take off

left tennessee wednesday 5th around 4p and arrived in colorado thursday about 9p.

stayed two wonderful nights at j's in aurora then off to scott's in colorado springs whom i had never met but is a friend of jordan and crystal's.
he was a gracious host and interesting guy.

from tennessee to colorado it snowed the entire drive [boy am i glad to of gotten the heater working before i left] but the interstates were kept clear. saw a sign saying "Don't get Plowed" and pondered who would be "dumb enough to leave their car on the side of the road" or "what plow driver" would even consider hitting a car parked off the side of the interstate. suddenly - i come upon a plow driving 60 miles an hour with his blade barely off the surface of the shoulder. the plume of dirty snow he threw out was impressive. i learned the meaning of "Don't get Plowed".

slept for 5 hours in a missouri rest stop. pulled in around midnight and took me awhile to settle down and get to sleep.
around 6a there is a pounding on my car window.
some guy asking if i had cable - in very broken english. i glance at his van and see two more guys sitting there. i looked at him bewildered and drive off. as if i'm going to open my door to this. other than that the drive was uneventful.