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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 05:48 PM Original message |
How do you stay awake when you need to drive somewhere and you're tired? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Definitely keep the car cool. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Make a stop now and then at a convenience store or what not |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Do what the long-haul truckers do |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Make him drive. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. I can't recommend driving when tired |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. I love that feeling - it's like a free buzz |
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britpopper (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. Crank up the A/C... |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. The National Sleep Foundations estimates 100,000 accidents per year due to sleep deprivation |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. Drink something with both caffeine and sugar, well, HFCS. And stop to rest, stretch your legs, |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. You don't, you die in a fiery crash. |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. As a trucker who drives about 3000 miles a week |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. A rum and coke. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. hehe... |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. Don't drive. Driving while really tired is just as dangerous as driving drunk. |
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ZeitGuy (318 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. I wouldn't recommend playing "Songs of the Humpback Whale." |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. coffee and deep breaths in a cool car with your favorite music blaring |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
16. Chain smoke? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
18. Your best bet is to find a well-lit convenience store/gas station and take a nap in car. |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. when I had to drive from Illinois to PA, I listened to an audio book |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. Turkey leg. |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Best answer |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. How can anybody sleep when they're feasting on an entire turkey leg? |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
23. I drive 1000 miles a week and put in a full day of clients when I get |
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Lavender Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
24. Red Bull |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. Let me tell you: One can fall totally asleep WHILE TALKING. I have had 2 VERY close calls. |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
26. Caffeine Nap. |
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