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I need a glider in trailer towed from NY to WA



 
 
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Old December 27th 16, 02:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
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I don't know the OP, but his first post I read as, "hey, are you basically doing this trip for some reason, are you heading back home from another job and want a load?, I need a glider moved."

Thus, he was looking for a single direction, NOT contracting for an "on demand" trip and this is why he was surprised on quotes. Then again, the quotes are likely reasonable to just do his trip, but that isn't what he is looking for.

Same thing for college kids, they want to come home or go back to school, they are looking for someone basically doing the trip for some gas money, NOT paying for a bus/train/airline ticket.
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Old December 27th 16, 03:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default I need a glider in trailer towed from NY to WA

On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 9:33:03 AM UTC-5, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
I don't know the OP, but his first post I read as, "hey, are you basically doing this trip for some reason, are you heading back home from another job and want a load?, I need a glider moved."

Thus, he was looking for a single direction, NOT contracting for an "on demand" trip and this is why he was surprised on quotes. Then again, the quotes are likely reasonable to just do his trip, but that isn't what he is looking for.

Same thing for college kids, they want to come home or go back to school, they are looking for someone basically doing the trip for some gas money, NOT paying for a bus/train/airline ticket.


I wish you luck. To properly tell my story I would need to write a book. I will abbreviate - 4 years ago I flew to Sacramento ($300 one way) to buy a 15 meter glider in an old cobra trailer. I rented a uhaul box truck for about a $800 and drove RT 80 back to New Hampshire (3000 miles)I paid about $1000 in gas and it took me 5 days due to heavy snow, ice (RT 80 closed 2 times due to conditions and very gusty cross winds in the mountains. I was stop for a day at Donner Pass (no chains on the uhaul). I witnessed over 30 tractor trailer accidents, I had to be towed off the highway in WY. I was so stressed out by day three I couldn't eat. 5 nights in motel 6's about $300. Took 5 days off work to get it done, (I just couldn't drive much at night). When I finally got it home I was so stressed I got sick and had a 103 degree temp for a day.

So not counting what 5 days of work cost me it was about $2500 of the most stressful driving I have ever done. Now I hit bad weather for sure, but sleeping in truck stop dinners, watch tractor trailers lose it, being stranded on the side of a snowed in highway for hours ducking trucks, and the thought that at any time I could have an accident was an experience you could not pay me to do again.

Again it was a disaster weather wise and you may be luckier then I. But figuring your time its a buck a mile easily.

Dennis
DC
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Old December 27th 16, 03:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Carlyle
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I'd love to hear the whole story, Dennis! It brought back some (not so fond) memories of my trip from Philadelphia to Minden and back at the end of April 2016 to pick up a glider. Snow, torrential rain, tornadoes, wrecks, delays, bad food, 700 mile driving days, needing a week to recuperate - check. I do have some very nice memories of the trip, and I'm glad I did it to see the country up close and personal. But I, too, would never, ever, do it again.

-John, Q3

On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 10:21:14 AM UTC-5, HGXC wrote:
I wish you luck. To properly tell my story I would need to write a book. I will abbreviate - 4 years ago I flew to Sacramento ($300 one way) to buy a 15 meter glider in an old cobra trailer. I rented a uhaul box truck for about a $800 and drove RT 80 back to New Hampshire (3000 miles)I paid about $1000 in gas and it took me 5 days due to heavy snow, ice (RT 80 closed 2 times due to conditions and very gusty cross winds in the mountains. I was stop for a day at Donner Pass (no chains on the uhaul). I witnessed over 30 tractor trailer accidents, I had to be towed off the highway in WY. I was so stressed out by day three I couldn't eat. 5 nights in motel 6's about $300. Took 5 days off work to get it done, (I just couldn't drive much at night). When I finally got it home I was so stressed I got sick and had a 103 degree temp for a day.

So not counting what 5 days of work cost me it was about $2500 of the most stressful driving I have ever done. Now I hit bad weather for sure, but sleeping in truck stop dinners, watch tractor trailers lose it, being stranded on the side of a snowed in highway for hours ducking trucks, and the thought that at any time I could have an accident was an experience you could not pay me to do again.

Again it was a disaster weather wise and you may be luckier then I. But figuring your time its a buck a mile easily.

Dennis
DC

 




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