A ticket in Van Horn

 What the hell is that? There a ticket stuck to my front windshield this morning. Now this is the first time I hear of get'n a ticket for park'n in a truck stop....with big ol' trucks park all around me. And in a tiny little burg like Van Horn? I been park'n this same spot since 2002. What a way to start a day!!!! Surprised I didn't get a ticket for the expired safety inspection sticker. Dumb ass cop.

Anyhows.....boy howdy let me tell ya. That little breeze what was blow'n yesterday afternoon....it were gone by 6pm. And then the heat hit. At 8pm the outside temp was 94 degs and the inside temp was 89. I'm gonna tell ya right now, it were miserable. Took off what clothes I could without being obscene....or something like that. "Well hell Billy Bob", start the generator and turn on some ac". That helped for a little while, but I ain't gonna run a generator what burns a gallon of gas every hour. Just do'n some quick calculations, that would have been right at 10 gallon what will take me down the road bout 85 mile....and the cost, how bout right at $35 an' some change.

Damn old "pesky neighbor" Wayne call me last night, right when I were doz'n off into slumber. He says "why you leave me so much money"?? Well ya see, it's like this. Wayne needs to have his porch (10x20 foots) insulated before winter 'cause he gonna have to sleep out there when he gets home. He done lose all his SS until he gets out of the nursing/therapy place. That's all he got, so I help out what I can. 

Decided I would wait here till close to noon so's I would hit my next destination, Big Spring or Abilene bout supper time. Somewhere's around 225 to 275 mile. Six hour behind the wheel of "da house" is a plenty for one day...includ'n rest and pee stops for old Billy Bob and Sadie Mae.

I were wait'n for someone to ask how I knowed what the temps of the tires were. Ya see, I got one them electronic infra red lazor temperature thingys what ya just point the little red dot to where ya want to check temp. Is that clear enough?

Look for updates....right cheer.

1:45 on I-20:
Boy howdy them miles just keep pil'n up. Well 120 or them anyhows. Did you know the speed limit on I-20 is 80 mile a hour. My God, if'n I was do'n the speed limit, I would be there already.

Now I want someone to tell me why anyone would want to live out here. I went through Pecos, Texas like poooof, it weren't there. Ain't a mountain in sight for miles and miles. Just flat worthless land. Remind me to NEVER go this way again.

From the looks of things, I'm gonna be in Big Spring way ahead of when I wanted to arrive....something like 4:30 or so. I'm sit'n in a Texas rest area with the generator on and the ac crank'n. It's frickin 115 degs out there.....in the sun though. Tire temps were only 127 degs for the hottest one. Blacktop temp was 121 degs.
OK, on da road again............

3:30pm.....one last update before destination....."but, but, but Billy Bob what is the destination for today"???
Ok, so I screwed up. I'll be in Big Spring in less than an hour drive time. And it's still 106 degs out there. As much as I hate to use an rv park just for an overnighter, I may have to do just that. AHHH!!! Air conditioning all night long. Ok....fount a rv park for 26 dollar a night for 50 amp service. That may be destination.

Ok, this is the last update for the day. I'm parked in the Whip'in RV park in Big Spring. Got both ac crank'n out all they will do. It's 108 degs outside....in da shade.....with cloud cover. Let someone else in Texas try to beat that score.

Odometer: 31941.6
Total miles driven today 234.9 miles
Total trip miles 462.4 miles  (perfect Billy Bob)