Morton Fox ([info]mortonfox) wrote,
@ 2005-06-13 02:08:00
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Entry tags:geocaching, long island

Long Island - 3904 down, 96 to go
Too hot for anything.

Long Island doesn't have Wawa, so I stopped at one of the many 7-Eleven stores. I saw that they had the Double Gulp for not much more than their other drink sizes. It's a half-gallon cup! There has to be a cupholder somewhere in this world that's big enough for it, but there certainly aren't any such cupholders in my car. I got a Double Gulp and filled it with iced tea. It was enough to last the rest of the day. As I mentioned, it was too big for the cupholders. So I put it on the passenger side floor and wedged it between the seat and something heavy, and that kept it reasonably safe from tipping over.

I have got to start coming home earlier. On my way home, I used a local road for the last few miles. It was deserted, except for this one guy following closely behind. I got to an intersection where I had to make a right turn. Oh good, I thought, he was making a left turn. After I made the right turn, I checked the mirror to see where he was and saw that his car was still at the intersection but it was facing a utility pole. I wonder how drunk or drugged you have to be in order to miss the road completely when making a turn.



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CupHolder
[info]gushi
2005-06-13 12:04 am UTC (link)
Wal-Mart sells a clamp-on cupholder that is adjustable from anything ranging from a shotglass to a double gulp. Additionally, it has jaws that can either clamp ON to something (like an armrest), clamp IN to something (like your existing cupholders), or it also comes with a "wedge" that you can put down your passenger seat.

-Gushi, Cult of the Double Gulp

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Re: CupHolder
[info]digoraccoon
2005-06-13 05:41 pm UTC (link)
... I'm in the wrong business. u_u

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Re: CupHolder
[info]mortonfox
2005-06-13 06:09 pm UTC (link)
Thinking of cupholder manufacturing? :)

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Re: CupHolder
[info]mortonfox
2005-06-13 06:09 pm UTC (link)
That's a good suggestion. Thanks!

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[info]prismo
2005-06-13 06:17 am UTC (link)
I do miss the 7-11s for that very reason... there are none in Arkansas. Have a double gulp for me! :)

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[info]mortonfox
2005-06-13 06:10 pm UTC (link)
That's interesting. I didn't know 7-11 wasn't in every state. They're already in other countries.

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[info]dakhun
2005-06-13 10:00 am UTC (link)
Lots of cars have a small cargo box with lid in between the front seats. You pretty much have to use that as a drink holder for the double gulp.

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[info]mortonfox
2005-06-13 06:15 pm UTC (link)
My car doesn't have that, but I know what you're referring to because my parents' Nissan did have the box. Eventually, drink sizes will be so big that we'll have to rent a U-Haul to carry the cup. :)

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[info]digeri
2005-06-13 06:21 pm UTC (link)
Wait ... are you stopping at 4000? o_O

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[info]mortonfox
2005-06-13 06:36 pm UTC (link)
I actually thought about stopping at 3999 for maximum ironic effect. :)

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[info]kaysho
2005-06-16 11:13 am UTC (link)
I wouldn't mention the concept of stopping at all. Your car might hear you and decide that at that point it's safe to give up the ghost. :)

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[info]mortonfox
2005-06-17 09:06 am UTC (link)
I'd say it has indeed already done that several times. The reason it's still running is I've been getting it repaired, no matter what the cost, instead of giving up on it.

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