I'm looking for a little sympathy

[brocklanders]

I have been working abroad here in Nigeria going on three months now. I've been working away from home for years now but never for this long, it's been a bad year. One of the things I miss the most is driving, imagine getting a base model 328 as a loaner for three months, then you may be able to feel my pain, except worse. I dream of the day when I feel squealing tires once more, sad I know. Someone tell me a story, let me know what I'm missing out on.

Sincerely, B. Landers, Bored in the Gulf of Guinea

[mr.fabulous]

Hang in there, brother...

[brocklanders]

Originally Posted by mr.fabulous

Hang in there, brother...

I am, I am. But in reality I have bigger problems, google "papa bug" or "acid bug" the fight is real even miles offshore. Also I'm wondering if I'm going to be coming home to a policed state, looks like there is some crazy shit going on back home.

[KNS]

I understand. I've been training with my new employer in Oklahoma City and spent six week in a sh!t box rental. Some people love the act of driving, especially a great handling car (with a manual trans...). I missed driving my car!

Oklahoma City is painfully flat. I did, however, take a trip down to the Talimena scenic drive in southeast OK and had a blast. The little Ford Fiesta surprised me and was a big step up compared to crappy little rentals of 10-20 years ago.

[swagon]

Godspeed, man. How long until you go home?

It won't probably make you feel any better, but I have not driven a motor vehicle for about two months now and I!ve still got one month to go. The pain is real, yeah.

[snub-nose 28]

Originally Posted by brocklanders

I have been working abroad here in Nigeria going on three months now. I've been working away from home for years now but never for this long, it's been a bad year. One of the things I miss the most is driving, imagine getting a base model 328 as a loaner for three months, then you may be able to feel my pain, except worse. I dream of the day when I feel squealing tires once more, sad I know. Someone tell me a story, let me know what I'm missing out on.

Sincerely, B. Landers, Bored in the Gulf of Guinea

Story enter here: Maybe we're in the same biz. NG refinery build keeps me in an F150, while the 1er awaits. So leaving ND after a completion/hand-over to client, I left the wheelbarrow in self-storage. Drove the mistress down to Colorado, near Golden taking the Clear Creek Canyon at speed. Not hooligan, just as it was intended. Warning...heavy traffic if weekend.

I had finished the complete suspension upgrade that week. Needed a road test.

Estes Park / Rockies Mountains NP was the destination. Next morning, up before dawn on a six mi hike to summit, out-and-back. Then drove the alternate canyon road eastbound -completing a loop-with forays into other promising side canyons! to Ft. Collins by sunset.

The REAL reason our 1-series was invented...

Put on your bucket list; most assuredly take Poudre' River Canyon while you're there too. Up to Rockies summit...in my case then Wyoming, Utah to Oregon across the Cascades.

G Images will make you feel better I hope!