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Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:30 pm
by Monzaveo
Well employment opportunities are pretty much the same here in Western NY. Only things REALLY slow down in the Frosty cold months ahead.
I figure if I'm gonna be broke and jobless, might as well be broke and jobless where its always warm (I can take the heat) and I can mooch off of my folks for a while too...
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:47 pm
by thehunterooo
trempus wrote:hunteroo
is that for sure now?
i do hope so
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:16 pm
by WOLFMAN AK907
Jobs are ok up here in Alaska. It is slim pickins, but if you have a skill there are possibilities for you. I'm waiting to hear back, but I may be leaving my position at Carlile to work for a native oil rig corporation called NANA. I have all my loader, crane, CDL and mining licenses so it's not that bad. I'm legal to drive almost anything with wheels, and some things without lol.
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:31 pm
by Manorness7
I tip my hat to you wolfman if you happen to drive rig for the carlile run, most dangerous in the world I believe.
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:52 pm
by WOLFMAN AK907
Hmmm, not quite my style. It's a pretty rough road, not sure if my back could take all the hills. I'd much rather run between Fairbanks Alaska and Edmonton Canada. I've only been driving for a couple years, I'm pretty good at it, but I need to practice timing my downshifts with my jakes a little more to pull the hills. I'd really like to get into Heavy Haul doing oversize work and specialized stuff.
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:05 pm
by Manorness7
Yeah I'm with you, the people that do the carlile are insane, it's definately not for me either... besides I want to live somewhat of a long life
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:17 pm
by AveoSwagg09
Im in jacksonville but no real mods besides my rims and some work on my speakers soon to get custom paint and interior redone.
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:09 am
by thehunterooo
nice
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:46 am
by Monzaveo
This weekend I drive my Aveo from here in NY to Ft Myers Florida. 21+ hours solid driving, 1,450 miles.
It's gonna be hellish... I plan on loading up what room I have in the back- no rear seat, just baggage - with some blankets and pillows for a 6 hour power nap somewhere around the halfway point.
Hopefully I can beat my best of 34mpg highway. I have 5 tankfull's of almost solid highway driving to try.
Might have to leave early if this snow keeps up..
Re: Florida and the dirty south
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:23 pm
by Fightingirishcmk
Monzaveo wrote:This weekend I drive my Aveo from here in NY to Ft Myers Florida. 21+ hours solid driving, 1,450 miles.
It's gonna be hellish... I plan on loading up what room I have in the back- no rear seat, just baggage - with some blankets and pillows for a 6 hour power nap somewhere around the halfway point.
Hopefully I can beat my best of 34mpg highway. I have 5 tankfull's of almost solid highway driving to try.
Might have to leave early if this snow keeps up..
I just drove from Bradenton (about 80 miles north of Ft. Myers) to Rochester about 3 and a half weeks ago. Best MGP was 37.18 I believe. I actually went over 400 miles on a single tank. I left at 630am on a saturday morning and got into Rochester, NY at 3:30am the next day for a total of 21 hours. 1389 miles. So I feel your pain. I'll be driving back down to FL in a little over 4 weeks, not looking forward to that drive either.