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Topic: Flying into B1G country (MN)

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Gigem

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Flying into B1G country (MN)
« on: January 29, 2026, 11:20:56 PM »
Well, we found a truck/equipment we need for our business. It’s in Minnesota. 

Flying into MSP ( Minneapolis/St Paul) Friday night, then going about 1-1.5 hrs East, then hopefully everything checks out and we’ll drive home Saturday-Sunday 

Never been further North than CO or KS. 

Looks like we’re going to hit MN, Iowa, Nebraska. Never been to any of those. Then probably Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Monday is going to suck. 

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2026, 11:34:17 PM »

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2026, 11:45:58 PM »
Well, we found a truck/equipment we need for our business. It’s in Minnesota.

Flying into MSP ( Minneapolis/St Paul) Friday night, then going about 1-1.5 hrs East, then hopefully everything checks out and we’ll drive home Saturday-Sunday

Never been further North than CO or KS.

Looks like we’re going to hit MN, Iowa, Nebraska. Never been to any of those. Then probably Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Monday is going to suck.
um...if you go 1 to 1.5 hours east of Minneapolis,  you'll be in Wisconsin too.

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2026, 12:03:56 AM »

1-1.5 hours by foot. 

He's hoofing it from the airport to the truck place. 

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2026, 05:41:38 AM »
um...if you go 1 to 1.5 hours east of Minneapolis,  you'll be in Wisconsin too.
Heck, for that matter I’m not far (relatively speaking) from Canada. But we’re on a limited timeline, as it stands driving from MN back to Texas in ~2 days in a single cab truck is going to be…long. 

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2026, 07:43:03 AM »
must be getting a helluva deal and saving some real money to torture yerself like that
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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2026, 07:50:20 AM »
I'd fly up there and then hire somebody to do it and fly back.
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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2026, 10:06:44 AM »
Dress warm. 

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2026, 10:31:44 AM »
and hope there's a heater in the truck
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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2026, 11:59:24 AM »
Heck, for that matter I’m not far (relatively speaking) from Canada. But we’re on a limited timeline, as it stands driving from MN back to Texas in ~2 days in a single cab truck is going to be…long.

Why the rush? On my 6 coast-to-coast road trips I was glad to take my time on the more minor highways, immersing myself in the roadsides of fly-over country. Granted it isn't an ideal time of year for hitting the road, and the two worst snowstorms I've ever travel through were in Iowa in winter, but still, take a few more days if you can.

Picture I took of a grain elevator outside Hastings Nebraska in 2018:


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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2026, 12:14:22 PM »
I drove through Hastings a couple days ago 
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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2026, 12:46:14 PM »
Why the rush? On my 6 coast-to-coast road trips I was glad to take my time on the more minor highways, immersing myself in the roadsides of fly-over country. Granted it isn't an ideal time of year for hitting the road, and the two worst snowstorms I've ever travel through were in Iowa in winter, but still, take a few more days if you can.

Picture I took of a grain elevator outside Hastings Nebraska in 2018:



I think I saw that place in "Book of Eli".  :)

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2026, 12:47:03 PM »
Well, we found a truck/equipment we need for our business. It’s in Minnesota.

Flying into MSP ( Minneapolis/St Paul) Friday night, then going about 1-1.5 hrs East, then hopefully everything checks out and we’ll drive home Saturday-Sunday

Never been further North than CO or KS.

Looks like we’re going to hit MN, Iowa, Nebraska. Never been to any of those. Then probably Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Monday is going to suck.

Coldest hellscape I've ever encountered --- pack a coat!

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Re: Flying into B1G country (MN)
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2026, 02:43:51 PM »
Why the rush? On my 6 coast-to-coast road trips I was glad to take my time on the more minor highways, immersing myself in the roadsides of fly-over country. Granted it isn't an ideal time of year for hitting the road, and the two worst snowstorms I've ever travel through were in Iowa in winter, but still, take a few more days if you can.

Picture I took of a grain elevator outside Hastings Nebraska in 2018:


It’s not a vacation, it’s a work trip. 

The main driver is that my son needs to be back at work at least Monday. 
I can take off Monday if needed but I don’t want to burn vacation. 

 

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