home????

[Don Coatney]

Wonder what Norm will suggest you leave home????

Almost forget the paper towels. Need them for the tailgait party to sop up the water in the grits. No wonder Norm never drives his car. He does not know how to pack for a road trip and he is too bull headed to learn:D

[greg g]

Hey Don, I don't see no semi brake drum and the fireplace logs, is somebody else bringin them????? Grits???? Thought we was having hush puppies.......

[Don Coatney]

Grits???? Thought we was having hush puppies.......

Too much garlic and onions in hush puppies to my liking.

[Norm's Coupe]

Ok, I was going to be good and keep quiet. But.........Greg had to ask. If I was going, I'd leave everything at home, except the chairs and a suitcase with my clothes. All the tools I need fits in my wifes purse. It's called her cell phone.

Greg, if you have a gravel driveway, you could bring all those Grits home with you. Would work out well for filling in any low spots in the driveway. They not only look like gravel on your plate, but taste like it when you put them in your mouth.

Don, weren't you the one who said all you needed was that little card and the cell phone for tools. What's with the tool box full of tools? You've tarnished your image with all that stuff in the trunk.

[greg g]

He's bringing his carb synchronizer, so I can adjust my carbs. It's in the box along with his AAA card ad cell phone.

[Don Coatney]

He's bringing his carb synchronizer, so I can adjust my carbs. It's in the box along with his AAA card ad cell phone.

Greg;

Here is my new sync tool. I think it will fit in the back seat OK.

[greg g]

Don, It looks like you got hosed!!!! That computer looks about 12 generations to old if you just got it. Unless of course it's one of those Turkmenistan knockoffs.

[Young Ed]

Wow that PC has a 5in floppy drive. I haven't seen one of those in a long time!

[Don Coatney]

Don, It looks like you got hosed!!!! That computer looks about 12 generations to old if you just got it. Unless of course it's one of those Turkmenistan knockoffs.

Wow that PC has a 5in floppy drive. I haven't seen one of those in a long time!

Guys you need to remember this tool was new when our cars were late models. Here is the earlier version.

[55 Fargo]

Greg, have a great trip, don't forget to post some pics along the way, so us Northerners, can see what the South looks like............Fred

[Norm's Coupe]

Hope all of you guys have a safe and great trip.

One thing though. How you guys getting there?? All this stuff you are packing to take on the trip and not one of you mentioned a GPS. Does that mean you are using the old and trusty standby paper maps?

[Don Coatney]

GPS will go with me but not in the trunk. I have programed the lady in the box to speak the Queens English instead of American English for a change. But she stil gets mad when I dont turn when she tells me to.

[Merle Coggins]

GPS will go with me but not in the trunk. I have programed the lady in the box to speak the Queens English instead of American English for a change. But she stil gets mad when I dont turn when she tells me to.

"Off route"... "Recalculating"... "In 500 feet make a U-turn"...

Not too long ago I heard someone refer to her as "Betty the B!tch"

[Don Coatney]

It would really be fun if I could teach her to cuss:cool:

[Merle Coggins]

Maybe something like, "You're going the wrong way, Dumb @$$" Turn this f#<%ing thing around!!!"

[Don Coatney]

Maybe something like, "You're going the wrong way, Dumb @$$" Turn this f#<%ing thing around!!!"

Thats what I'm talking about:eek:

[Norm's Coupe]

GPS will go with me but not in the trunk. I have programed the lady in the box to speak the Queens English instead of American English for a change. But she stil gets mad when I dont turn when she tells me to.

That's good, don't want you guys getting lost. Wonder if Greg had his this morning when he left.

As for teaching it to cuss. If my grandfather could teach a parakeet to cuss, you should be able to teach that GPS to do it. After all that GPS is just a dumb computer. Only knows what you or someone else loads into it. That parakeet cussed so much it would embarrass my grandmother when she had company, especially when the priest was visiting.

[Don Coatney]

That's good' date=' don't want you guys getting lost. Wonder if Greg had his this morning when he left.

As for teaching it to cuss. If my grandfather could teach a parakeet to cuss, you should be able to teach that GPS to do it. After all that GPS is just a dumb computer. Only knows what you or someone else loads into it. That parakeet cussed so much it would embarrass my grandmother when she had company, especially when the priest was visiting.[/quote']

My grandfather also could talk like a saylor. He taught me and my sister a lot. We used to go out behind the barn and practice what we had learned when nobody could hear us.

[Guest 57plymouth]

I'm headed up Thursday.

I'm packing a Sirius radio, some clothes, a cooler full of *ahem* beverages, a thermos full of driver acceptible road refreshment (water) a chair and a popup canopy. I may toss a spare fuel pump in because the car was acting odd in Charlotte last weekend.

It's only a two hour drive by 57 normally, but I'm stretching it by avoiding interstates untill the NC border. Since I was right beside the place Saturday, I'm skipping the map. That is unless my 1957 street map comes in that I bought off e-gag.