I’ve been traveling a lot lately which is not good given the rising price of gas (I charged over $600 on our gas card in May alone – OUCH!). Some of these trips are made with family and some are made alone. Often times I will complain about how much longer the trips take when traveling with children, but the rurality is it simply isn’t true. The kids aren’t the problem. I am.
You see, I have a problem with drinking-and-driving. Er, I mean, I drink a lot of non-alcoholic beverages while driving – especially caffeinated ones. This, of course, leads me to… um… have to stop a lot… which, of course, makes the trip take longer.
Through all of this I’ve discovered something that diehard drinkers have probably known and practiced for ages – a good bread base goes a LONG way.
For instance, on Saturday, we drove straight through from Bemidji to our home in Cushing – a 3+ hour trip (we kind of unknowingly took the “scenic route”) – and I didn’t have to stop even once! Prior to getting in the car I drank two cups of water. While in the car I drank a 20 oz Mountain Dew and an additional 16 oz water for a grand total of about 52 ounces of liquid! Yet, not even one potty break. In fact, when we got home I helped put the kids to bed and unloaded the car (tack on an additional hour’s time) before I decided it was probably time to go.
How did I do it, you ask. Do I have an iron bladder? Perhaps I’m some super hero or freak of nature? Maybe it was a miracle of extraordinary pee-portion?
No. None of the above. In fact, ordinarily I consider myself to be kind of a “light-weight” in the bladder department. And that is why I share this traveling secret with you. Because if I can do it, you can too! Provided you have $5.
The modern-day miracle I’ve found is Subway. Yes, it’s true – 12 inches of fresh-baked goodness goes a long, long way when drinking and driving. I’ve driven for as long as 5 hours in a stretch with a good Subway base. Saturday was just another confirmation of the marvelous bladder-blocking power of bread.
Subway. It’s not only good… It’s good for the bladder, too!
