It started out as a great night.I was off work for the night,had deposited my paycheck earlier in the day,and was hungry to take a drive to somewhere I hadn't been in a long time.So off I went.I left down SR380 to go to SR73 and I-71(it comes out right by the exit).I entered I-71 from exit 44 and started south.The CB was sounding off as was the scanner and the ham rig.Seems the Jimi net and the Slackers net( http://www.slackersnet.org ) had converged for the time being.I got a little further ...

I started out by going to Enon and getting fuel.United Dairy Farmers(UDF) is also a Mobil station,Therefore I have a Speedpass(Yes I can make a cool move like my fave NASCAR driver Ryan Newman).I got the fuel,got on I-70 and headed east.These trips have also given me the chance to check out my cell phone's coverage.The T-Mobile Prepay I had ben using is ok near an interstate or in a BIG city,but in BFE it is useless.Cingular,who I am with now is great near anywhere! Anyway,I went up SR 54 t...

This trip started out after I left work and then went on a call for a tree down in the road(Yes,I am a firefighter/EMT).I wanted to come home get changed and then take off,but the pager went off just as I got in the driveway.I left for the call.I got back home,changed clothes,and off I went.Up SR235 to US36 where I finally found the "Outback Barbie Ltd. Restaurant/Bar" I had been wanting to try for the longest while.Took US36 over to I-75 at Piqua and proceeded North.Things started out quietl...

As per the usual,I got bored again.I left home and took off down some local roads to get to SR235.While on one of them I happened upon a Doe in a field next to the road.I reached down and hit my air horn button(No homes nearby to disturb anyone) and it left in an oposite direction.I'd hate to hit it and kill it.It would maybe seriously hurt me as well in such a crash.That is not needed.I got on SR235 and proceeded to US 68.After getting on US 68 and getting into Xenia,all was well so far as I...

I got off work at my EMS shift at Midnight.I was bored(as is the norm when I take these trips).I went home and changed clothes and off I went.I got onto I-70 and headed east.I had already gotten Gasoline earlier in the day,so I didn't need to get any.The trip was basically uneventful at the start.I found some friends of mine on the 146.760 Ham Repeater and started chatting with them.Marilyn was wondering where I was at and where I was going.I told her I'd know when I got there.I ran into my f...

I started out shortly after 11 PM.I got on to I-675 from I-70 and started driving southbound.I had the Ham Radio on,the scanner on,and the CB running.I started chatting with some friends on the 147.150 repeater out of Cincinnati as I drove.For the most part the drive down I-675 was uneventful.I got on I-75 and things started out well,too.When I got down near Monroe and Exit 29,I came upon my first State Trooper in the median just north of the exit.They have a job to do and I am glad they are ...