[Shotimes] Made across country, 3200 mi.
SilverSleeperSHO
silversleepersho@yahoo.com
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:35:55 -0700
Well, I was being told that it snows very infrequently here
[Hillsboro/Beaverton area] and when it does, it doesn't usually stick,
or melts with the next day or two.
~ jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:08 AM
To: SilverSleeperSHO
Cc: 'matt S'; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Made across country, 3200 mi.
No snow? I lived in Clackamas OR (SE suburb or Portland) and we had
snow. They
just don't salt. They use sand. It's fun watching the buses using snow
chains
and crossing the Willamete (sp?) river.
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Quoting SilverSleeperSHO <silversleepersho@yahoo.com>:
> Yes, it is one hell of a move. I thought it was time to leave home,
> since my sister had already left, and things between my folks were
> getting a bit hairy [my ma and I were clashing quite a bit]
>
> I moved as a part of my own independence, better weather [no snow! ]
> also, had to move out of the rust belt, the SHO started rusting
pretty
> good, hopefully ive caught it in time.
>
> Also, I work for radioshack, and I was in a store that wasn't doing
to
> hot in sales... try selling a cell phone to someone who already has
one
> >.> so essentially, I called my district manager and asked for a
> transfer, once that happened, I set up a time when I could move in
> with a friend on mine out here... once all that happened, all I had
to
> do was drive out... everything was all set =).
>
> I guess, what brings me out here, is the people... some I know, some
I
> don't. the surroundings... its beautiful here, and no boston big dig
> to look at anymore. I guess I wanted to start a whole new way of
life..
> think I did? =P
>
>
> ~ Jeff
> -----Original Message-----
> From: matt S [mailto:poissonverte2@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:27 AM
> To: silversleepersho@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Made across country, 3200 mi.
>
> thats one hell of a move!!!! I must have missed the previous post as
to
>
> why.. Out of curiousity how come you moved that far??? :o)
>
> Matt
>
>
> >From: "SilverSleeperSHO" <silversleepersho@yahoo.com>
> >To: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >CC: <sholist@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: [Shotimes] Made across country, 3200 mi.
> >Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:05:42 -0700
> >
> >Finally made it. For all who didn't read my last message a month
ago,
> >I recently moved from boston, mass. To Hillsboro, OR. We [the
> >girlfriend and i] packed the car full of crap and drove across
country
> >in my 93 silverfrost atx with 175k on the clock.
> >
> >The first night we stayed in erie, PA. [driving west on 495, to 290w,
> >then eventually hitting 90w] that's when I had gotten an intermittent
> CE
> >light, that would only come on if I was decelerating in cruise,
down
> a
> >hill. We stayed with my aunt and uncle's house which. I had never
> been
> >there before, and they live right on the shore of erie. which, if
> >you've never seen one of the great lakes, its unbelievable, you
> almost
> >think your looking at the ocean.
> >
> >The second night, we stayed in Joliet, IL, at a motel 6. Cheap
digs,
> >but nice. no smells or stains in bad places or anything of that
> nature.
> >Had a couple of guys party-ing a few rooms down from us, but no
> biggy.
> >[drove on 90w for a while till we picked up 80w]
> >
> >The third night, we stayed in Nebraska. It was a LONG drive that
day,
> >but we wanted to get to Oregon. and I was worried about the SHO, as
I
> >had never ever driven the car further than 150 or so miles away from
> >home before, so the SHO was definatly not used to being driven this
> >hard. We drove through Ohio, and Iowa. sadly to say many
butterflies
> >lost theyre lives on the front facia that day, at one point when I
was
> >filling up at a service station. I commented on how it was an insect
> >slaughterhouse on the front bumper, it was really bad. I had to
pull
> >the K&N out and remove the butterfly carcasses from it. 20 or so in
> all
> >I believe. It was horrible.
> >
> >The fourth night, we stayed in ogden, utah. After a hard day of
> >fighting Wyoming winds through foothills that I had no clue what the
> >names were. When I say fighting the wind, I mean, FIGHTING the
wind.
> >It was so bad the car would open up the secondaries on an incline
just
> >to keep the car going 65 mph. gas mileage was squat. We drove just
> >enough that day to hit 84w, then we hit the local motel 6.
> >
> >On the 5th day, we woke up ridiculously early and drove from utah to
> >Oregon, 800 mile leg of the journey. I swear, I was never as glad
to
> >see mount hood until that day. We continued on 84w through the
> >Columbia river gourge the bulk of the day. some of the neatest
country
> >going through there. It was amazing, finally we made it to
Hillsboro,
> >altogether the trip took 5 days to drive 3158 miles. no problems
with
> >the SHO except for the CE light which hasn't appeared since the trip.
> >
> >Just figured id keep y'all posted =P
> >
> >~ Jeff
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