Lord of the Castle

I pulled into Kansas City at 10:00 last night… In the last 6 days, I have driven 2900 miles to complete a 1600 mile trip with gas at its highest price in the history of these United States. I have more gas receipts than I know what to do with! 2000 of those miles were [...]

[...]

I had been driving for 6 1/2 hours when I reached Pratt, KS and was starting to nod a little. I began looking for a place to pull off to the side of the road to sleep that was large enough for me to get both of my vehicles off and back onto the highway. [...]

[...]

I woke up at 7:10 (Pacific time), hurriedly showered, ate a good breakfast at Denny’s and got to Quality Tire and Lube (or is it Lube and Tire) at 8:10. Hmmm, that’s strange…The sign says that they open at 8. Well, maybe the guys are coming in late. It’s a small town… I don’t want to [...]

[...]

I got back to Tucumcari with my rims in time to get them put on the T-Bird and get it out of the shop. Phillip at Jack’s Towing moved the car into the garage and put the tire on the car immediately. (Jack’s Towing was very fair with me. I recommend them highly if you [...]

[...]

Had a nice salad with Jennifer @ Chili’s in Fort Worth @ 10:00 P.M. I remarked on how much I am seeing her these days. I just took her to the airport in LA 6 days ago! I pulled into the Super 8 in Wichita Falls at 12:30 A.M. Nice, clean room with a comfortable [...]

[...]

On to the second Enterprise. I rented a Pontiac Grand Prix. Nice, full size car. Drove well. 891 miles on 32.4 gallons of gas. After driving 9 hours and 535 miles, I discovered that the rims were not as good as they looked in the pictures but what was I going to do? Turn around [...]

[...]

Got to Enterprise on time. “Did you have a reservation?” Lady, I just figured this out 3 hours ago… They cars they have will barely fit a human being, let alone four rims with tires on them. You’ll have to go to this other location… OF COURSE I DO!

[...]

Less than an hour after I told the guy in Texas that I was coming and paid for a hotel in Wichita Falls, the guy in Colorado Springs CALLED ME BACK. Keep in mind that I e-mailed him three days ago.” Why didn’t you call me back sooner?” “I’ve been having computer problems the last [...]

[...]

Here is the results of my sleepless night… I will leave Tucumcari for Amarillo (117 miles) and rent the car in the middle of the day. I will then drive to Corsicana (435 miles) and back to Wichita Falls (220 miles). I will sleep in the hotel room that I rented via Travelocity and drive [...]

[...]

As if things aren’t difficult enough, I woke up every 1/2 hour from 3:30 until I finally gave up on the wonderful idea of sleeping at 7:00. Trying to keep track of all the logistics made it difficult to rest. Here is a sample of the thoughts that ran through my head all morning…er, I [...]

[...]