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On a Long and Boring Road

8/28/2014

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This is not a camping trip. Thank goodness because shortly after we left this morning on our way to Dallas to visit our younger son and family, we hit driving rain. Several places around Des Moines, those cement barricades that they put up in road work areas create ponds that cause dangerous water planing. Only the skills of my driver saved us a couple of times. So we were very glad we weren't pulling the camper.

But it's a long trip. So we listened to a book on CD, I read, and tried to use the computer but bumpy roads make that very difficult. So one has to occupy oneself otherwise sometimes. Like the sign for the "Peculiar Park Place RV Park." First of all the name is a little redundant but it just cries out for a murder mystery, don't you think? It's located in Peculiar, Missouri, which is--well, peculiar. I also started noticing town slogans that are on the welcome signs. It seems like someone could be a little more original. Most of these slogans could be for any town: "Small town with a big heart," etc. Like Peculiar: how about something like "No strangers here. Our citizens are strange enough." Or Pryor, OK: "Have you been here before?" or "You should have seen us last year!" Broken Arrow, OK could be "Straight to your heart." I think I'll start a city motto business.

I should have been practicing my Texas/Oklahoma speak. I was a little confused when a woman in a truck stop restroom told me "Everything is fool" until I realized she meant all of the stalls were taken.

We are also convinced that a major drain on the American economy is keeping all restaurants and public places at 50 degrees. It is hot out, but really? Since we are told ad nauseum, "It isn't the heat, it's the humidity," why not just remove the humidity and keep the temperatures normal?

Anyway, we are in McAlester, Oklahoma and just have a short jaunt left to Dallas in the morning, so I probably won't have time for as many deep thoughts.

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Phyllis link
8/28/2014 02:54:32 pm

So sorry you didn't go through Humansville, MO. Quite possibly the creepiest name for a town. Missouri is where we followed on a back road a dilapidated pickup bearing a hand painted sign that said "Lumpys Dead Animal Service". Lumpy himself was driving slowly - must have been carryin' carrion.
On that same trip, we stopped at a local truck stop where a guy with a monkey on his shoulder was paying for his gas and sundries. He held the pen up to the monkey who removed the cap (I guess the guy had a tendency to lose things), the guy wrote out his check and then held the pen back up for the monkey to secure the cap on the pen. No one else but us seemed to notice. But then again, their collection of reasonably priced black velvet Elvis paintings was quite the attention getter.

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Pat
8/28/2014 03:12:37 pm

I love your blog! This one had me laughing out loud!!

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Ginge
8/29/2014 12:38:01 am

I hope your notebook is large enough to record all these towns and your slogans. A great way to pass the time while traveling. Laughing all the way.

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andy c
8/29/2014 10:40:52 am

Remind me....What is W. L. motto?? Wind was a nail biter for us!

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Karel
8/29/2014 11:50:02 pm

Keep us informed!

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Wendy Heck
8/31/2014 09:22:20 am

LOL! As always, thanks for the good-for-the spirit musings!

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