Feb 15, 2008

Cross country betting

Sorry for not blogging more, especially about politics. I have a post in mind about how my mother-in-law will decide the Democratic contest between Clinton and Obama....

but first, some urgent matters. As some of you know, Layup and Carol are driving cross country from the Outer Banks of NC to California this week. So this is a great opportunity for some of Eric's patented over/unders!

Here we go. Today is leg 2 - Louisville to Denver. 1106 miles, according to Mapquest.
We know that they left today at 8 am Eastern/6 am Mountain.

They are in a Penske truck that can max at 75 mph.

last update, 11 am , they are on I-64 in Illinois just past I-57.

So - lines for today:

Arrival time in Denver today:
After 11:18 pm MT/1:18 am Eastern (-110)
Before 11:18 pm MT/1:18 Eastern (-110)

Will they arrive before Midnight Mountain time?
Yes (-160)
No (+140)

Will they have a stop longer than 60 minutes?
(note: this is any stop including meals, gas, or possible mechanical breakdowns)
Yes (+200)
No (-250)

Will they have to get a hotel room before Denver and stay the night?
Yes (+500)
No (-350)

Will Layup use the words "country music " and "not bad" in the same sentence after this trip?
Yes (+120)
No (-140)
Note: The truck does not have satellite radio nor can it play any podcast.

1 comment:

Don said...

Had I known they were embarking on this trip, I would have shared the finer details of an excellent game called ...Jesus, Country, Oldies. You pick your favorite, Jesus, Country or Oldies. Hit the scan button on the radio, or as it may be in this case, move the rotary tuning dial to the next channel, and listen to hear what is on. Whomever guesses correctly, gets a point. Repeat until bored. Best part, it works on AM and FM channels.