Made it to Washington, DC from Greer, SC this evening. All I have to say is this: the folks around DC are some NDMFs!!!!

JEE-ZUS!!! I thought the drivers in Houston were bad...I recant that belief as of today!

:-)

TT sightings so far (TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, NC, VA, and DC): zero

hours behind the wheel since I left Saturday morning: about 20 or so

miles driven since Saturday: a little over 1200 (round number...I've had SEVERAL beers and I don't want to walk down to my car to check the trip meter!!!! LOL)

I have seen six other Audis, though: one A6 in LA; one mid-80s looking Audi on the side of the road in Montgomery, AL; two Audi wagons (not sure if they were AllRoads or not) on the interstate in the Carolinas; one A4 just south of DC; and one A6 in DC proper. I've seen more BMWs than I can shake a stick at...several Mercedes Benz vehicles, and a few Volvos. Got some great pics of two Porsches on the road today. I'll post them when I have a faster connection. One of them was so new that it still had the paper tags on it. Dayum, was it nice!

I have discovered that finding a Chevron gas station in the Carolinas is rather difficult...but not impossible. Just have to make sure you gas up when you see one!

:-)

Super nice of Greg (undrway) to let me spend the night at his and his wife's house. Their hospitality is wonderful. We ate Mexican food for supper tonight. He and I then spent the rest of the night at his house drinking beer and discussing all sorts of stuff, from cars to 9/11 to Civil War history. Really enjoyable.

Tomorrow Greg is going to give me a guided tour of DC. After we're done with that I'll pack up my stuff and head for Sharpsburg, MD to spend the night so that I can spend the day Tuesday touring the Antietam battlefield.

Later, folks!

 

jealous! Have fun Fergie :-)

 

and maybe you'll appreciate this.

D.C. DRIVING RULES: THE 15 CARDINAL RULES OF DRIVING IN THE D.C. METRO AREA

1. A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same idiots to squeeze their way back in before hitting construction barrels. Bonus points are awarded for hitting the barrels at full speed.

2. Turn signals provide clues as to your next move in the road battle, so never use them.

3. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, no matter how fast you're going. If you do, the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting you even further back in the line of traffic.

4. The faster you drive through a red light, the less likely your chance of getting hit. so floor it.

5. If you drive a little sports car, don't even DREAM of cutting in front of a four wheel drive/SUV/truck. We are much bigger than you, and have no qualms about squashing your little, annoying, bug of a car. Along those same lines, remember, the SUV's always have the right of way.

6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible, to insure that your antilock braking system kicks in. This will give you a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates.

7. Construction signs are carefully positioned to tell you about road closures immediately after you pass the last opportunity to exit, but just before the traffic begins to back up.

8. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway. Passing on the shoulder is encouraged - why else would they be paved?

9. Speed limits are arbitrary figures to make DC look as if it conforms with other state policies. They are intended only as suggestions and are, in fact, unenforceable.

10. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a driver flashing his high beams behind
you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

11. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even a person changing a tire on the beltway. If you're lucky, you may see the
unlucky breakdown victim get mugged, or hit by an oncoming car.

12. Learn to swerve abruptly. DC is the home of very high-speed slalom driving, thanks to the DC Department of Transportation, who puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes. Parts of truck tires are left on new highways (where potholes haven't yet been established) for the same purpose.


13. Any type of gesture may invite armed retaliation. Don't bother waving a hand to thank someone for letting you in their lane. instead, make sure your hand is resting near the gun you should always have placed on your front seat.

14. Seeking eye contact with another driver automatically revokes your right of way. Looking directly at another driver doesn't encourage the
other driver to be nice enough to let you in line in front of them, but instead encourages him to pick up the gun from his front seat and commence
firing.


15. When in doubt, remember that all unmarked exits lead to West Virginia, so for god's sake, choose carefully!

 

My hometown, I know the mo. Happy TTrails!