Greetings from Tulsa, OK
Well, here it is, the end of Day 2, and I’ve made it to Tulsa, OK in one piece. The car is in one piece, too…. which is good.
Last night I made it to Columbus, OH (well, Grove City if you want to be nitpicky about it) and stayed at the “new” (read “most likely rehabbed”) Travelodge there. I was up and out by 6:30 AM and on the road. What thrills!
On the way to Tulsa… oh, the things I’ve seen… “Jesus” billboards all through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois… and I stopped in Effingham, Il (My dad and I stopped there in Nov of 2002, and had an absolute blast… see, Effingham… F—ingham… get it? We got gas and ate at the Denny’s… Oh, the fun we had… So I had to revisit it… and, then, as I was getting back on the highway… A GIANT FSCKING CROSS… just like the one in Groom, TX. I got a little bit of video of that… out of sheer incredulity. TWO giant crosses! What luck!
I couldn’t post from Columbus because, as much of a geek as I am, I forgot to pack an Ethernet cable. D’Oh! The Travelodge was supposed to have wireless… and it did, but only in the lobby. Crud!
…and it turns out that big-box office supply chains are harder to find in the Midwest than Jimmy Hoffa… so I still have no Ethernet cable.
Fortunately, the Days Inn at Tulsa West has in-room wireless… hence, this blog post.
I have a few short videos (mostly state line crossings, and the occasional roadside oddity) that I plan to post soon, but maybe not tonight, as I am wiped out, and need a shower. I’ll try to at least yank them out of the camera tonight.
Tomorrow, I’m off to Socorro, NM!… More later!