Well, today's drive wasn't too bad at all. Just a long day, but the traffic was light, the weather was good, and I wasn't heavy enough to have any problems with the hills. The Redskins managed to win but, in my first return to active baseball fan participation, the Tigers took an ass-kicking.
Whenever I find myself along the old Route 66, a couple of things stand out. First is the vast number of boarded-up businesses. Obviously the interstates were going in full force by the time I was born, so I have no idea what life was like before them. I tend to imagine that it was pretty cool to cruise out toward California and stop in all those little towns along the way. The second thing that stands out is the sheer number of porn shops on that route. What in the hell is up with that, and why didn't they become extinct when the freeways were built? I guess porn is recession-proof.
I ran out of hours a little short of Columbus, so I'll have to finish off after a ten hour break. My stop is in an industrial park just outside the southern loop. From the look of the area on Google Earth, it appears to be relatively new and looks to accomodate trucks quite well. From there, I would have to guess I'll go to Columbus and get some beer. That seems to be the routine whenever I am in this area. Of course, I wouldn't mind breaking that routine as I do not enjoy beer loads.
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