I'm a new Bird owner

[Pete Masterson]

Ryan,

Don't freak out on the OKC interchange. I passed through it on my
maiden trip enroute home (via Interstates 35-70-25-80) a year ago. I
can't recall exactly what time of day I went through, but I believe
it was afternoon on a Sunday. Traffic wasn't bad ... but it required
paying close attention. Note that I had no experience with a large
vehicle in the previous 40 years -- since my Army days.

Keep yourself well rested -- I stopped at nearly every rest stop
along the highways just to take a short break, take a little walk to
stretch my legs, and look over the coach.

I have to admit, that the relatively open freeways I encountered
helped me considerably by the time I had to contend with California
traffic as I neared reaching home...

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road at Johnson City Texas (apparently where "humidity" was
invented.)



On Apr 21, 2007, at 10:11 PM, Ryan Wright wrote:

> Brad,
>
>> I was out at Paul Davis' place today and saw your coach. Looks
>> very good in
>> person..leather seats in good condition, paint and metal work look
>> good.
>> The woodgrain laminate will probably outlast us all. I think the
>> guy who
>> consigned his coach took pretty good care of it. I think he
>> bought an '03
>> Affinity from Paul.
>
> How cool! Thanks for sharing that with me! I appreciate that you
> checked it out and let me know what you found. I can't wait to get
> down there. The next 48 hours are going to just drag by - but I'll bet
> the two weeks after that fly!
>
>> I'll agree with Chuck about Oklahoma City. The most ridiculous
>> thing is
>> that you have only one lane to turn east on I-40 for a couple
>> miles, then
>> north on I-35 in OKC. Traveling between Dallas and Wichita for
>> nearly 30
>> years, I'm an expert on that stretch of I-35. It's unusual NOT to
>> have an
>> NDE in OKC. If you happen to be near Perry (101 miles south of
>> Wichita)
>> Sooner's Corner, on the west side of I-35 has a pretty good
>> breakfast buffet
>> for a truck stop.
>
> Thanks for the tips. By NDE, do you mean "Near Death Experience"?
> Sounds like fun. ;-)
>
> Any tips on routing around that area? I'm going to be a really fresh
> Wanderlodge driver with only a few hours in the saddle when I hit OKC.
>
> -Ryan
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