As many of you know, I have been on the road A LOT lately. As I travel I try to keep my mind busy.
I started by playing the alphabet game. you know you have to find words that start with each letter of the alphabet, in order. This game started just before Columbia, Missouri; over 100 miles and more than two hours later it ended. I will never play in that state again! Who am I kidding, I will probably play it, and get just as frustrated too. Here are the words:
Authorized Broyhill Coil Dining Exit Fedex Ground Hilton Inn Just Kitchen Limit Marriott Nostalgia Omaha Pier Qualifying Restaurant Subaru The Used Vandiver Waffle Xit Yahweh’s Zone
X was an exit sign missing the E. Z was from Auto Zone, there are apparently no “No Passing Zone” signs in the state of Missouri, and we found Auto Zone in Hannibal as we were fixing to get on the bridge back to Illinois. Q was actually easy to find. I, J, T, U, and X all tool a long time to find also. Y was easy.
Then for fear of not finding letters again, I decided instead of playing the alphabet game again, I would see how many license plates I could read. here are all the license plates I could read from the time we got off the bridge into Illinois until we took the turn into Macomb:
YA4 W3K H37 3428 391 7005 QP 20-11 MA4 V3V 39 283 L BARB 680 HIO 3108 98 099 R
Yes, there were only nine distinct cars traveling the same direction as us that I saw. So you can imagine how boring that game was for me. I think I saw all those in the first 25 minutes of playing. I decided to write down all the numbers I saw along the road. Yes, I know it may be only interesting to myself. Here goes:
336 65 55 4 45 336 65 55 4 1 61 336 61 1/2 61 336 4 61 50 61 001 0084 336 61 65 55 4 61 4 5 2353 9.00 61 336 65 55 2500 336 61 1/2 61 61 61 336 65 55 4 1500 1 99 3 71 4 2700 336 65 4 55 2735 13.00 336 336 1613 14.00 336 1600 912 336 65 55 4 1750 1820 3000 55 93 20 926 55 4 3.00 250 55 4 315 100 91 94 94 94 94 336 94 65 55 1706 445 336 94 65 55 4 555 643 595 650 65 55 61 69 61 69 9.15 40 336 911 4 4 55 1300 2000 1300 1350 136 94 1400 136 94 136 94 50 136 94 336 136 63 42 2015 65 136 336 18 23 2146 2200 63 42 2300 65 2.5 55 2350 217 357 0850 2450 150 55 375 1/2 1/2 55 5 5 174 5 1500 136 336 3600 2880 136 336 65 65 55 050 .58 55 1/4 61 61 1.09 136 336 55 55 1.6 55 225 1544 309 836 55 136 136 336 136 336 336 9 65 55 4 350 350 3.65 450 3 7 336 65 55 4 8 336 8 336 65 55 4 700 750 750 750 850 1500 50 136 10 45 45 20000 950 45 45 1000 45 309 837 45 4001 3136 837 45 1009 571 660 680 7575 837 4191 837 1625 1607 9642 30 1319 1301 1219 1025 1007 30 30 30 1 2 6694 836
If you add it all up it equals 160621.82.
27 times I saw 336. 26 times I saw 55. 17 times I saw 65 and 4. 16 times I saw 61. 13 times I saw 136. Ten times I saw 94. Eight times I saw 45. Four times I saw 837, 30, 5, and 1/2. Three times I saw 1500, 750, 50, and 1. Two times I saw 1300, 850, 836, 350, 309, 69, 63, 42, 8, and 3. Only once for the rest of the numbers.
There you go, the crazy world that is mine.
How do the rest of you pass your time on long car rides/trips?
I love you, and you’re weird.
Usually I would take a nap, but that is only if I am driving.
I also play the alphabet game, but if I’m traveling alone I listen to talk radio. I try to find someone I don’t agree with so that I stay alert. If I’m riding I usually take a nap or just talk.
I like to play the license plate game, where I try to see how many different states I see (twice I’ve seen all 50). I also play variations on the alphabet game, where I try to think up words in a specific category that start with each letter of the alphabet (countries, cities, animals, etc.). If another person is available, 20 questions and Inky Pinky are good games as well.
Wow, Marcia! My eyes started to glaze over at all those numbers…you are definitely..unique 😉 I just listen to the radio, or play the alphabet/license plate games, or whatever. I like to eat, too…
There for a while(probably a year ago Laborday Weekend) we were playing the “I’m going to the Moon and I am taking a …” and you name something that starts with each Letter of the alpahbet, and you Repeat the list as you go, this seemed to help Skyler get his alphabet skilles honed. And it is fun to see how creative it can get.
How are you, things seem good! Hows your sister doing, wow its been along time. ive been trying to update my blog for all mey Il. friends, the boys are so big, emma is almost one, wow how time flys! Mindy