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Post by the light works on Feb 25, 2015 16:21:56 GMT
I have had times I have driven more miles in a row than I ought; or otherwise spent more time awake than I ought. Been there, done that, not good. I found the best thing to stay alert on long trips is loud, fast music. Problem is, it does tend to cause your speed to creep up if you don't have a cruise control. but there is always a point where music and caffeine and cold air all lose their effectiveness. I think the mythbusters did do drowsy driving along with their distracted driving tests. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 25, 2015 16:41:52 GMT
I have had times I have driven more miles in a row than I ought; or otherwise spent more time awake than I ought. Been there, done that, not good. I found the best thing to stay alert on long trips is loud, fast music. Problem is, it does tend to cause your speed to creep up if you don't have a cruise control. I'm fond of cracking the window open & a bottle of ice cold water for alertness on long road trips. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 25, 2015 16:44:20 GMT
Been there, done that, not good. I found the best thing to stay alert on long trips is loud, fast music. Problem is, it does tend to cause your speed to creep up if you don't have a cruise control. but there is always a point where music and caffeine and cold air all lose their effectiveness. I think the mythbusters did do drowsy driving along with their distracted driving tests. You're right. At that point, it's time to find a safe spot and catch 40. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 25, 2015 16:44:40 GMT
Been there, done that, not good. I found the best thing to stay alert on long trips is loud, fast music. Problem is, it does tend to cause your speed to creep up if you don't have a cruise control. I'm fond of cracking the window open & a bottle of ice cold water for alertness on long road trips. I have become fond of not doing long road trips. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 25, 2015 16:45:25 GMT
I'm fond of cracking the window open & a bottle of ice cold water for alertness on long road trips. I have become fond of not doing long road trips. That would be the best way to avoid the hazards of taking long road trips.  |
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Post by the light works on Feb 25, 2015 17:05:27 GMT
I have become fond of not doing long road trips. That would be the best way to avoid the hazards of taking long road trips. it is not so bad if there is someone to talk to. but it seems everyone I ever drive with views cars as the universal cure for insomnia. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 25, 2015 17:15:35 GMT
That would be the best way to avoid the hazards of taking long road trips. it is not so bad if there is someone to talk to. but it seems everyone I ever drive with views cars as the universal cure for insomnia. That's why it's good to just jerk the wheel every now and then. Keeps the conversations going. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 25, 2015 17:22:11 GMT
it is not so bad if there is someone to talk to. but it seems everyone I ever drive with views cars as the universal cure for insomnia. That's why it's good to just jerk the wheel every now and then. Keeps the conversations going. if by "conversation" you mean nagging. |
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Post by WhutScreenName on Feb 25, 2015 18:23:49 GMT
What'd the banana do when the cops raided his home?
Peeled out
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 26, 2015 6:55:15 GMT
I have had times I have driven more miles in a row than I ought; or otherwise spent more time awake than I ought. Been there, done that, not good. I found the best thing to stay alert on long trips is loud, fast music. Problem is, it does tend to cause your speed to creep up if you don't have a cruise control. Its not the hours, or the time, its the boredom. I have found getting off a motorway and doing "A" roads instead keeps me awake more than the long boredom of a non changing road. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 26, 2015 15:20:45 GMT
Been there, done that, not good. I found the best thing to stay alert on long trips is loud, fast music. Problem is, it does tend to cause your speed to creep up if you don't have a cruise control. Its not the hours, or the time, its the boredom. I have found getting off a motorway and doing "A" roads instead keeps me awake more than the long boredom of a non changing road. sometimes it is the time. yes, highway hypnosis is one of the drowsy driving culprits, however, simple fatigue can be another one. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Mar 16, 2015 18:25:34 GMT
Two police officers call the police station on their radio.
"Hello.”
"Is that you, Sarge?"
"Yes."
"We have a problem here. A woman has shot her husband for
stepping on the floor she had just mopped clean."
"Have you arrested the woman?"
"No sir. The floor is still wet."
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Post by OziRiS on Mar 16, 2015 18:57:16 GMT
When blue whales mate, the male will ejaculate about 400 litres of semen. Only 40 litres actually make it into his mate. The other 360 litres are lost in the water.
Still wondering why ocean water tastes so salty?
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Post by the light works on Apr 2, 2015 15:13:36 GMT
An Atheist, a Baptist, a Muslim, a communist, a marxist, and a socialist walk into a bar.
the bartender says, "What'll it be Mr President?"
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Post by GTCGreg on Apr 2, 2015 15:53:46 GMT
An Atheist, a Baptist, a Muslim, a communist, a marxist, and a socialist walk into a bar. the bartender says, "What'll it be Mr President?" Now I know that isn't true. Baptists don't drink. At least, not in public. |
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Post by Lex Of Sydney Australia on Apr 3, 2015 2:36:13 GMT
When blue whales mate, the male will ejaculate about 400 litres of semen. Only 40 litres actually make it into his mate. The other 360 litres are lost in the water. Still wondering why ocean water tastes so salty?  Mate that is a truly bad joke! |
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Post by OziRiS on May 8, 2015 20:54:52 GMT
A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus and took a seat. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her. She got uncomfortable and immediately moved to another seat. This time the man's smile turned into a grin, so she moved again. He now seemed even more amused. When on the fourth move, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver and he had the man arrested.
The case came up in court. The Judge asked the man what he had to say for himself.
The man replied:
"Well your Honor, it was like this:
When the lady got on the bus, I couldn't help but notice her condition. She sat under a sweets sign that said, "The Double Mint Twins are Coming" and I smiled.
Then she moved and sat under a sign that said "Logan's Liniment will reduce the swelling", and I had to grin a little.
Then she placed herself under a deodorant sign that said "William's Big Stick Did the Trick", and I could hardly contain myself.
BUT, your Honor, when she moved for the fourth time and sat under the sign that said "Goodyear Rubber could have prevented this Accident", I just completely lost it!"
CASE DISMISSED
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Post by OziRiS on May 8, 2015 21:53:04 GMT
A Palestinian man goes on vacation to Mexico and walks into the first tourism office he can find.
He walks up to the counter and the first question he asks the clerk is, "Excuse me. Do you have any jews here in Mexico?"
The clerk goes, "Si, si señor! Of course! We have orange jews, apple jews, tomato jews, any kind of jews you like."
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Post by OziRiS on May 8, 2015 22:00:01 GMT
The judge says to a double-homicide defendant, "You're charged with beating your wife to death with a hammer."
A voice at the back of the courtroom yells out, "You barsteward!"
Continuing, the judge says, "You're also charged with beating your mother-in-law to death with a hammer."
The voice in the back of the courtroom yells out again, "You rotten barsteward!"
The judge stops and says to the man in the back of the courtroom, "Sir, I can understand your anger and frustration at these crimes,
but no more outbursts from you, or I'll charge you with contempt. Is that understood?"
The man stands up and says, "I'm sorry, your honor, but for fifteen years I've lived next door to that a**hole, and every time I asked to borrow a hammer, he said he didn't have one!”
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Post by OziRiS on May 8, 2015 22:06:44 GMT
A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn't do the repairs while he waited, but since he didn't live far away from the shop, he decided to walk home.
On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem - how to carry all of this stuff home.
While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get to 16 Mockingbird Lane?"
The farmer said, "Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would walk you there, but I can't carry all this stuff."
The old lady suggested, "Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?"
"Why thank you very much," he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home.
On the way he says "Let's take my shortcut and go down this alley. We'll be there in no time."
The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, "I'm a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, and have your way with me?"
The farmer said, "Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?"
The old lady replied, "Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens."
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Mate that is a truly bad joke!