Road Trip
By Kareng
@kareng (54553)
United States
July 10, 2022 5:37pm CST
I wasn't online at all during the day on Friday. Why? We took a road trip!
We went to Shreveport, Louisiana area to pick up a piece of equipment for my husband. It was a good 5 hour drive (one way) with the road construction and driving through all of those small towns with 35 mph speed limits.
We had planned on leaving the house early, but it didn't pan out that way. I had decided to stay up and leave. My husband elected to go to bed. He couldn't sleep. He came out of the bedroom at 3 am and I asked him if he wanted me to go fix us some breakfast and then we could leave. He said no, he was going back to bed and try to sleep for a couple hours. That lasted until 4 am when he came back out and said let's eat and run. We didn't hit the road until 5:20 am because he had to go fill up the truck with gas and stop for ice to keep our water cold in the cooler.
It would have been a much nicer drive if the roads in Louisiana had not been in such poor shape. They have always had a problem with the roads and hiring qualified contractors. It seems that the lowest bidders do not do quality work. This just keeps the roads full of pot holes and/or under construction.
This day out put me another day behind in catching up on things around the house. More on that to come!
Photo Credit: Pixabay, Public Domain
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Jul 22
All the little towns have to make you slow down while you drive through them. They're hoping something there will entice you to stop and spend some money. (We're always driving through little towns with nothing to attract our attention. 
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I hope you enjoyed the drive.
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I hope you enjoyed the drive.2 people like this
@kareng (54553)
• United States
15 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil Taking drives was such a nice leisure thing to do before pandemic!! Can't afford that now!
We were thinking of driving out to Lake Okhissa and putting the canoe or kayaks in the water but found out that the Lake is closed right now. I have no idea why. Dissappointing though since we didn't go any during the spring.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
12 Jul 22
@kareng Before the pandemic, Pretty and I would just drive around when we were bored and see what we could find. Sometimes there was nothing we were interested in and other times we spent the day laughing or taking pictures of the interesting things in the world.
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
11 Jul 22
In India too the roads are full of pot holes and traveling through roads have become dangerous.
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@kareng (54553)
• United States
12 Jul 22
You really get tired of it, don't you, @aninditasen ?
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
12 Jul 22
@kareng Yes, therefore I rarely go out.
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@kaylachan (57578)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jul 22
Road trips can be a lot of fun sometimes. I hope you enjoyed yours.
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@kaylachan (57578)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jul 22
@kareng Yeah, those aren't fun.
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@kareng (54553)
• United States
17 Jul 22
@kaylachan Not at all, especially if it lasts for over 30 minutes!!
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
11 Jul 22
A 5-hour drive is quite a lot! We never leave on time either. My husband is always a slow starter. Have a good week!
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@kareng (54553)
• United States
17 Jul 22
@LindaOHio It does sound like you will have a busy August!! I have no idea what is happening in August. I do know that I need to get a little mini trip in with my grands before school starts!
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
12 Jul 22
@kareng This month isn't too bad; but August will be a killer. Wedding, birthdays, hubby's sister coming into town, his cousin coming at a different time, etc.
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@wolfgirl569 (95042)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Jul 22
The house stuff will always be there. You can get to it later
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@RasmaSandra (73334)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jul 22
Many moons ago when I had a car I used to love road trips, Living in NYC some of my favorites were through the Catskill Mountains,
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jul 22
I used to think our potholes were bad until I drove through Louisiana! Yours are nothing to mess with. I even saw a billboard with a message that said, "Four rent: 3 bedroom/2 bath pothole on Main Street." lol
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@kareng (54553)
• United States
24 Jul 22
@moffittjc Count your blessings! They are all bad in Louisiana!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Jul 22
@kareng Our city roads are horrible here where I live, but our interstates and turnpike seem to be in really good shape.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
11 Jul 22
That's a shame they can't keep the roads in working order. I guess your right the lowest bidders don't always do the best job.
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