Biggest headache is trying to avoid the weather.
They measured the largest hailstone ever this summer, at 8"dia!
They calculated the updrafts in that thundercell had to be at least 190mph to build it up to that size.
Don't know about you, but I don't plan to re-paint my X5 as a golf ball.
Remember to start looking for a gas station at 1/4 tank. The reserve may not get you there. I ALWAYS have the car checked out before heading cross country. Bring an extra SD card for the camera. I know I've GOT to start adding some Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives stops into my trips.
Still on my bucket list is digging for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.
Try making it from Idaho Falls to Nashville with only $270 & change. Forgot my wallet, but never leave all my cash in the wallet, so I did have $270. Had one of those Mobil/Exxon keyring things back then (before switching to top tier) That worked 'til Cheyenne..., next one St. Louis! But that was rush hour and I was towing a trailer. Illinois? Not in southern Illinois. Using change now. Pulled into Nashville with only a $10 bill. THAT I blew on breakfast. Yeah, the car got fed, I didn't; and SC & my wallet (FedEx'd to my sister's) was in the tank.
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Mark
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2001 X5 4.4i topaz blue/sand Sport, complete Dinan S2
, hitch, V1, tint, BSW Stage 1, Alpine INA-W910BT
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Life is not fair!
You can't protect people from their own stupidity!
Laughter makes life worth living