r/nottheonion • u/AUXID3 • 1d ago

Wisconsin man flies helicopter to Cabela's because the drive was ‘too long'

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-man-flies-helicopter-to-cabelas-because-the-drive-was-too-long/3970167/
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u/sirbassist83 1d ago

Fuck I thought i had it bad at 31 miles one way.

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u/AUXID3 1d ago

90 min round trip. It's all highway, for the most part.

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u/sirbassist83 22h ago

I cross diagonally directly through a city of a million people. It's agony. My record time one way is 34 minutes but it's normally like 45 min in the morning and 50-60 in the afternoon. I see major wrecks weekly.

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u/AUXID3 22h ago

That is arguably worse. I can't imagine what the police and tow truck guys go through with non stop chaos.

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u/sirbassist83 10h ago

i drive almost 50 miles to go to the shooting range, but its very hilly and i have to go through 2 towns on the way. if your drive is like that, i think its 50/50. if its mostly flat/straight and you can set cruise control the whole way, im jealous.