Orph's travels thread

i am going to start posting destinations, and routes to them, from my home, here in this thread..

if you are an adult, or can answer for yourself as the one responsible, i would like to set up a rendezvous with those whom would be interested..

so far i have dates with Juim,KFS, and Doc Brasso, when i finally go thru their areas.. (to bad they live in directions i seldom go :sad: )

anyways, i would appreciate, only people whom would care for a cup of coffee or somesuch to post in this thread..

this is my slow time of the year, so i won't be near as pressed for time as during the heavy seasons...

monday, i have a delivery in a small town in ohio..

its a suburb of cincinnati.. my travel route from jonesboro will be via kentucky, to louisville, up to cincinnati.. i plan on arriving at destination around 2 PM ..

anyways, i would appreciate this thread remain semi-pure :biggrin:

Orpheus said:
so far i have dates with Juim,KFS, and Doc Brasso

:eek:

Orpheus said:
anyways, i would appreciate this thread remain semi-pure :biggrin:

Never going to happend, Its Snarkpit, comeon :razz:

Orph, if you ever have a delivery near me or care to visit the better part of North America... (runs real fast after that comment)

Sim said:

Orpheus said:
so far i have dates with Juim,KFS, and Doc Brasso

:eek:

:razz:  not those kinds silly.. appointments, there is that better..

still i hope you guys not think me mean for the adult comment, but i would really rather avoid and angry parents, if at all possible.. meeting people in person is scary enuff, without the added burden of .... well you know..

i have met about 1/2 a dozen people since i got this job, and quite frankly, its scary as hell.. but, worth it  :smile:

Wild Card said:

Orpheus said:
anyways, i would appreciate this thread remain semi-pure :biggrin:

 

Orph, if you ever have a delivery near me or care to visit the better part of North America... (runs real fast after that comment)

i have delivered to within mear miles of the border, but we never go out of country.. but.. unless its private, you can tell me where, when i post a city near you :smile:

If your ever in NY state, just cross over and head towards Ottawa :smile:

or if you ever deliver to detroit just cross over and head to London its about 2 hours from the border so it may be quite a way out of your way

Going anywhere near SF?

when i drive, i drive about 16 hours a day, and about 130,000 miles a year.. two hours "out-of-my-way" is not as important as, whats at the end of that 2 hours..

i have detoured much farther than that to see online friends, but i was assured that there were adults (or the equivalent) at the end of my journey..

you have no idea, what its like.. its thrilling and scary.. i was meeting people i had talked to online for over 2 years, and scared to death i was about to meet someone and alter my views of them...

real/online are not equal.. needless to say, i had a wonderful visit, and was even closer to them upon my departure.. it was time well spent :smile:

in 4 years, i have delivered to detroit only twice.. the outlook is pretty dim .. but i do go to buffalo about 3 times a year.. the last time, i couldn't get ahold of jinxy before i left out.. shame too.. but theres always next time :smile:

Cassius said:
Going anywhere near SF?

we have only one delivery destination in california, and its in the LA area.. but if i ever nab a run that way, SF is not to far to run up to... i haven't run the grapevine in over 6 years, it would be nice to see it again :smile: .. if i run out west that far, i will be sure to notify you cass :smile:

Do you ever stop in Orlando, or at least Daytona?  I'm only about an hour from Daytona and Tampa...depending on I-4 traffic.

Edge Damodred said:
Do you ever stop in Orlando, or at least Daytona?  I'm only about an hour from Daytona and Tampa...depending on I-4 traffic.

i delivered 4 busses to tampa this year alone... who knows :smile:

i lived in okeechobee for 4 years in the late 80's :smile:

this is a very odd hobby you got goin here orph, but whatever floats your boat :biggrin: im in cali too, but im not lookin for an appointment, (JOKE) sorry :razz: MUAHAHA

well if you ever make it to LA, and arent headin to SF...come to SD LOL.

Makes me wonder why the Brits of this forum have never met up... considering the fact that they're all about two hours away from eachother, tops...

Hmm, If you ever stray as far as Portland Oregon...

I have the impression that distances are viewed in a somewhat different context by those of us living in north america. it may be that two hours sounds like a very long way to our UK friends.

Orpheus said:
but i do go to buffalo about 3 times a year..

Im only about 3 hours from there aswell so if you come up with in the next month or so let me know and I might be able to meet up with you.

Hey, any time Orph. Just turn right at the Temple and head for The Light.

Cassius said:
Makes me wonder why the Brits of this forum have never met up... considering the fact that they're all about two hours away from eachother, tops...

Ever heard of british transport?.... No, Neither have we :/

Could have met up with Jeff and Gollum, but you goons scare me :biggrin:

Leperous said:
goons

SA member?

Hornpipe2 said:

Leperous said:
goons

SP member?

scary_jeff and gollum, both snarkpit members in good standing...

leps feable attempts at humor

No- that was a refference to Something Awful. They call the people who use their forums the SA Forum Goons.

Monqui said:
No- that was a refference to Something Awful. They call the people who use their forums the SA Forum Goons.

ahh acts like i comprehend

thats what i thought.. :cool:

walks away still lost

I was just saying that Hornpipe was correct in putting SA...?

/me wanders back into the corner

Monqui said:
I was just saying that Hornpipe was correct in putting SA...?

/me wanders back into the corner

oh i got it, i was just trying in my little way to make light of my ignorance to the situation...

i may hang out here more than anyone else, but other than PFL, i have absolutely no interest in any other forums..

shoot, some of you guys are my best online friends, and have forums of your own, and i don't visit them either..

i spend far to much time at the two sites i do frequent, i couldn't imagine adding more :sad:

That's alright, Something Awful makes you pay for their forums the friggin freaks. It's too bad, I've kinda wanted to be a part of the Photoshop Phridays.

Plus they kick you out after only one infraction- and the rules are really shaky on what an "infraction" is. Basically if you piss off a mod, you're out the 10 bucks you paid to join :/

Monqui said:
Plus they kick you out after only one infraction- and the rules are really shaky on what an "infraction" is. Basically if you piss off a mod, you're out the 10 bucks you paid to join :/

mental picture

orph joins said forum 28sep03 1530 hours, orph banned 28sep03 1540 hours

not likely :sad:

KoRnFlakes said:

Cassius said:
Makes me wonder why the Brits of this forum have never met up... considering the fact that they're all about two hours away from eachother, tops...

Ever heard of british transport?.... No, Neither have we :/

Public transport is slow, unreliable and unsafe. Cars are on heavily congested roads, rendering a 2 hour journey nearer to 4 hours i'd imagine :smile:

You have to live here to understand, Cassius... transport is one of the downfalls of this country.

Leperous said:
Could have met up with Jeff and Gollum, but you goons scare me :biggrin:

Well I'll be in Ox. for one more year only so.....catch me now while stocks last.

Fancy going caving?

I do actually! Never tried it before, but the whole idea sounds fun.

Wicked :smile:   I'll keep you posted.

monday, i leave from tulsa,oklahoma, and  my delivery wednesday is in highpoint,north carolina..

my travel path is via I-40 east..

I see I didn't get invited to meet up with any Brits! Is it because i'm Welsh?

FASCISTS!

Gwil said:
I see I didn't get invited to meet up with any Brits! Is it because i'm Welsh?

yup :razz:

Edit: almost forgot a comment about sheep , What was I thinking :razz:

I know where you live! Well, the area at least!

Just you wait sonny, ill give you "disposable teen" !

I wouldn't be anywhere near as disturbed or concerned if you didn't put a sailor smiley at the end there :redface:

it all adds to my slick comedy value. y'know.

Makes me wonder why the Brits of this forum have never met up... considering the fact that they're all about two hours away from eachother, tops...

Thats what you think. Once took me 7 hours to get from Sussex (South for those in America) to Manchester (I presume you know where that is..)

bumps

i will be delivering to the "Albany,New York" area.. anyone live around there and over 18?

bumps

i will be delivering to the "Albany,New York" area.. anyone live around there and hit puberty?

Just kidding, don't freak out. :biggrin:

Alien_Sniper said:
Just kidding, don't freak out. :biggrin:

i've thought of no other since i met you dave :dodgy: .. no one could take your place, you don't have to post such hate filled replies.

So what is your job Orph? I live in Florida if you ever come near it. It's the big flat part of America that sticks out like a tumar. It's also full of assholes so it shouldn't be hard to miss.

He's a trucker. He'll rip your eyes out with his belt buckle, ram a tire iron up your ass spin your intestines around like spaghetti saying, "YE HAW" when he pulls 'em out. He'll spit on your food if you look like a minority, and above all his sister is no man's woman except his.

Crono said:
He's a trucker. He'll rip your eyes out with his belt buckle, ram a tire iron up your ass spin your intestins around like sphegetti and pull 'em out. His sister is no man's woman except his.

Ah so you live in Canada aye.

Spartan 34 said:
So what is your job Orph? I live in Florida if you ever come near it. It's the big flat part of America that sticks out like a tumar. It's also full of assholes so it shouldn't be hard to miss.

apparently, you missed my post where i narrowed your location to georgia or florida the other day :biggrin:

you mentioned a store named "winn dixie"..

i lived in okeechobee for 4 years..

and crono.. never mention my sister again.. i share with no one.. its all pink on the inside, is it my fault its hooked to sissy? :heee:

rofl, omg orph...

If you're forced to do some trans-european stuff ... hop in :smile: (Belgium, it's that tiny thing above France)

Orpheus said:
and crono.. never mention my sister again.. i share with no one.. its all pink on the inside, is it my fault its hooked to sissy? :heee:

Okay, that's just wrong...

and did you sneeze on the keyboard or somthing? (Okeechobee??)

If your ever near Santa Cruz just hollar, ill show you all the best spots to drink coffie and listen to poetry, only not really :biggrin:

Orpheus said:
so far i have dates with Juim,KFS, and Doc Brasso

YOU DOG YOU

(notice my new, very Cassius-esque avatar)

Tracer Bullet said:
and did you sneeze on the keyboard or somthing? (Okeechobee??)

Okeechobee Florida it sits on top of one of the biggest fresh water lakes in the US.. the lake is just a few feet above sea level and is only on average about 10 feet deep..

its about 40 miles x 40 miles long.. and has alligators in excess of 16 feet.. in the 1920's i think, during a major hurricane, the water overflowed, and killed 10's of 1,000's of people, since then, the corps of engineers built a dike around the entire lake, with a canal outside that to control water going in and out of the lake.

wipes brow

if you want more history, google search it :smile:

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here is a decent page on the lake.