so, i left sunday on my trip down to Florida for a little fun in the sun before I take off to Italy.
the rain in CT at the beginning of the trip sucked huge donkey balls, as everyone was driving 30ish. safe and sound, but frustrating as all hell. that lasted for 3 hours. and in that 3 hours, i made it all of 100 miles or so. it's all good though, i made up time later on.
after a pit stop in Delaware, i was back on the road again. eventually, i stopped down in North Carolina, some podunk town...but that shithole had a Denny's, and i love my Ham & Cheddar omelettes! so i stopped, and see a nice looking blue GTI sitting off in the corner, with a Euro license plate of MISSJAZZY. really clean looking car, it was the 20th anniversary edition, but had a black painted roof. looked sharp, all slammed down. so i ate, got some gas, and took off.
in NC, there are billboards declaring that underage sex is illegal, and punishable by law. now, is it such a problem in NC that they need billboards EVERYWHERE? but i digress....
so i'm shooting down 95 South, and i see some headlights coming up on my quickly. the speed limit is 65, so i'm down *about* that.
well, i move over to let my fellow speeder pass, and it's the blue GTI from the Denny's. they're moving right along, so i tuck in behind them. they want to play a little, but ze Evo isn't to be messed with. they continue on at they're rapid pace, and i'm tucked in right behind them. we pick up a couple other cars, and soon, we pick up a State Trooper too (whom i don't remember inviting). however, the Statey DOESN'T PULL ANYONE OVER. he just makes his way past us, and gets off at the next exit. odd.
so MISSJAZZY and ze Evo are humming right along at our brisk pace, when i see some headlights coming up quickly again. no problem, just go to the slow lane, and allow the guy to pass by. as he comes whizzing by, i realize i'm getting passed by a minivan. that's right, a minivan is cruising down 95 South doing about buck or so. craziness. a little while later, a Firebird comes down, with a rev of the engine to match, directed at MISSJAZZY. now, i don't know her, but that GTI isn't a match for the Firebird. but ze Evo is. so i come up a little....the Firebird has exhaust, probably an intake too. so we go, he can't keep up, i slow up, he gives me the thumbs up, the GTI catches up, and away we go again.
so it's about 10pm by now, and i've been driving for 12 hours already, but Red Bull is a wonderful thing. the GTI pulls off, so i follow. we get some gas, and start bullshittin' about cars and everything. her and her boyfriend are travelling down to Miami, FL, and plan on driving straight through. i say i'll be down to caravan awhile, but i've been driving for abit already, and don't feel like getting dead tonight. well, we're on the subject of cars, and this dude busts out with "yeah, i knew a guy up in CT, used to have an R32...got an Evo, then it blew up on him"!!!! i'm like "no fucking way! YOU KNOW STEW?!"
my pal Stew is a mini-celebrity up in New England in the car circles that i usually hang out in. but the fact that a randomly met person travelling down I-95 with me would know him blew my mind.
it really is a small world!
the rain in CT at the beginning of the trip sucked huge donkey balls, as everyone was driving 30ish. safe and sound, but frustrating as all hell. that lasted for 3 hours. and in that 3 hours, i made it all of 100 miles or so. it's all good though, i made up time later on.
after a pit stop in Delaware, i was back on the road again. eventually, i stopped down in North Carolina, some podunk town...but that shithole had a Denny's, and i love my Ham & Cheddar omelettes! so i stopped, and see a nice looking blue GTI sitting off in the corner, with a Euro license plate of MISSJAZZY. really clean looking car, it was the 20th anniversary edition, but had a black painted roof. looked sharp, all slammed down. so i ate, got some gas, and took off.
in NC, there are billboards declaring that underage sex is illegal, and punishable by law. now, is it such a problem in NC that they need billboards EVERYWHERE? but i digress....
so i'm shooting down 95 South, and i see some headlights coming up on my quickly. the speed limit is 65, so i'm down *about* that.
well, i move over to let my fellow speeder pass, and it's the blue GTI from the Denny's. they're moving right along, so i tuck in behind them. they want to play a little, but ze Evo isn't to be messed with. they continue on at they're rapid pace, and i'm tucked in right behind them. we pick up a couple other cars, and soon, we pick up a State Trooper too (whom i don't remember inviting). however, the Statey DOESN'T PULL ANYONE OVER. he just makes his way past us, and gets off at the next exit. odd.
so MISSJAZZY and ze Evo are humming right along at our brisk pace, when i see some headlights coming up quickly again. no problem, just go to the slow lane, and allow the guy to pass by. as he comes whizzing by, i realize i'm getting passed by a minivan. that's right, a minivan is cruising down 95 South doing about buck or so. craziness. a little while later, a Firebird comes down, with a rev of the engine to match, directed at MISSJAZZY. now, i don't know her, but that GTI isn't a match for the Firebird. but ze Evo is. so i come up a little....the Firebird has exhaust, probably an intake too. so we go, he can't keep up, i slow up, he gives me the thumbs up, the GTI catches up, and away we go again.
so it's about 10pm by now, and i've been driving for 12 hours already, but Red Bull is a wonderful thing. the GTI pulls off, so i follow. we get some gas, and start bullshittin' about cars and everything. her and her boyfriend are travelling down to Miami, FL, and plan on driving straight through. i say i'll be down to caravan awhile, but i've been driving for abit already, and don't feel like getting dead tonight. well, we're on the subject of cars, and this dude busts out with "yeah, i knew a guy up in CT, used to have an R32...got an Evo, then it blew up on him"!!!! i'm like "no fucking way! YOU KNOW STEW?!"
my pal Stew is a mini-celebrity up in New England in the car circles that i usually hang out in. but the fact that a randomly met person travelling down I-95 with me would know him blew my mind.
it really is a small world!