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raccoon

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2. There were plenty of stores and not many people.

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 29, 2013, 07:15 PM

Sep 2013

Gas does deteriorate after a while; I started a thread some time ago specifically on this subject.

The two boys who went on the cross-country trip didn't know jack about cars, not having grown up
with them. That the car would run for 1500 or so miles and make the return trip boggles the mind.

But it's still a good read.

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EARTH ABIDES and the Colorado flood. **SPOILERS** (for book, not flood). [View all] raccoon Sep 2013 OP

As I recall, they do have to make a lot SheilaT Sep 2013 #1

There were plenty of stores and not many people. raccoon Sep 2013 #2

Here's why you couldn't navigate the roads east of the Mississippi after 22 years. Look at these raccoon Mar 2014 #3

How quickly things deteriorate or "return to nature" when not steadily maintained SheilaT Apr 2014 #4

I was floored at that second photo too. nt raccoon Apr 2014 #5