First Day of Travel

Today is the first day of travel away from home this year. I'm headed to South Dakota and Minnesota for reunions.
I was sluggish getting going this morning. Left my home at 7:30a. I think that worked out well because as I took Grand Ave to I 35 I saw cop cars on southbound I 35 blocking all lanes of traffic. They had had enough time to have officers positioned to direct traffic. So glad I was headed north. The stack of southbound traffic heading into Austin reached 10 miles all through Round Rock.
After getting out of Central Texas driving became a lot smoother and less congested. Drivers became less pushy or in a hurry.
Scenery was several sections of turbine generated wind farms. I even passed two trucks hauling propellers. Or maybe it was the same truck that I passed twice. Who knows.
It stayed sunny and hot all the way to Salina, KS, where I am this first night. Plenty of wind on these plains, though.
This is the first time I've made a plan to gas up at the Sam's Clubs along my route. I was pleased to see very little difference in pricing of Regular Unleaded. Highest in Waco at 4.49/g. Edmond, OK was 4.44/g and Salina, KS was 4.45/g. Tomorrow I'll see how it is in Grand Island, NE.
Tonight I ate at a burger joint a short distance from my hotel. A place called Spangles. Fifties themed with Marilyn Monroe in one corner window and Elvis in another. Get a look at the tabletop patterns. I remember this pattern from eons ago. LOLЧитать далее