Seated for 24 hours?
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
May 5, 2016 6:23am CST
Can you remain seated for 24 hours? How about 12 to 18 hours? Well, this is the number of hours that one should remain seated when he travels up north because of the traffic in a long and winding mountain road along Sta. Fe-San Jose.
My sister is planning to go to the capital city to visit her daughters and grandson, but the bus company told her that the trip takes up to 24 hours because of the ongoing projects of DPWH along this mountain range (Caraballo range).
If she won’t go, she will on the school year semestral break on October. Flights are all fully booked too.
How about you, can you remain seated for 24 hours?
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24 responses
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
5 May 16
can the drivers drive 24 hours straight?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
he has a substitute, the conductor of the bus usually drives from a certain point in Sta. Fe until the bus reaches its destination
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@sunrisefan it is the conductor who takes the second part of the trip to its destination.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 May 16
That's a good question. Perhaps there's a partner driver like a co-pilot in a plane? They could take turns driving.
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@toniganzon (77121)
• Philippines
5 May 16
Nope but i'm sure they will have stop overs. The bus here going to Boracay used to have several stop overs so people could go to the toilet and stretch their legs and that's only for a 5-6 hour ride. But now the buses are really way comfortable with wifi on board, more than one television inside, and a lavatory! Now if there's a lavatory inside the bus I could ride for 24 hours but that doesn't mean i would be seating all throughout the ride.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
the buses here have the lavatory and wi-fi, and television also, but sometimes during night trips, they just show one film then stop, and resume once it is nearing its destination. my butt will be painful too when seated for longer periods. so i usually sleep side-lying when the seat can be adjusted/ reclining.
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@toniganzon (77121)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@ridingbet yeah that's the best thing you could do anyway. Can't imagine taking a ride that long.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@toniganzon and riding on an international flight that long is all right, right? it is because we can stand and roam around that big plane, and sleep too without nuisance.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
5 May 16
No way but on that long drive, no one can seat for 24 hours straight. It has many stop over. I tried commuting before from Cagayan de Oro to Davao, no short cut like on this days, there is a short cut to travel via Buda, before, we travel from Cagayan de Oro to Davao, it takes a day to arrive but we usually have stop over.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 May 16
@ridingbet
OMG, that is very ridiculous, I think if I were in the shoes of your sister, I won't prefer to travel at night time, I will select the day time at least I can see many beautiful views and it can help us relieve the pain of our back due to the long hour seating position.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@ida123 but it is also so hot if we travel by day, my friend. the AC of the bus cannot give coolness inside and we end up sweating.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
of course there are some stop overs. but when you take the night trip, the bus stops twice only; for supper then before ascending the mountainous road.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@ridingbet i want to lay down with that long..haha
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@Lucky15 recline the chair, better pa.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
not only back but even the butt, my dear
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
the buses here are de luxe and have reclining chairs, and it has 3 to 4 seats a row only, but then, some buses get more passengers and let them stand if they have short trips or destination is just an hour or two away
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 May 16
@trivia79 but there are stop overs naman eh where you can stretch but it is on the same bus and the traffic due to improvements on the road that will make the travel time longer.
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@trivia79 (7827)
• El Segundo, California
6 May 16
@ridingbet but i can't really seat for that duration of time. it's painful in the butt, you know haha
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 May 16
But surely, there are stopovers where you can stretch you legs, isn't it. The longest road travel by bus I've made was a 7-hour trip and it was backbreaking despite several stopovers.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
ideally, a trip from our province to the capital city only takes 8 hours, but with the ongoing repairs and construction of roads in Sta. Fe-San Jose along Caraballo mountains, the trip takes 18 to 24 hours long.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@ridingbet OMG! That's almost quadruple your normal travel time.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
6 May 16
@ridingbet
That is good then you would not be to bored.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
breaks but not leaving the bus for too long because we might not ride on when it is time to go. but yes, we need breaks, but anyway, the buses here have Wi-Fi and TV to watch some movies.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 May 16
@Marcyaz so when you ride on a bus and stay seated for 24 hours, it is expected that you should have a power bank to charge your mobile phones as well.
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I would really try to take a flight if that is the case .@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
6 May 16
@ridingbet Yes , they all have that now . Thank God . 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
but the buses now have lavatories my lady.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
the buses have their lavatories now, my lady, so no need to let the driver stop the bus and relieve yourself at the restroom of restaurants
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@crazzydolphin (3632)
• United States
5 May 16
It would not be comfortable at all, but yes I could sit that long if I needed to. I am sure though that there will be stops along the way to stretch or get something to eat etc. My husband on Thursday will be riding 14 hours to go up north to see his grandmother. 
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@crazzydolphin (3632)
• United States
13 May 16
@ridingbet He will actually be riding in a car with his step dad driving but I to would much rather take a bus or a train on a very long trip like that. There is so much you could see along the way! My parents live 3-4 hours from me and even for that distance if I see traffic building it is nerve wrecking and inconvenient to me!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
riding on a bus and traveling with so many views to see is awesome and good, but when you see traffic building up, even a 6 hour drive is inconvenient for me.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
13 May 16
@crazzydolphin yes it is nice to watch around while riding on a train,the views can actually make you doze off.
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@mom210 (9170)
• United States
7 May 16
@ridingbet I am not one for sitting still anyway
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 May 16
12 hours is torture, how much more with 24 hours? it is hell.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
6 May 16
Oh, I don't think I can make it myself.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
but you can ride a bus for 5 hours with non-stop trip, right?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
13 May 16
@Yar_Joey i think you know where she is, because you met her already, right?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 May 16
yes it is. so, when will you visit your love one? does she stay near my province?
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
12 May 16
@ridingbet I don't know because I do not know from where she is, my friend
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 May 16
that is true. it impairs many of our systems like our skeletal, muscular, neurological, even urinary systems.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
8 May 16
@OKennedy yes indeed, and our butts will feel so painful that we cannot stand at once. we need assistance.
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@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
7 May 16
@ridingbet I can only imagine I know when I wake up some days I wake up stiff from sleeping on one side for long periods of time without moving and sometimes it can take days before a stiff neck is better.
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there is a flight. Your sister should book earlier.@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Apr 17
hahaha! she managed riding on a bus for 15 hours, my friend, and she will have to endure the back pains again when she leaves for her vacation in manila this summer break.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Apr 17
@thelme55 yes i believe in that. we have to do the better thing if we want our goals to be attained.
my sister did the sitting for long hours in the bus to see her daughters and grandchild in Manila. at least her sacrifices paid off.
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@thelme55 (79308)
• Germany
1 Apr 17
@ridingbet life is like that. We have to do what we have to do.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
the airplane has limited flights here now, so the only option is ride for 24 hours seated.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 May 16
that is true. even or spines will have problems, and our kidneys will be creating stones due to being remaining seated for longer periods.
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
6 May 16
My longest travel was 6 hours. 24 hours is too long.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
of course there should be breaks, but staying in a bus for 24 hours is not good because we know the problem and we cannot do anything about the traffic
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
6 May 16
Awww I can't sit for 24 hours straight. My trip takes about 6 to 7 hours when going to the capital city and I feel so tired afterwards
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
my sister wants to go to the capital city but because the trip takes 24 hours the most, i asked her if she could go via Pagudpud, and she said no because of the boxes of canned goods she will bring
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 16
when the bus is airconditioned and with WI-FI, then it is all right to ride 5-6 hours, and if the climate is conducive to travel.
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@mavlana (1019)
• India
6 May 16
@ridingbet Much conditioning....but I must say that good weather adds enjoyment to journey.
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