One gamer’s BATTLETECH pilgrimage to HBS Studio
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Fargo’s Snow Banks are very welcoming and almost enticing enough to put my Jeep through its Off-road paces!
Almost. : )
Almost. : )
I’ve relearned the Secret thar eluded me for the first 2-days if this drive... and now that I think on it, it is the same “Secret” I relearn every cross-country trip:
“You don’t Plan your Drive, you Plan your Sleep.”
Once that is done, and done well... the miles begin to melt away and there is no further need for unusual amounts of coffee, Five-5 Energy Shots or that C4 Caffine POP Rock stuff! lol
“You don’t Plan your Drive, you Plan your Sleep.”
Once that is done, and done well... the miles begin to melt away and there is no further need for unusual amounts of coffee, Five-5 Energy Shots or that C4 Caffine POP Rock stuff! lol
I wish I'd had known you were coming through Wisconsin, I'd have had you make a pit stop in Milwaukee and we could grab a cup of coffee or beverage of your choice. Maybe on the way back?
No, 800-miles was not achieved but 600 is credible.
So we have:
MILEAGE and PROGRESS UPDATE
500-miles the first day.
400-miles (and another 100-side trip miles as Cleveland, Chicago and Fort McCoy proved irresistible) the second day.
600-miles the third day.
Leaving a target of 1200-miles remaining for today through 2pm on Thursday 27FEB.
Very doable. : )
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I just noticed this thread, and noticed you hit Cleveland, OH ("C-Town")... would have recommended a couple places there to try food, as one of the better things about the area is how you can eat pretty well and pretty cheap if you know where to look 
(Though I always enjoyed the literal fruits of the West Side Market - truly a great place to get a deal on all sorts of food components for cooking, handled with care and skill.)
Pity I'm now so far south, it'd be a massive path out of the way to just say hi. (Though... there ARE Tesla II Pods here.)
(Though I always enjoyed the literal fruits of the West Side Market - truly a great place to get a deal on all sorts of food components for cooking, handled with care and skill.) Pity I'm now so far south, it'd be a massive path out of the way to just say hi. (Though... there ARE Tesla II Pods here.)
On return I am taking a southern route, TN and a chance to see my daughters, before hitting Washington DC.I just noticed this thread, and noticed you hit Cleveland, OH ("C-Town")... would have recommended a couple places there to try food, as one of the better things about the area is how you can eat pretty well and pretty cheap if you know where to look
Pity I'm now so far south, it'd be a massive path out of the way to just say hi. (Though... there ARE Tesla II Pods here.)
Yeah, Cleveland was just a target of opportunity. Sure I like the NFL, Browns, Mayfield but getting a chance to meet yourself and maybe your brother would have trumped it. We’ll have to try this agai...
...it is four-degrees Fahrenheit and maybe 10-12 mph wind with gusts of 20mph or so, here in this Eastern Montana Rest Stop. I had thought to pop my Computer open and play some BATTLETECH, but I had a better idea....
Yep. That is a little BATTLETECH #SuperPreAlpha First Look! FTW! : )
#BackInTheBATTLETECHday
Here it is LIVE (and rehearsed only once, and accidentally as I had not known that Twitch was not yet recording!)
Link URL: TBD (I will ask Emma from Paradox if I can post the Twitch link, here to the forum!)
As they say, I have a Voice for Radio... but I hope to improve on a number of levels as Livestreaming and FANFIC moves forwarded. :bow:
Link URL: TBD (I will ask Emma from Paradox if I can post the Twitch link, here to the forum!)
As they say, I have a Voice for Radio... but I hope to improve on a number of levels as Livestreaming and FANFIC moves forwarded. :bow:
We're living in Texas now, and not in the path of your return. And we DO kinda stick to ourselves most time anyway
It'd have been nice but also maybe a little awkward
I've been there. It's pretty nice! Though it would have to be planned to be there on the Saturdays it's open night
So I looked at that and my first thought was how good my heat sinking would be!
MILEAGE and PROGRESS UPDATE
500-miles the first day.
400-miles (and another 100-side trip miles as Cleveland, Chicago and Fort McCoy proved irresistible) the second day.
600-miles the third day.
600-miles he fourth day.
I should be into Joint Base Lewis-McCord by 2pm tomorrow.
More to follow...
500-miles the first day.
400-miles (and another 100-side trip miles as Cleveland, Chicago and Fort McCoy proved irresistible) the second day.
600-miles the third day.
600-miles he fourth day.
I should be into Joint Base Lewis-McCord by 2pm tomorrow.
More to follow...
Oh PH... how do I envy thee... let me count the ways...
From a former interstate trucker, safe travels good sir!
From a former interstate trucker, safe travels good sir!
So, I finally made it to Seattle. : )
Fun drive, lots to see and do and after this blog, I most enjoyed the Tweets and Twitch Livestream.
The weather was at times been a challenge but as luck would have it, the weather was never a showstopper.
My Jeep was only a week old and has seen just a few hundred miles when we began this journey, we’ve come to know one another well over these past 3,000 miles (apparently I put on a lot of “lateral” miles in Cleveland, Chicago, Fort McCoy, etc.)
And now, in anticipation of tomorrow’s Studio Visit with Harebrained Schemes, I am resting and refitting here on Joint Base Lewis-McChord:
I say “resting and refitting” but I am going to go into Olympia for a good meal and then plan to check out Mount Rainer a bit closer...
...more WAYPOINTS will no doubt be inbound. :bow:
Fun drive, lots to see and do and after this blog, I most enjoyed the Tweets and Twitch Livestream.
The weather was at times been a challenge but as luck would have it, the weather was never a showstopper.
My Jeep was only a week old and has seen just a few hundred miles when we began this journey, we’ve come to know one another well over these past 3,000 miles (apparently I put on a lot of “lateral” miles in Cleveland, Chicago, Fort McCoy, etc.)
And now, in anticipation of tomorrow’s Studio Visit with Harebrained Schemes, I am resting and refitting here on Joint Base Lewis-McChord:
I say “resting and refitting” but I am going to go into Olympia for a good meal and then plan to check out Mount Rainer a bit closer...
...more WAYPOINTS will no doubt be inbound. :bow:
@Prussian Havoc
lol....ya army mess halls aint all that....now if it was USN or even USAF i woulda stayed on base.
You have a good point Sir!@Prussian Havoc
lol....ya army mess halls aint all that....now if it was USN or even USAF i woulda stayed on base.
But it is simpler than that. Priceline let me have this room for 1/3 the price of a room at an Inn on Post.
That and there is a COSTCO within easy walking distance of my hotel here in Olympia. : )
Room cost and a good rotisserie chicken... after 6 days on the road, I find it is the little things that mean a lot. : )
That and I am surprised I am not asleep yet!!!
Anyhow, I have picked up some “B-Roll” during the trip so will look to drop another post for two tonight. :bow:
Shortly after I arrive to Monterey on the coast of California in another few days, I’ll be able to say that I’ve spread physical word of GENCON’s ”BATTLETECH2020, a Fan Event” from coast to coast! : )
