May 15, 2017
Today was a day of drive, drive, drive and notice differences. I drove in four states: KY, IN, IL, MO.
The farther west I drove, the more of a 'frontier' I saw in vehicles. Gone were the clean, trendy, gas-conserving cars of the east. More and more dirt showed on the trucks, SUV s, and bigger cars. I think I was picking up the vehicular needs of the farmers, growers, and transporters of the Midwest goods.
Charlie and I stopped at several rest areas nearly deserted. Only truckers seem to be on the road. Once we got to Springfield, MO, I felt like we were in any-town, America. Mothers shuttling kids, buses returning kids home and to sports, shoppers, and maybe even a tryst. As I pulled into the Candy Factory, I followed a beat-up dirty pickup truck into the lot. A middle aged worker dressed only in overalls, with hair to his shoulders, left his son hooked up to iPhone and jumped into a car with a younger woman. He seemed excited to see her. Maybe he is just ADHD. The moment didn't last long. The man took off within 3 minutes. Drug deal? Don't think so. His whole body said, "I am a hard-working MO, salt of the earth kind of guy!"
Definitely feels like there are a lot of pioneer stock in the area! They certainly are better drivers than those on the east coast: slower, kinder, less competitive. Maybe from driving those wagon trains through the Cumberland Gap and across the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, both of which I crossed with the ease of modern bridges!
Today was a day of drive, drive, drive and notice differences. I drove in four states: KY, IN, IL, MO.
The farther west I drove, the more of a 'frontier' I saw in vehicles. Gone were the clean, trendy, gas-conserving cars of the east. More and more dirt showed on the trucks, SUV s, and bigger cars. I think I was picking up the vehicular needs of the farmers, growers, and transporters of the Midwest goods.
Charlie and I stopped at several rest areas nearly deserted. Only truckers seem to be on the road. Once we got to Springfield, MO, I felt like we were in any-town, America. Mothers shuttling kids, buses returning kids home and to sports, shoppers, and maybe even a tryst. As I pulled into the Candy Factory, I followed a beat-up dirty pickup truck into the lot. A middle aged worker dressed only in overalls, with hair to his shoulders, left his son hooked up to iPhone and jumped into a car with a younger woman. He seemed excited to see her. Maybe he is just ADHD. The moment didn't last long. The man took off within 3 minutes. Drug deal? Don't think so. His whole body said, "I am a hard-working MO, salt of the earth kind of guy!"
Definitely feels like there are a lot of pioneer stock in the area! They certainly are better drivers than those on the east coast: slower, kinder, less competitive. Maybe from driving those wagon trains through the Cumberland Gap and across the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, both of which I crossed with the ease of modern bridges!
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