How flexible is your schedule?
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We've done stuff like that. My kids are older so they are mostly easier (we can leave them at home for the weekend and they won't die). Last year the wife and I set out at the beginning of June with no real destination in mind. We drove north from Atlanta, GA and at first thought we would go to the Smoky Mountains on the Tennessee side but as we got closer decided "nah" and chose to go to Washington DC via an interstate road that took us up the entire northwest border of Virginia. Right before Christmas, the 23rd I think, we decided that we would go to the beach and found a Condo for several days at New Smyrna Beach. We were able to take the youngest, 15 on that trip. You're not crazy.
Phew, For a second there, I thought that was ONE Trip! :-) Left the kids in June, and on Christmas, still deciding where to go next...
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It's probably part of your personality and you should always be yourself. I am the opposite: single, no kids, and very structured. I have to plan everything out. I typically plan clothes for the week, food, naps, job/work to be done, finances, workout, ect... It works for me and hate when I can't keep to somewhat of a schedule. I will say I am not scared to do the Joel from Risky Business saying from time to time; such as my 2 week May trip, but it is already planned and budgeted out!
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Phew, For a second there, I thought that was ONE Trip! :-) Left the kids in June, and on Christmas, still deciding where to go next...
I can see the confusion, the Mrs. probably would have liked that trip. Glad to see you weren't confused about "the youngest, 15 on that trip." considering I left out the second comma. I only have 3 kids not 16+. "the youngest, 15, on that trip."
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
30. Married. No kids. Dog. If we knew the dog would be welcome where we were going, 5 hours for a weekend trip isn't unthinkable for us. Otherwise getting a sitter for the weekend pretty much shuts things down. No dog? Short notice makes it (more) difficult (but not impossible) to find accommodations, at least for reasonable rates. If the five hour drive were the only variable in the decision? Sure, why not? Better than sitting around at home like we do every other weekend. Unfortunately nothing in life is ever so simple...
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
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Well it's all very well if you've got motive, means, and opportunity but those of us who've been on the earth long enough to realise that everywhere you go is pretty much the same (and worse, wherever it is, you will be there), lack funds, and/or have dependents such as dogs for which arranging transport and accommodation is not always easy ....
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9082365 wrote:
verywhere you go is pretty much the same
Amen! I hate traveling. It's a stupid waste of time.
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
I don't often leave on a unplanned trip on only a few hours notice, but that's just because I would have already made plans a day or two ahead. I am always planning somewhere to go. I don't need accommodations, because I usually go camping, so dogs are just fine. I live in the western USA, so there is plenty of public land where camping is free. We keep my SUV loaded for camping most of the time, so just need to grab some clothing and food and we're gone.
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
Before marriage and kids this was standard practice, to the point where I once decided to go to New Zealand (from Sydney) on a Thursday, quit the job on Friday, flew out with a one way ticket on Saturday, return 4 months later. Now I need to book a holiday 4-6 months in advance so deployments are handled while I'm around.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
snorkie wrote:
travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip
Sounds like driving to Las Vegas from San Diego. :cool: The wife and I used to do that before the trouble. Many a Friday evening we'd be wondering what to do, then I'd say, "Vegas", she'd say "OK", and off we'd go. Now Vegas is a little farther and it's no longer a straight shot on a super-highway. BUT! Grand Canyon is closer and a pretty straight shot north. :-D We were just there for a couple of nights a week ago. :jig:
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
Back when I was younger and foolisher, my wife and I and/or kids (before we had kids and after) would sometimes pack up the car for a weekend and start heading down the street before deciding where we were going. Those were fun times. Lots of good memories.
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
Many moons ago when I was in college I came back from work and my friend said lets go to Melbourne and within an hour we were on our way from Sydney to Melbourne driving 900km....
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Many moons ago when I was in college I came back from work and my friend said lets go to Melbourne and within an hour we were on our way from Sydney to Melbourne driving 900km....
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
Did you ever get there? :laugh:
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Did you ever get there? :laugh:
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
My schedule is as flexible as my wife allows it to be.
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It's probably part of your personality and you should always be yourself. I am the opposite: single, no kids, and very structured. I have to plan everything out. I typically plan clothes for the week, food, naps, job/work to be done, finances, workout, ect... It works for me and hate when I can't keep to somewhat of a schedule. I will say I am not scared to do the Joel from Risky Business saying from time to time; such as my 2 week May trip, but it is already planned and budgeted out!
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Well it's all very well if you've got motive, means, and opportunity but those of us who've been on the earth long enough to realise that everywhere you go is pretty much the same (and worse, wherever it is, you will be there), lack funds, and/or have dependents such as dogs for which arranging transport and accommodation is not always easy ....
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
I am so flexible that I am called "free electron" sometimes. I don't like planning as it can make you blind for the numerous opportunities of the moment. My lifestyle is so anarchic, that one day I can sleep between 8am and 4pm, and the following day 10pm to 6am. I go to sleep when I'm sleepy, wake up when I'm awake, go to work when I'm bored being home, go back home when I'm bored working. My biological clock has no respect for sunlight. I like this lifestyle.