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rsdsharp

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16. LOL. A number of years ago we drove to Kansas City with another couple

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 4, 2023, 08:04 PM

Apr 2023

to see a football game. It’s about a 3 hour drive — normally. We stopped at every rest stop on I35, and a couple of gas stations, so she could pee. Talk about teeny weeny bladder! I didn’t notice any stys.

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