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In reply to the discussion: 9-0 SCOTUS ruling against asset forfeiture, this is a big deal [View all]MurrayDelph
(5,281 posts)When I was growing up in L.A., the Highway Department put up a sign in Santa Monica, where the I-10 begins at US1, declaring it to be The Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway. I took it as a challenge to verify one day. Unbeknownst to me at the time, when she was a kid, my wife set herself the same goal.
When my dad passed away in 2004, we inherited his car, which we didn't need, as we both had newer cars. But we also had a good friend in Orlando, who was just getting by, had also just lost his father, and was driving a car held together (inside and out) with duct tape.
So we drove my dad's car from Los Angeles to Jacksonville (where the 10 stops being a freeway, but continues all the way to a beach parking lot), then down to Orlando, where we then informed our friend that even though we were flying home, the car we came in wasn't a rental, it was his.
Our trip predates the Asset Forfeiture (aka Theft Under Color of Authority) boom, but I'd suggest that if you don't already have accounts with a credit union, open one so you only have to carry a reasonable amount of cash on you (which is one of the things the badged highwaymen look for), and can replenish as needed without service fees.
The best parts of the trip for us were New Orleans, and the slight detour up to Carlsbad Caverns. But there are also a bunch of public parks and gardens along the way.