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    Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP

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    • Minion QueenM
      Minion Queen
      last edited by gjacobse

      Happy Friday… or not?
      May 13, 2016 http://theminionqueen.com/wp/?p=145

      Happy Friday.... or is it?

      Woke up, at 5:00am, to the sound of heavy rain this morning. Commence the running around the house to close windows. Climb back in bed, after all who wants to be up at this ungodly hour?

      Try and fall back to sleep, no luck, puppy number one jumps up to cuddle. Ok I give up, wonder what’s been going on over night. Grab the trusty cell phone and, oh look there are emails. [ Piece of advice NEVER open your work email in bed at 5:00am on a Friday morning. Nothing good came come from this, please take my advice, learn from my mistakes people! ] Sure enough there are a couple emails one from the car rental company and one from the hotel we will be staying at Sunday -Tuesday. Wanna guess what they both said?? I dare ya!

      You guessed it they both cancelled our reservations for various reason!!! double-facepalm-through-face-i0

      Panic fly out of bed out to the computer and start the search all over for a new vehicle (no one wants to drive their personal vehicle full of servers all the way across the whole US) 6,000 miles in 2 weeks. I did find one, and it was local, but double the price, oh well it is nice and close, so that is something at least. Hotel was much easier and less stressful. But really? This is not a good sign for the start of our trip.

      Last conference call for the next two weeks is out of the way. Now on to the finish packing phase. Art_of_shred is currently packing up and stacking all the servers and switches.

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      Pretty soon we will be off to pick up the Mini Van we rented and get it all packed up. Tonight Art_of_Shred has band practice and a gig he wants to go to tonight (not his, a buddies). Tomorrow we have a bit of running around to do to finish getting ready, and to make sure the semi-adult and puppies living here won’t starve to death while we are gone.

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      • Minion QueenM
        Minion Queen
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        JIGSAW PUZZLE:
        http://theminionqueen.com/wp/?p=153

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Back-of-packed-van.jpg

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            Jason Banned @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

            Back-of-packed-van.jpg

            Uh oh, Scotts is going on the trip too? I feel sorry for you @Minion-Queen

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            • gjacobseG
              gjacobse @Jason
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              @Jason said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

              @scottalanmiller said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

              Uh oh, Scotts is going on the trip too? I feel sorry for you @Minion-Queen

              Virtually as @scottalanmiller is still over seas.

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              • Minion QueenM
                Minion Queen
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                This trip is just @art_of_shred and I. No room for anyone else (barely room for me).

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                • Minion QueenM
                  Minion Queen
                  last edited by Minion Queen

                  How we prepare for the first leg of our trip.0_1463270506429_image.jpeg0_1463304844725_image.jpeg

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                    travisdh1 @Minion Queen
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                    @Minion-Queen said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

                    We will be starting out in little old Western, NY working for a couple days down in Salisbury, NC then will start the drive along i40 (aka a bit of Route 66) all the way to CA. Have IPhone app will travel. Found a cool Route 66 sites app so will be trying to stop at as many weird trading posts, World’s largest ball of barbed wire and anything else that is weird and quirky.

                    At least you'll avoid the torture of I55. That's a lot of cement roadway, and tiny little bounces all-day-long. Even in an air ride seat it was torture, and let's not think about the fun of trying to keep from "bouncing" the gas or break pedal as well.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      About time to get that drive underway!!

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                      • Minion QueenM
                        Minion Queen
                        last edited by Minion Queen

                        We have been on the road about 15 minutes (had to finish my breakfast before i could post). We finished the jigsaw puzzle and even had a little space left.0_1463308321472_image.jpeg0_1463308359141_image.jpeg

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          So I posted that it was time to go.... one minute before it was time to go 🙂

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            We need to calculate the amount of storage in that van and the time to get to California. This is one of those moments that the van might be faster than the Internet.

                            100TB in seven days....

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                            • scottalanmillerS
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                              That would be 1.3Gb/s as the speed of that minivan!!

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                                Minion Queen @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

                                That would be 1.3Gb/s as the speed of that minivan!!

                                Wow are you bored?

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                                • Minion QueenM
                                  Minion Queen
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                                  I so wanted to scale the dragon, ha ha ha I slay me.... @ScaleComputing thanks for making this Trip pun opps, fun! 0_1463321818570_image.jpeg

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                                    @Minion-Queen said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

                                    That would be 1.3Gb/s as the speed of that minivan!!

                                    Wow are you bored?

                                    Give him some work 🙂

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                                    • Minion QueenM
                                      Minion Queen
                                      last edited by gjacobse

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                                      i missed the Maryland sign but we were only there for like 10 minites

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                                      • gjacobseG
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                                        Only 'half a state' away for here.

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                                        • Minion QueenM
                                          Minion Queen
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                                          Here in Reidsville,NC. Gonna have dinner at http://m1124.lcpreview.me/ with some friends.

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                                          • gjacobseG
                                            gjacobse @Minion Queen
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                                            @Minion-Queen said in Follow me on the NTG LAB Epic Minion ROAD TRIP:

                                            Here in Reidsville,NC. Gonna have dinner at http://m1124.lcpreview.me/ with some friends.

                                            Looks like it could be a good place.

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