When I was in the military and stationed in Germany, I received orders for a base in California. I explained to my German friends that it was 3000 miles from my

When I was in the military and stationed in Germany, I received orders for a base in California. I explained to my German friends that it was 3000 miles from my parents house (where I was going to spend some time on leave), or 5000 km. And I was going to drive that distance by myself. They had a difficult time comprehending that, until I explained it was like driving to Munich and back ... five times in a row. Then they got it. And were stunned that I would and could do something like that.