hit the road at 10:45. Hit it hard, too. Stopped only when I had to. No asshole truck drivers today – though I can tell I'm “back east”; only two drivers thanked me for flashing them in when they passed me.
It's exactly 600 miles between the pilot in South Bend, IN, and Shoemaker's Truck Stop at MM 395 in Nebraska. And I did it in exactly 10 hours drive time. Yeah, I've another hour of drive time – but as I was finishing up fueling, another driver pulled out of his parking spot. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. I grabbed it. I figger, it allows me to get an earlier start on the day tomorrow, and I don't have to sweat looking for a place to spend the night.
Glad I don't live in Chicagoland any more. Not a decent radio station to be found. God help me, I ended up listening to NPR's coverage of the Republican National Convention. I admit, it was fun listening to their correspondents try to present themselves as 'impartial'.
I admit, though, the republican choice of vice presidential candidate floored me.. Never would have thought they'd pick a lady – and certainly not one with Ms Palin's reputation. Should be interesting.
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