Heading to West Virginia

Doctor

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West Virginia road can get a little windy. Do not be drinking too much when you hit the appalachians. I use to live ten miles from their border and they were a different group of people coming down out of the hills on the weekends.

About 5 years ago, one of my friends was driving from Dallas to Pennslyvania (I think).

He was driving through West Virginia in the middle of the night and ended up hitting a big animal at about 70 mph with his Honda Accord. He wasn't sure what it was, but saw something moving to the right and then, boom.

The front end of his car was trashed---radiator, airbag, one headlight, etc.

He sits in his car for a minute or so and verifies that he's still alive and starts to look for his cell phone that was sitting on the dash. He can see the outline of something big and apparently dead laying partly on the road and partly on the shoulder about 15 feet in front of him. As he's looking for his phone, a pickup pulls up behind him and a hillbilly straight out of a movie gets out.

The guy doesn't say a word to him. Just walks right by him while pulling out a big ol' pocket knife out of his belt clip.

He walks up to the animal and cuts something off of it. He walks by with something in his hand and blood dripping down his wrist and arm. Doesn't say a word or even look at my buddy in the car. He gets back into his pickup and drives off.

My buddy is freaking out and trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

A few minutes pass and another car comes by and a younger couple calls the sheriff and a tow truck. He can see from their headlights that it's a big ol' black bear laying flat on its back.

The sheriff shows up after about 20 minutes and he asks my buddy if he's ok. After verifying he was good, he walks up to the bear with his flashlight in one hand and his pistol in the other.

The sheriff is shining his light and really examining the bear for what seems like forever.

He eventually starts walking back to his car and asks my buddy where its dong and balls went.

True story.
 
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cyrocksmypants

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Not a fan of the state. Me and some buddies go to one of their beach houses in North Carolina every year for a week. You go through West Virginia from Indianapolis to North Carolina. One year we stopped to get gas at 2am there. It was straight out of a horror movie. The gas station was dark and hillbilly. There was a white van with no windows in the dim parking lot with the back door slightly ajar. I required we inact the buddy system. I never felt more like I was going to be murdered/raped. Probably in that order.
 

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Not a fan of the state. Me and some buddies go to one of their beach houses in North Carolina every year for a week. You go through West Virginia from Indianapolis to North Carolina. One year we stopped to get gas at 2am there. It was straight out of a horror movie. The gas station was dark and hillbilly. There was a white van with no windows in the dim parking lot with the back door slightly ajar. I required we inact the buddy system. I never felt more like I was going to be murdered/raped. Probably in that order.
I CAN'T WAIT! I thought you were going to say you got raped by a bear without a *****. To be honest I am looking forward to the backwoodsy way of life. From all accounts I have read, good people who like to have fun tailgating.
 

ncclone

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If anyone needs tickets let me know. I have 4 that I am looking to sell that are in the ISU section. My son has had a few health issues and it doesn't look like we will be able to go.

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MntneerLegion

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The wife and I are meeting three others for the game. Really looking forward to it.

Anyone have any idea what tailgating is like?

At the risk of bumping a thread with less than friendly posts, I'll help you out. This is the Blue lot right next to the stadium. It's by far the biggest tailgating lot and without a doubt a site to see. Parking here is probably out of the question...people wait years for a parking pass to become available. You might be able to pick one up for just your game if you cruise our boards and ask like crazy....it'll probably set you back a couple hundred though. Even if you can't park here you should set aside a fair amount of time to just walk around. You'll be invited in to numerous tailgates with plenty of food and drink...perhaps even some 'shine.



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intrepid27

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If you want to burn a couch I'd suggest to bring your own. The couch kiosk at the mall will gouge the crap out of you on game day. Especially if they know you are from out of town.

Just kidding. Enjoy the trip. It's on my bucket list. My wife is a Steeler fan and we are trying to make it a doubleheader some time.
 

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Going as well. Planned from earlier this year. Not about wins and losses but about supporting your team and enjoying time with friends and family.
 

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I had been planning on making the trip from Columbus, but the people I was planing on going with have since backed out. Would be nice to get to see the team play once this year (no matter how bad they are).
 

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Not a fan of the state. Me and some buddies go to one of their beach houses in North Carolina every year for a week. You go through West Virginia from Indianapolis to North Carolina. One year we stopped to get gas at 2am there. It was straight out of a horror movie. The gas station was dark and hillbilly. There was a white van with no windows in the dim parking lot with the back door slightly ajar. I required we inact the buddy system. I never felt more like I was going to be murdered/raped. Probably in that order.
Sounds like Iowa City http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/wrong-turn/trailer
 

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Got a blue lot RV pass today, pretty excited. Feel free to stop by for a beer. Can't wait for next weekend!
 

swiacy

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Get their early for the available roadkill. Snooze you lose. And do not accept any offered B-B-Q at the pregame tailgating, may not be USDA inspected.
 

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I hear the secret password to get invited to tailgates or out of tense situations is to shout out

EAT S**T PIT!

:jimlad:

Wish I was able to make the trip. Hope to make it there the next time around. Have Fun and drive safe.
 

Wesley

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Get their early for the available roadkill. Snooze you lose. And do not accept any offered B-B-Q at the pregame tailgating, may not be USDA inspected.
That is why you drink moonshine alcohol with it. Kills the bugs.