Tooltip Categories: Walking Across America 2

dude

young man, guy (informal slang)

IED

improvised explosive device; a homemade bomb used in nontraditional combat

Humvee

four-wheel drive military vehicle

make my day

to make someone’s day” is to make it a good day; a happy or pleasant event”

lumber truck

large vehicle used to pull heavy loads, particularly lumber (long wooden planks)

to put up with

to accept something or someone that may not be as good as one would like; to endure without complaining

time-killing

any activity used to take up time that would otherwise be spent doing nothing or waiting for something; also, to kill time””

overwhelmed

the feeling that one cannot deal with one’s problems; a feeling of exhaustion or defeat