http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/ Travel, Geopolitics, Cultures, People, Discoveries and Experiences Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2786 Melody Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:47:36 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2786 Wow! How scary for you both. Glad it all worked out and may the rubber be with you on your future travels! ;) Wow! How scary for you both. Glad it all worked out and may the rubber be with you on your future travels!

]]> http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2773 Rick Rogoski Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:37:43 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2773 I have always tried to avoid driving at night in areas of the unknown. I have always tried to avoid driving at night in areas of the unknown.

]]> http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2771 Ron Baker Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:06:31 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2771 Interesting tire story. In my career of traveling by road all over the US, I've had my share of shopping for a tire or tires in some of the darnest places. On the whole, though, your experience eclipsis mine by a mile (several kilometers?). However, I have spent a fair amount of time waiting for a tire shop to open in some out-of-the-way burg, all the while hoping and praying that they have the right size tire for some of the strange vehicles I've managed to acquire and drive over the years, such as a Jaguar 120 sedan, which had big ol' 16-inch tires (or tyres, if you prefer the British spelling, which, of course, the Jag manual did). Spent several days in El Paso, TX waiting for it to come in. I didn't have enough money to buy the tire AND stay in a motel, so I ended up sleeping in a roadside park outside of town. No Fed Ex or UPS in those days. Had to wait for the tire truck from Dallas to get there. Man, I was anxious to get home, too. Had a girl friend waiting for me. No cell phones in those days, either, so I had to do a lot of collect calls from a phone booth. No particular fear of bandidos, however, although they were probably there; they just didn't find me, praise be. Interesting tire story. In my career of traveling by road all over the US, I’ve had my share of shopping for a tire or tires in some of the darnest places. On the whole, though, your experience eclipsis mine by a mile (several kilometers?). However, I have spent a fair amount of time waiting for a tire shop to open in some out-of-the-way burg, all the while hoping and praying that they have the right size tire for some of the strange vehicles I’ve managed to acquire and drive over the years, such as a Jaguar 120 sedan, which had big ol’ 16-inch tires (or tyres, if you prefer the British spelling, which, of course, the Jag manual did). Spent several days in El Paso, TX waiting for it to come in. I didn’t have enough money to buy the tire AND stay in a motel, so I ended up sleeping in a roadside park outside of town. No Fed Ex or UPS in those days. Had to wait for the tire truck from Dallas to get there. Man, I was anxious to get home, too. Had a girl friend waiting for me. No cell phones in those days, either, so I had to do a lot of collect calls from a phone booth. No particular fear of bandidos, however, although they were probably there; they just didn’t find me, praise be.

]]> http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2768 Steph Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:00:16 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/09/30/the-promised-land/#comment-2768 Sure sounds a lot less ominous after the fact! Sure sounds a lot less ominous after the fact!

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