tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post4852468754571268123..comments2008-03-18T08:32:41.549-05:00Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-28469771739366119732008-03-18T08:32:00.000-05:002008-03-18T08:32:00.000-05:00this reminds of Frank's driving before his CPAP machine.deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721035825751703244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-86074531700054053602008-03-17T15:25:00.000-05:002008-03-17T15:25:00.000-05:00thats awful....and hilarious.meleah rebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-22901432752278414102008-03-16T14:25:00.000-05:002008-03-16T14:25:00.000-05:00Yikes! Glad you were off the road. My ex used to fall asleep at the wheel all the time. One morning at a red light...we were on the way to work. Then he got mad when I woke him up. Idiot, lol.Drowsey Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-25189318487288001942008-03-15T23:45:00.000-05:002008-03-15T23:45:00.000-05:00OMG! Thank goodness you WEREN'T driving!!! But that Twilight Zone between awake and asleep can really trick your mind, can't it?<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I laughed at your post also... good thing no one was around to witness your "freak out"...Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797167028822330935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-14175376996325328782008-03-15T17:09:00.000-05:002008-03-15T17:09:00.000-05:00Oh, sunflower seeds! That's a good idea. I'll pick up a bag for our trip.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466078882752412292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-40754312406918966202008-03-15T11:05:00.000-05:002008-03-15T11:05:00.000-05:00Whoa dude, that sounds serious. I find that eating sunflower seeds is just tedious enough to keep me awake while driving on long trips. I recommend the low salt in the shells. Sunflower seeds have been my personal travel savior for years.<BR/>Glad you got home safe....it's my goal every day.Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918978945701905213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-39654690630587814592008-03-14T22:37:00.000-05:002008-03-14T22:37:00.000-05:00That's pretty funny. You had a wake-up nap.Dieselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-42728509458317330562008-03-14T21:47:00.000-05:002008-03-14T21:47:00.000-05:00Oh man, at the times I've needed a wake up scare like that!Mushyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-69318566236588007052008-03-14T20:25:00.000-05:002008-03-14T20:25:00.000-05:00ok, I shouldn't be laughing because well, falling asleep at the wheel is so not funny....<BR/><BR/>but hallucinating that you're falling asleep.. now that's something else entirely. lol<BR/><BR/>blog hop hop hoppin.cablegirlhttp://cablegirl.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-38225639409839516812008-03-14T18:15:00.000-05:002008-03-14T18:15:00.000-05:00emma - Don't ask my wife what I do when she's driving and I'm asleep. It ain't pretty.<BR/><BR/>groovy mom - Now THAT would be a bummer ;-)<BR/><BR/>damon - Is that a direct quote from Dan Quail?<BR/><BR/>ed - I know, what a gyp!Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-88757025888988553862008-03-14T16:18:00.000-05:002008-03-14T16:18:00.000-05:00Dude, that's gotta suck. And the first 10 minutes is really good sleep, too.Ed (zoesdad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05407108771231260027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-84414748858013889492008-03-14T14:40:00.000-05:002008-03-14T14:40:00.000-05:00It's like that dream where you're falling and somehow wake up right at touchdown. <BR/><BR/>The mind is a terrible thing..damonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733724163695678060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-90444855172598866992008-03-14T14:03:00.000-05:002008-03-14T14:03:00.000-05:00LOL! Oh, I can totally imagine that happening to me too. I sometimes have that happen to me when I'm safe and sound in bed.Groovy Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832495079371007018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-92201308412582446572008-03-14T12:08:00.000-05:002008-03-14T12:08:00.000-05:00HAHA! Mr Coffee dreams just like that except he sits up and tells me in German that he is detached from his squad and where is the tank commander? <BR/><BR/>Funny thing is, he doesn't speak German.Emma Sometimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686252445732624786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-44153263834005052092008-03-14T11:21:00.000-05:002008-03-14T11:21:00.000-05:00ve - I agree. I'm already imagining how our future generations will be laughing at how long it took us to get away from wheels on the ground. How primitive!<BR/><BR/>mom thumb - I was actually looking for an image of Clark asleep at the wheel of his family truckster for just that reason. But alas, one could not be found.<BR/><BR/>rick - I was singing, but I was singing Brahms Lullaby. Was that a bad choice?<BR/><BR/>theresa - I was already doing that... before I pulled into the rest stop.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-28092321240618246012008-03-14T11:19:00.000-05:002008-03-14T11:19:00.000-05:00Well, at least it's better than actually waking up to find yourself driving down the interstate at 75 mph.Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-78859404218253612082008-03-14T11:11:00.000-05:002008-03-14T11:11:00.000-05:00Helpfull hint: It's nearly impossible to sleep while you are singing at the top of your lungs with the window open and your shoe under your butt. Just a suggestion. And watch out for mailboxes.ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-27555703692071510542008-03-14T10:42:00.001-05:002008-03-14T10:42:00.001-05:00Great, I have a ten hour drive to Galveston tomorrow. At least I'll have a non-imaginary other driver.<BR/><BR/>Your story brings to mind a scene from 'Vacation' when Chevy Chase falls asleep on the interstate.Mom Thumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191483830587029419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-88346190212563896232008-03-14T10:42:00.000-05:002008-03-14T10:42:00.000-05:00If you had just built a Star Trek transporter at both locations this wouldn't have happened. All of your crap would have been scambled into particles and then reassembled back where it belonged when you got home. This auto transportation...it's just gotta stop!VEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-81786819621920596722008-03-14T09:46:00.000-05:002008-03-14T09:46:00.000-05:00heather - Do you mean "damp" as in what I did to my pants?<BR/><BR/>phil - I never saw that Simpsons show, but I'll definitely look it up. Good luck on your trip. My recommendation is to drink a ton of caffeine about an hour before you go.<BR/><BR/>dan - Yeah, that would have won me $10,000 for sure.<BR/><BR/>amoeba - I did the same thing one time. I was driving down an exit ramp and had no idea where I was and how I got there. Very scary.<BR/><BR/>pg - If only you could just let them drive.<BR/><BR/>sornie - Maybe if I just wear an adult diaper... you know, like that astronaut woman.<BR/><BR/>julia - Reminds me of that fake SNL commercial for "Oops, I Crapped My Pants!" Now <I>that</I> was funny!<BR/>You can see the playlist on the link to the second reference I made to Phil in the post.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-89960681218725241712008-03-14T09:28:00.000-05:002008-03-14T09:28:00.000-05:00Wow! Thank GOD you didn't crap your pants! It's one thing to crap your pants during a true emergency and quite another while snoozing at a rest stop.<BR/><BR/>I wanna hear about the playlist!<BR/><BR/>JD at <B><A HREF="http://idothings.info" REL="nofollow">I Do Things</A></B>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637216169419014156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-26717670292098055972008-03-14T08:38:00.000-05:002008-03-14T08:38:00.000-05:00And that's the very reason the mom always recommended keeping a fresh pair of underwear in the car's glove box.Sorniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057350597607764166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-16347527169507965692008-03-14T08:12:00.000-05:002008-03-14T08:12:00.000-05:00Don't you hate those subconscious backseat drivers!!! Grrrr.PGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02852278014989690498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-43607303840786975792008-03-14T05:45:00.000-05:002008-03-14T05:45:00.000-05:00Not funny, dude. Once time, I was driving a freeway late at night, and I found myself within a mile of my exit for home with no recollection whatsoever of how I got to that point from 15 miles away. <BR/><BR/>Must confess, though, I never got to the point of falling asleep before shutting off the engine. <BR/><BR/>Did your guardian angels put in for overtime?the amoebahttp://oceallaighspubs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-86314303864325803092008-03-14T04:51:00.000-05:002008-03-14T04:51:00.000-05:00's a shame you didn't get a video of it.Danhttp://www.allthatcomeswithit.comnoreply@blogger.com