Velociworld

Don't worry about it, pard, it's a man thing. All men calculate eta's as they're driving. Admit it, you do it on the plane too. Sometimes I even do it when I'm doin' the little bride.

We can't help it, so don't sweat it...

Not thst you solicited my tske on this....but OCD generally shows up by thw mid-20s. Jack Nicholson movies notwithstanding...

I'm glad you asked this question, sir, as it allows me to get something off my chest that's been weighing heavy on my mind for quite some time.

To answer your question, a train leaving Chicago at 5pm, heading west at 62.7 miles per hour, does NOT normally provide meal service whereas a train leaving Butte, Montana, on the same track at the same time at the same speed moving in the opposite direction will usually at least have some microwaveable hamburgers on board in case you get hungry.

I've always wanted to say that and you, my friend, gave the me the opportunity I sought.

I am forever in your debt...

When did Sadie develop a hair lip?

I'm always watchin' time 'cept when I'm sleepin'. It tends to get away from me then, as it is now.

I'm sleepy, but not sleepin' ... yet.

Actual minutes are silly. Not worth the mental gymnastics, to my way of thinking. A woman might enter the thoroughfare or a trucker might try to make his logbook approach reality, and either of those examples (out of many) could throw everything off. Me, I use the 10-minute window. And the brown bag, to not care.

Asperger's, man, asperger's. You rock. Don't you?

I had been told Asperger's before. Understand I don't feel compelled to do this. I just do it for fun.

I do that on long trips, too! I look at it as a way to keep my mind occupied so I don't get sleepy on the road. So apparently, it's not just a man thing. :-)

I do the same thing, but I reverse engineer it. I start at what time I show be here and work back wards. I can get it down to the minute to traveling from Washington D.C. to Hilda S.C. (9 Hours exactly).
But I agree that the bitch at the Subway in Whilen N.C. fucks my time up. This of course is if I hit no accidents or fall into my washing of my hands 3 times before I leave the bathroom. So don’t be alarmed, be proud of your OCD.

P.S. I run Spell Check 3 times in a row every time.

Install a GPS system, you will be down to counting seconds. Since I am on this I hope you are aware of the fact that since the GPS system was brought on line, the DOD has discovered that the official maps are off by as much as 1.5 miles. That might account for your delay.

I always suspected that Mr. Helpful had his mind in his chest, or possibly a little lower in his anatomy. Now I know for certain.

I ALWAYS do ETAs on a road trip. It allieviates the boredom.

I do the same thing with this extra caveat--

I start with a total mileage for the trip (or leg of the trip) and estimate an average speed of 60 mph and then I subtract my actual time and consider it as time I've made up.

Uhmm, yeah, I guess it's a little OCD...

Yeah, it's easy using the 60 mph scale because it translates to a mile/minute - very easy to calculate. But, nowdays, that's too freakin' slow. I now use 80 mph as a standard on the Texas freeways. The cops don't usually jack with you unless you're going over 85, so on long stretches we average 85 to 90. You just have to deal with the nuts driving 60 in the fastlane.

P.S. I'm an excellent driver and Wapner comes on a 6:30.
Signed, Velociman a.k.a. Rainman

Martinis at Henry's. Refreshing I always thought the COC girls were over-rated. Half of them are too crunchy and hate The Corps and the other half....well, chances are you weren't going to be the first guy on station if you know what I mean.

I'd calculate every trip to the minute from Rockville, MD to Chucktown. I'd use an 80 mph average for calculations.

Best time of 7 hours 42 minutes door-to-door. 548.5 miles +/- .5

Perfectly normal lad. Especially helpful when you've also have a defined period of "drinking time" upon arrival. Also, it proves again and again to my young'uns that Dad has it all over Mom in those trivial areas of life kids think are cool. I also found it a blessing that the first time "Are we there yet?" is groaned from the backseat I can say "Zip it o'progeny o' mine, we'll be there at..."

Of course this all becomes moot when you pass that wild looking roadhouse with a tractor beam that creates another chapter of your autobiography the editors implore you to cut.

When walking, I estimate the amount of steps it will take to get to my destination. LOL

With apologies to the guy who first coined the term, on alt.support.autistic, I believe that the proper diagnosis for you, sir, is

Asstitsic.

I just floor it and fuck it. I always arrive.

If I'd'a known you was comin', I'd'a baked you a pie.