chuckv97 - Posted - 01/16/2015:  07:46:44

Next.....name something you do when checking your vehicle before a long trip

- attach Sirius XM antenna

OM45GE - Posted - 01/16/2015:  12:24:01

From Chuck V:

Next.....name something you do when checking your vehicle before a long trip



- attach Sirius XM antenna

From me:

battery check

Edited by - OM45GE on 01/16/2015 12:24:56

FRAILER57 - Posted - 01/16/2015:  12:48:48

Check all the fluid levels, tires, and calibrate the trip meter.

Sirius permanently installed.

Edited by - FRAILER57 on 01/16/2015 12:51:37

OM45GE - Posted - 01/16/2015:  13:05:57

dump all the junk out of the trunk to make room.

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/16/2015:  17:28:07

Elicit solemn oaths from the kids never to ask "Are we there yet?"

jistgreg - Posted - 01/16/2015:  22:51:51

Find the farkin' car keys. 

OM45GE - Posted - 01/17/2015:  12:24:40

Get some gas 

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/17/2015:  18:06:28

Hose down the interior

OM45GE - Posted - 01/17/2015:  18:53:22

Install a radar detector. 

TheLastWord - Posted - 01/18/2015:  05:34:01

Join AAA.

ErikH - Posted - 01/19/2015:  02:17:26

Kick the tires

OM45GE - Posted - 01/19/2015:  03:17:33

Lock the Thule box

Edited by - OM45GE on 01/19/2015 03:18:01

TheLastWord - Posted - 01/19/2015:  04:32:44

Move the seat to your desired location.

OM45GE - Posted - 01/19/2015:  04:34:31

Note the mileage on your odometer.

jistgreg - Posted - 01/19/2015:  15:33:20

Observe the angles of your rear-view and side-view mirrors. 

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/19/2015:  16:15:15

Prepare to meet your maker on the freeway

OM45GE - Posted - 01/20/2015:  03:23:33

quit drinking before leaving.

jistgreg - Posted - 01/20/2015:  07:48:52

Rotate your tires? 

OM45GE - Posted - 01/20/2015:  09:36:24

set the trip odometer

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/20/2015:  09:42:18

Tie the dog in its cage to the roof (a la Mitt Romney)

OM45GE - Posted - 01/20/2015:  11:04:03

update your insurance

TheLastWord - Posted - 01/20/2015:  16:48:48

visually check all tires

jistgreg - Posted - 01/20/2015:  21:07:13

Walk around the vehicle one more time, checking for hazards (e.g., little kids on low-slung trikes). 

OM45GE - Posted - 01/21/2015:  06:10:21

Xplain (sorry) to the family why you're going on a long trip without them.

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/21/2015:  08:33:11

Yell in glee (sorry) as you drive away from your house and head for Sin City.

Edited by - chuckv97 on 01/21/2015 08:34:37

jistgreg - Posted - 01/21/2015:  18:00:35

Zip down the highway, writing (in your head) a sequel to On the Road. 

New topic:  Kinds of horses, or things that resemble a horse, however slightly. 

Appaloosa 

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/21/2015:  18:24:00

Bay

jistgreg - Posted - 01/21/2015:  18:26:38

Clothes horse 

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/21/2015:  19:29:41

Draft horse

ErikH - Posted - 01/22/2015:  02:17:34

equine

OM45GE - Posted - 01/22/2015:  03:41:57

foal

TheLastWord - Posted - 01/22/2015:  04:19:32

Gotland-Russ Pony

jistgreg - Posted - 01/22/2015:  04:46:48

Hobby Horse 

OM45GE - Posted - 01/22/2015:  05:16:59

Internet image of a horse

Scaggs7 - Posted - 01/22/2015:  18:21:39

joint teem of horses

jistgreg - Posted - 01/22/2015:  20:48:56

Kerry bog pony 

OM45GE - Posted - 01/23/2015:  03:27:36

Logging horses

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/23/2015:  04:44:24

Mare

OM45GE - Posted - 01/23/2015:  04:57:59

Nightmare from Dungeons and Dragons

jistgreg - Posted - 01/23/2015:  06:59:06

Orlov Trotter 

OM45GE - Posted - 01/23/2015:  08:42:18

Pony

chuckv97 - Posted - 01/23/2015:  08:55:22

Quarter horse

jistgreg - Posted - 01/23/2015:  09:33:33

Roan 

OM45GE - Posted - 01/23/2015:  15:03:07

Stallion

Scaggs7 - Posted - 01/23/2015:  17:29:14

twenty mule teem

OM45GE - Posted - 01/23/2015:  18:21:30

Union Army mule

TheLastWord - Posted - 01/24/2015:  01:51:53

Victorian horse

jistgreg - Posted - 01/24/2015:  03:13:29

Welsh Pony 

TheLastWord - Posted - 01/24/2015:  05:28:00

Xena's horse