I have a theory

[gwywnnydd]

I have this theory. Central Washington (at least, the section of I90 between roughly Moses Lake and Steptoe) has a sleep spell cast on it. Both ways this weekend, that ~90 miles of flat-and-straight left me fighting off sleep. Which would have been bad, since I was the one driving.
Eventually, I figured out that I simply *couldn't* look at the road. At least, not where the road disappeared over the horizon. I had to look at the fog lines, and the bumper of the car in front of me, and my gauges, but not actually look *ahead* of the car in front of me, or I'd zone out. Made for a cranky me.

Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I think this is a very accurate assessment of the area. It makes nearly everyone want to sleep. Regardless of how wide awake they start.

[kickaha.livejournal.com]

You'd *LOVE* Kansas then.

Made that trip once in a U-Haul with a throttle governor set to fifty-frickin-five.

Urk.

[gabri.livejournal.com]

You know that sign coming into Moses Lake welcoming you? In the middle of a patch of grass down a fairly steep slope?

I once woke up about 10 feet from hitting that sucker after falling asleep and driving straight of the highway.

[digital-geisha.livejournal.com]

Oh i HATE driving that strech of road with all the fires of hell.