Magnus Praeda posted:

Yeah, the prison being there jacks up motel prices.

nm posted:

My cousin lived in Deer Lodge when she worked for NPS and that place sounds weird as hell anyhow.
On the other hand if the Jeep breaks down there, she might know someone in a pinch.

CharlesM posted:

He'll be fine.

angryrobots posted:

Dave is currently in Missoula, Montana. The jeep is still running well; gas mileage much improved.

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15mpg butte achieved gas expected to last until mid wyoming pressing on

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stopped to pee in big timber just outside the Crazy Mountains

i am officially in the mountains of madness

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also let thread know mileage back down blowby increasing have oil on hand but previous estimate of mid wyoming may be closer to wyoming border if decrease continues and would like to pre plan before stranding. no other drivability issues at this time just a thirsty, thirsty whore

PopeCrunch posted:

I've known several people in the headspace I think our favorite madman is in, and hell I've been there a few times myself.

This trip has precisely dick to do with the truck.

It has everything to do with the pathological urge to persist when every force, known and unknown, that man beast or god can bring to bear against you is telling you to stop. Whether it's correct or not, whether it makes sense or not, Dave has his identity tied up in the idea of Making This Voyage. It's not about stubbornness, it's not about running away from his problems, it's about deciding that this time, the bastards aren't going to stop him. If the vehicle breaks down, he'll walk. If his feet fall off, he'll crawl. If he turns back, then even though you, me, and everyone he knows will tell him it was the right decision, and he will probably agree with us, he will see himself as a failure and it'll be a long time before he puts much effort into bettering his life.

This has never been a trip about fixing a truck. It's always been a trip about fixing his life, and if he's got the will to do it. The fact that that will is enabled by outside sources really isn't relevant, since ultimately it's not us staring at a thousand miles of bad road and strapping in.

And no it doesn't make any loving sense and it's dumb as hell by any rational definition. But long dark nights of the soul don't tend toward reason.

slothrop posted:

Does he need help with routing etc? I seem to recall he has no map and is kinda flying blind.

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look up speed limits along the east east route as while i cant go fast anyways the map book shows it as a much smaller line and the 60 miles less may gently caress it all up if its like a 40 zone the whole way instead of south to wyoming

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made 230 miles from full to start of red on fuel gauge

jeep things i do not understand: dude excitedly askingif this was an 89 pioneer. yes. specifically that, loving freak

had 3 people whistle and cheer seeing me re aiming my headlamps

also yesterday in spokane took a poo poo so hard solid shrapnel hit me on both cheeks due to sheer force of impact with the back of the bowl. day before that i made truckers at a truck stop screech to a halt and prop the door open with a trash canand wait in a line outside for a full cigarette before resuming its service

please inform thread i legit think my rear end is broken

just not as broken as this loving jeep lol. heading to exit before billings in columbus now

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about to hit walmart. haaaaard start rough idle asking if i was on course

at walmart center claims opens at 7am so good timing and i pray to god these stops arent solely on your shoulders

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recieved and giive my supreme thanks to all involved

there must be a cheaper way to return home. im thinking perhaps a personal pleasure yacht while borne aloft upon a howdah carried by well oiled exotic and androgynous eunuch-servants

angryrobots posted:

He has picked up the latest cash flow in billings, just received the following:


I replied that there were quite a few donations from people who wanted to see him safely through.

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there must be a cheaper way to return home.

Dagen H posted:

ACVW, duh.

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itll handle sparse as long as the beast stays fed. map distances per markers are well within max range and ive been told its flat and straight. strrongly considering 212

leaving walmart had to walk around to de cramp legs

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walmarts greatest hits north american super tour 2016 stops in spokane billings further tour dates tba

Applebees Appetizer posted:

This. He's a resilient dude and this trip is the best thing for him at the moment. Once he figures out the Jeep quirks (he may already have from the sounds of it) he'll be golden.

14 INCH JEEP posted:

lost the fuel gauge lol my tank is definitely not well past full thank you

staying on 90 for city stops

14 INCH JEEP posted:

um that aint right

angryrobots posted:

Dagen H posted:

ACVW, duh.

SuperDucky posted:

angryrobots, what's your preferred method to receive funds? I can throw you some cash, thanks for supporting our length/measurement/noun habit.

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alive again issue in harness yanked and gauges back ammeter works

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I think this is why I like my Cherokee so much. It was made using off-the-shelf parts by a company circling the drain, then produced in factories run by a group of literal potatoes, yet somewhere im the design process they must have tossed it off their roof, then repaired it using only a socket set and a rock, drunk as gently caress, to make sure it was reliable and easy to work on. Sure, the vacuum system, lights, weatherstripping, wipers, power seats, radio, and every feature apart from the drivetrain is useless garbage, but I'll be damned if they didn't create an automotive cockroach.

Seminal Flu posted:

Fitting current quote from reddit:

extreme_accordion posted:

Was just through a lot of the WY MT parts of his trip 2 years ago.
Is he headed to Valentine? Wouldn't 90 to Murdo SD be "better"?

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emergency truck stop nap just outside billings to ensure proper calibration of roadside/roofside check valve and isolator bridge complete safety checks passed all green resuming wigndaws 9&5 ngrmadly now

PayPal's Never Closing Whore Of A Mouth posted:

You've sent $20.00 to angryrobots

willroc7 posted:

I'm a chronic lurker but even I've got to chime in after reading this entire thread in one sitting to say no matter how this ends, it's been one hell of a ride. Shine on.

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montana state patrol moved over to let me pass without lighting me up

Sexual Lorax posted:

$20

BraveUlysses posted:

Better than him going to his meetings about his addictions? Which might be required by the state?