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Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 10:48 AM
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driving. Anyone made the drive? It says 9hrs 15min from Greenwood. Anywhere to make up time ? Anyone else driving? GO tigers!
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 10:54 AM
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You can fly from Atl Mon - Wed for $126. Travel isn't going to be near the expense the tickets are for this game.
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that's a great price but I have to be back Tuesday***
Dec 31, 2019, 11:02 AM
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Pluss..lets fo som maf. add it up
Dec 31, 2019, 11:32 AM
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Gwood to ATL air port is about 3hr drive .. you gotta get there 2 hrs early so that is 5hrs. Then the 2 ht flight... that's 7hrs
Plus picking up rental car and getting to your hotel.. lets call that 1 hr.. so 8 total
It is a 9 ...and half drive from greenwood.. you save 90 mins. If you are single the $126 may be worth it.
I'm taking 6..so we are definitely trnting a minivan and driving.
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Drove it last time. Not bad. We broke up the trip down
Dec 31, 2019, 10:54 AM
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by staying in Mobile....then drove the gulf coast down to Nolo.
We are driving again this time.
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Is your nephew going?***
Dec 31, 2019, 10:57 AM
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Re: Is your nephew going?***
Dec 31, 2019, 11:01 AM
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.......nephew?
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Not your's.. Scott's
Dec 31, 2019, 11:10 AM
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I'll find out later.
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I'll add if you're using I-10, there's construction. Lots
Dec 31, 2019, 10:58 AM
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Use the WAZE App and it will show you real time traffic. A real Time-Saver.
Fastest route is through Montgomery and Mobile, then hit I-10 all the way there.
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 10:56 AM
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Driving from North Augusta. Have spoken to others who drove last time we were in New Orleans and they say not a bad drive. Go Tigers!
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 7:54 PM
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Driving from North Augusta. Have spoken to others who drove last time we were in New Orleans and they say not a bad drive. Go Tigers!
Smokey, We drove from Aiken. Not a bad drive at all. 6 of us traveled in about 10 hours. Really enjoyed the time with the family
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 7:54 PM
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Driving from North Augusta. Have spoken to others who drove last time we were in New Orleans and they say not a bad drive. Go Tigers!
Smokey, We drove from Aiken. Not a bad drive at all. 6 of us traveled in about 10 hours. Really enjoyed the time with the family
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 7:54 PM
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Driving from North Augusta. Have spoken to others who drove last time we were in New Orleans and they say not a bad drive. Go Tigers!
Smokey, We drove from Aiken. Not a bad drive at all. 6 of us traveled in about 10 hours. Really enjoyed the time with the family
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 7:54 PM
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Driving from North Augusta. Have spoken to others who drove last time we were in New Orleans and they say not a bad drive. Go Tigers!
Smokey, We drove from Aiken. Not a bad drive at all. 6 of us traveled in about 10 hours. Really enjoyed the time with the family
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 10:57 AM
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Not a bad drive at all once you get past Atlanta.....
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Similar to Scott...
Dec 31, 2019, 10:57 AM
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We drove last time and broke-up the trip into two shorter trips. Much more manageable.
Flying this time because I have to work on Wednesday and I don't want to send all day Tuesday in the car.
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 10:59 AM
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It’s around 8 hours from Greer (probably longer this time since Mrs Noodle likes to make a bunch of stops)...I’ve driven it twice. Not a bad drive IMO.
From Greer It’s basically 85 - 65 - 10. All interstates straight into the city.
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 11:01 AM
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Drove down on December 15th for a cruise. Left Seneca, SC at 3:00am to get thru Atlanta before rush hour. Stopped in Auburn for breakfast. Then stopped for gas between Montgomery and Mobile. Got to New Orleans about 2:00pm CST.
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 11:05 AM
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My plan as of today.....Leave Sat drive until we get about 1-2 hrs from New Orleans........Check into our hotel Sunday- Monday night Celebrate......Tuesday wake up leave 6-7am..drive and Celebrate another Natty while driving all freaking day.....listening to WCCP radio
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If you do any celebrating at all, you ain't gonna have much
Dec 31, 2019, 11:10 AM
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sleep time tucked in between that and a 6am leaving time! Be safe, and here's hoping you do get to celebrate all the way home! Go Tigers!
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 8:16 PM
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I would suggest you go to Covington or Slidell you can get rooms reasonable. Just like you we had 6 people on our trip. So we needed two rooms. I just checked Priceline on your dates. Comfort Inn was 106.00. Super 8 was 56.00. I would venture to say if you plan the stay downtown NO, the room will be 250 to 350 a night. Covington is 32 miles to the stadium
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yep. Many many times in my life
Dec 31, 2019, 11:08 AM
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My grandparents and extended family lived in The NOLA area growing up And we would drive from the upstate 2-3 times a year. We just did the drive back yesterday in fact.
Be prepared for the Alabama doldrums. The worst and most boring part of the trip. If you want to stop for food make sure to do so in either Montgomery or Mobile as there is nothing in between on that awful stretch
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Great advise, Thanks***
Dec 31, 2019, 11:14 AM
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"advice"***
Dec 31, 2019, 11:14 AM
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Re: Driving to New Orleans, unless I win the lottery we are
Dec 31, 2019, 11:37 AM
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From Atlanta, the Montgomery to Mobile route is fastest.
You can also take the Birmingham route and stop in Tuscaloosa. There you can eat ribs at Dreamland. You can also stop to wipe the tears off the Nick Saban statue.
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It would be hard to make it in 915, I would say more like 10***
Dec 31, 2019, 11:42 AM
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Taking a private JET ????????????????***
Dec 31, 2019, 11:47 AM
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takes forever to get through S Alabama
Dec 31, 2019, 11:47 AM
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pine trees and swampland.
And 2 years ago, there was some attorney's billboard that popped up every other mile it seemed, the entire way. It was unbelievable. We figured he must have won a lawsuit against the sign company to get that many ads. We tried counting them but lost count.
this guy:
https://billboardinsider.com/an-update-on-alex-shunnarah/An Update on Alex Shunnarah If you drive in the south you know the name Alex Shunnarah. He's a Birmingham, Alabama attorney who rents 2,500 billboards promoting his firm. Most of the b
Get used to seeing that guy's face. Otherwise not a bad drive.
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Re: takes forever to get through S Alabama
Dec 31, 2019, 12:00 PM
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You will see those all through Bama. As you get closer to Mobile, you will pick up Gordon Mckernan billboards, which will continue all the way to NOLA.
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I drove to Houston early this summer from my home on
Dec 31, 2019, 12:13 PM
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Lake Murray via Birmingham, Meridian on to Lafayette, La about an hour west of Baton Rouge.
That was because I hate the stretch from Atlanta through Montgomery to Mobile, plus the congestion on I-10. I knew I-59 wouldn't be heavily travelled. It was 850 miles, which I drove in under 12 hours, but 85-95 mph driving habits helped. (I had just bought a new Camaro SS convertible and wanted to see how the tires held up under high speeds....lol.) I-59 ends at Slidell where you can pick up I-10 into New Orleans. From Greenwood I'm guessing about a 10-11 hour drive, depending on speed and stops.
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Re: I drove to Houston early this summer from my home on
Dec 31, 2019, 12:16 PM
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That route doesn’t go through Lafayette. You are thinking of Hammond or Laplace.
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dang, Amtrak is only 14-15 hours. Maybe I should just take that and not worry about driving***
Dec 31, 2019, 1:20 PM
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We are making the drive from western NC
Dec 31, 2019, 2:05 PM
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and its about 9.5 hrs. About like driving to Tampa, except you have the task of driving thru ATL. Got to time that right...somehow. Will probably split it up and drive to the AL or MS coast and stay one night, then drive to NOLA the next morning. There are some What-a-burgers in AL and the plan is to stop at one of those on the way.
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