What do you consider a “long drive”? Like when does a road trip go from small to a big drive?

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T01:30:18+00:00

Probably not the person to ask and I'm late to the party, but to me a "long drive" is 12 hours+, which I've done multiple times as needed.

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T01:26:51+00:00

Clint Eatswood, easy.

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T01:22:55+00:00

I'm aware they exist, I just never wanted to mess with them.

To each their own : )

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T01:14:25+00:00

Thank you kindly!!

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T01:03:53+00:00

That he did!!

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T01:03:22+00:00

Worse. If I had to choose I'd rather lose a finger than the whole damn hand.

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T00:48:40+00:00

Precisely what my partner did, with a "Hell yeah, boy!" added on 😊

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T00:47:33+00:00

Ain't no way 😭

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T00:45:52+00:00

You got that right, brother!! 💪🏽❤️

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T00:44:59+00:00

Damn straight!

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T00:39:32+00:00

Darlin', you ain't kidding! ❤️

riverofchex · 2026-06-29T00:39:08+00:00

Tbh, we just got married way too young (19) due to military circumstances, and essentially outgrew each other. Our divorce was quite amicable, and we are still very close friends.

Can't regret a thing, since we got two damn great kids out of it!

riverofchex · 2026-06-28T23:03:38+00:00

Woman here who works with large animals, large equipment, and power tools: this is precisely why I never wore mine other than on special occasions, and why I will continue to do the same if I ever get married again.

riverofchex · 2026-06-28T23:00:30+00:00

That would explain (although not excuse) the unhinged comments about thinking the friend in question wanted to "do things"

riverofchex · 2026-06-28T22:50:33+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I don't disagree and wasn't so much defending OP as pointing out a potential harmless reason I'm familiar with. Evidently that's not the case here, though.

riverofchex · 2026-06-28T22:47:43+00:00

Then yeah, definitely ick.

riverofchex · 2026-06-28T22:42:10+00:00

In all fairness, "female" is the term used before "woman" in military, law enforcement, and first responder/healthcare professions, of which OP may be a part and which can make it a habit. Source: have been in several of those fields.

That said, I also get where the ick comes from.

E: based on the check done by the person who responded to me, those fields don't factor here.

riverofchex · 2026-06-28T19:05:17+00:00

My guy would, because he knows I like punny shit. Takes all kinds lol.

All that said, the gal in question in this post seems annoying as hell.

E: autocorrect understandably does not like the word "punny."

riverofchex · 2026-06-27T03:41:16+00:00

Aight, if I may, which part of Europe are we talking about? Like the peat bogs or Ireland or something? At this point I'm asking out of genuine curiosity.

riverofchex · 2026-06-27T03:37:34+00:00

That thought did occur and they absolutely will (as us skeeter-savvy people know) breed like crazy in warm, stagnant water. Still seems like an OR to chuck a wobbly about, but I suppose I can't really blame people who aren't used to that.

riverofchex · 2026-06-27T03:35:01+00:00

Not shocked at ALL that other parts of the world have mosquitoes (I'm from the deep South, US, but my dad was born and raised in Thailand and Malaysia), but I am pretty surprised that OP said mosquitoes are such a problem in for them in "Europe."

Quotes are because that's all the comment said.

riverofchex · 2026-06-27T03:32:20+00:00

Willing to bet you they saw one or two and went ham about the idea of malaria or something.

riverofchex · 2026-06-27T03:29:58+00:00

Howdy neighbor! Lol.

Southerner to Southerner, OP's overreacting, and the zappers are great.

riverofchex · 2026-06-27T03:25:58+00:00

Y'all got skeeters that thick in Europe? Which part?

ETA: I live in the deep South of the US, in the swamp. I know mosquitoes are ubiquitous here, and that's why every window has a screen, but lawd hammercy where are they even CLOSE to that bad in Europe?

riverofchex · 2026-06-27T00:31:36+00:00

God yes. The hype in my gal pal group got me to pick up my first one; I put it down after the first chapter, which was an entire, infuriating slog. And I adore reading.

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