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| − | I set off for this point with my phone, GPS, camera (which I never used), and half of my dignity. That last one was what I used up the most. | + | I set off for this point with my phone, GPS, camera (which I never used), and half of my dignity. That last one was what I used up the most.<ref>Well, it's not completely gone given I keep forgetting I did this.</ref> |
| − | I looked at this point and thought, maybe I could do it, and 20 minutes later I'm on my way to I-75. Usual traffic, and it's 40 minutes on the interstate to get to Wesley Chapel, road FL-54. A brief trek before I turn onto Smith Road, and this is where everything went wrong: the road direct is smaller and appears menacing should one happen upon it. I | + | I looked at this point and thought, maybe I could do it, and 20 minutes later I'm on my way to I-75. Usual traffic, and it's 40 minutes on the interstate to get to Wesley Chapel, road FL-54. A brief trek before I turn onto Smith Road, and this is where everything went wrong: the road direct is smaller and appears menacing should one happen upon it. I went on anyway because, well, I wasn't doing the second option of generic neighborhood, and then I see the no trespassing signs. |
Now, Street View already indicated that Duke Energy tells you not to go there. What I didn't find before setting was a bog-standard private property sign, and I decided I wasn't gonna brave weakened... anything, really. Also that I passed another pasture immediately before I stopped, and its fences were locked away, so I figured this one I was about to go to would also be locked. | Now, Street View already indicated that Duke Energy tells you not to go there. What I didn't find before setting was a bog-standard private property sign, and I decided I wasn't gonna brave weakened... anything, really. Also that I passed another pasture immediately before I stopped, and its fences were locked away, so I figured this one I was about to go to would also be locked. | ||
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So back home. Oops. | So back home. Oops. | ||
| − | At least it wasn't a complete waste of time. I was curious about the crossover's fuel economy, so on the interstate, I went 65 mph most of the time, even when the limit was 70. Cars passing left and right, weavers, semis... but I carried forward. In the end, I returned 38 mpg at most and 36 average. Also, the AC unit was off, and I kept it that way to see if I could survive; it wasn't summer weather, being 70°F, but I didn't sweat very hard even when I thought I should've, so that worked. | + | At least it wasn't a complete waste of time. Not just that I'd do literally nothing at home otherwise, but I was curious about the crossover's fuel economy, so on the interstate, I went 65 mph most of the time, even when the limit was 70. Cars passing left and right, weavers, semis... but I carried forward. In the end, I returned 38 mpg at most and 36 average. Also, the AC unit was off, and I kept it that way to see if I could survive; it wasn't summer weather, being 70°F, but I didn't sweat very hard even when I thought I should've, so that worked. |
Statistics, too. 123 km in two hours... so I was realistically going 60 km/h. I already figured not to be optimistic on speed, and this kinda confirms that. I made up for the lost 2 gallons by refilling 1.7 of it, after which the car thought its fuel tank had more than when I started. | Statistics, too. 123 km in two hours... so I was realistically going 60 km/h. I already figured not to be optimistic on speed, and this kinda confirms that. I made up for the lost 2 gallons by refilling 1.7 of it, after which the car thought its fuel tank had more than when I started. | ||
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Location
Hidden among the development, some sort of parcel in Wesley Chapel, FL
Participants
Plans
Get there... maybe.
Expedition
I set off for this point with my phone, GPS, camera (which I never used), and half of my dignity. That last one was what I used up the most.[1]
I looked at this point and thought, maybe I could do it, and 20 minutes later I'm on my way to I-75. Usual traffic, and it's 40 minutes on the interstate to get to Wesley Chapel, road FL-54. A brief trek before I turn onto Smith Road, and this is where everything went wrong: the road direct is smaller and appears menacing should one happen upon it. I went on anyway because, well, I wasn't doing the second option of generic neighborhood, and then I see the no trespassing signs.
Now, Street View already indicated that Duke Energy tells you not to go there. What I didn't find before setting was a bog-standard private property sign, and I decided I wasn't gonna brave weakened... anything, really. Also that I passed another pasture immediately before I stopped, and its fences were locked away, so I figured this one I was about to go to would also be locked.
So back home. Oops.
At least it wasn't a complete waste of time. Not just that I'd do literally nothing at home otherwise, but I was curious about the crossover's fuel economy, so on the interstate, I went 65 mph most of the time, even when the limit was 70. Cars passing left and right, weavers, semis... but I carried forward. In the end, I returned 38 mpg at most and 36 average. Also, the AC unit was off, and I kept it that way to see if I could survive; it wasn't summer weather, being 70°F, but I didn't sweat very hard even when I thought I should've, so that worked.
Statistics, too. 123 km in two hours... so I was realistically going 60 km/h. I already figured not to be optimistic on speed, and this kinda confirms that. I made up for the lost 2 gallons by refilling 1.7 of it, after which the car thought its fuel tank had more than when I started.
And I was let off the hook by passing it off as "Christmas traffic".
Photos
Wesley Chapel
I saw this already
but I didn't see this one
Oh well
Not bad, I must think
Achievements
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10d100h earned the No trespassing consolation prize
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- ↑ Well, it's not completely gone given I keep forgetting I did this.
