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  • #16
    ...amazing (I'd hit something by being distracted because I'm watching the odometer)

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    • #17
      Originally posted by 5bird7 View Post
      IT"S DONE!!!
      You rock!

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      • #18
        Wow! To get the mileage in perfect numerical order is a great feat and as Jim pointed out not smack into something while carefully watching the number change. Amazing!
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        • #19
          Originally posted by AZTB View Post
          ...amazing (I'd hit something by being distracted because I'm watching the odometer)
          There is a trick to it. Stay on very low volume roads particularly when you're nearing the end! Many rural areas are good at it. I finished it on our road, after getting up a little early to do the last 6 miles as I had a Dental appt at 10am. When I finally pulled over (no shoulder) had one vehicle that had to pass me. He even stopped and asked if I needed assistance. I smiled and said no, I was just getting a particular odometer reading and "I just made it". He smiled and continued on his route.


          I took several photos and also switched the odometer button between A & B but not at the same time. Got home and checked my camera photos and discovered that I could have had that mileage twice but had flipped the button at the very start and ended up 9 10ths of a mile off on the B side. At least the A side had it correct!!!!
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          • #20
            Screenshot 2022-04-26 133000.jpg
            Bird is the word.....
            Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)

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            • #21
              Very Nice Dot! Congrats

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              • #22
                Originally posted by 5bird7 View Post
                There is a trick to it. Stay on very low volume roads particularly when you're nearing the end! Many rural areas are good at it. I finished it on our road, after getting up a little early to do the last 6 miles as I had a Dental appt at 10am. When I finally pulled over (no shoulder) had one vehicle that had to pass me. He even stopped and asked if I needed assistance. I smiled and said no, I was just getting a particular odometer reading and "I just made it". He smiled and continued on his route. I took several photos and also switched the odometer button between A & B but not at the same time. Got home and checked my camera photos and discovered that I could have had that mileage twice but had flipped the button at the very start and ended up 9 10ths of a mile off on the B side. At least the A side had it correct!!!!
                Very clever...challenge in Phoenix is I'd have to drive about 30 minutes out of town to even begin to escape traffic.

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by steelblue5505 View Post
                  Wow! To get the mileage in perfect numerical order is a great feat and as Jim pointed out not smack into something while carefully watching the number change. Amazing!
                  Takes a little pencil and some paper and some basic math. The key is to watch the odometer to get to the point in my beginning message with that reading.

                  I got the inspiration from a facebook post on one of the car groups I'm on there. Don't quite remember which group it was but someone posted a pic of a similar feat with a different style of odometer. Posted was 123.4, then 56789.0 which could be done with the retros.
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by AZTB View Post

                    Very clever...challenge in Phoenix is I'd have to drive about 30 minutes out of town to even begin to escape traffic.
                    That sounds like a day trip. 30 to 40 miles is not that far. though you might have to get on dirt roads to find no traffic.
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                    • #25
                      Next quest is for the mathletes in the group. Not certain of the next 2 digits in this sequence, so that's up to you.

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                      Bird is the word.....
                      Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)

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                      • #26
                        Congrats, Dot. That ship saled several years ago for me. I'm not that far from whatever Doug is talking about.
                        21 years, 174K miles, 48 States X 2 & DC, 9 Canadian provinces, 8 European countries, 3 Caribbean Islands, 3 Hawaiian Islands, 100+ National Park locations, 150+ T-bird events, 190+ retrobird diecasts/models, 13 TOTM pics & some very special friends...THANKS TBN !

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by 2K2BIRD View Post
                          ...... I'm not that far from whatever Doug is talking about.
                          Hey Paul, don't be a square. Its rooted in math and as easy as pie to figure out.

                          Bird is the word.....
                          Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)

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