Thursday, May 9, 2013

May 8 - Only in America Eh!


Found my way through Indiana, Illinois, across the Mississippi and into Missouri, the Show Me state.  Kinda neat crossing the Mississippi, because I also crossed the Mississippi (many times) in 2009 during my By-Ways of America trip (Sorry Kev - no Old Man River this time)  Got into Shelbina, Missouri just in time to catch the Leafs game.  Just couldn't make it to Kansas today.  Weather was a little rough and ran into a couple of great storms (The kind you like Er) 
I will update a progress map tomorrow

 So here's a little of the Letterman top 10.  How do you know you are in the United States?
  • At the end of the day your pockets are full of pennies and your wallet is full with one dollar bills.
  •  When you drive into a small town, the largest, most majestic building is nearly always a bank.
  •  You can buy a great hot meal for $5.00 and have a hard time finishing it.
  • This might be the pot calling the kettle black - but there is no shortage of quite large people everywhere you go.   
  • Everyone uses cruise control.  Sometimes it takes ten minutes for someone to pass you, because their cruise control is a quarter mph faster than yours. You can almost have a conversation with them as they roar by.
  •  Tailgating is rather rare.  Last tailgater I had was on the 401
  • There always seems to be some issues in getting gas.
  • Weird all the motorcyclists without helmets.
  •  No shortage of lawyers (Billboards)  available to help you should you have an accident.  One road side sign I saw today said  "While you are out of work, I'm working for you"
  • NRA messages beginning to show up on billboards (This is new)
  • Turn on your radio and you will always find a Bible Thumper 24/7 .  Praise the lord!
That's all for today folks.  Heading over to Kansas/Witchita tomorrow.  Looks rainy


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  1. stephMay 9, 2013 at 4:05 PM

    Oh the good ol USA!

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  2. AnonymousMay 10, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    What a great start. You're observing so much so fast and so American.
    Don't you just love the American Lawyers (ambulance chasers)--sort of degrading isn't it?
    I think you should listen to more Bible Thumping--might not hurt to get a good side of a big story; This past weeks MacLean's Magazine has a huge article on 'Life After Death'. Actually I read and it wasn't to good--and this is coming from a pretty solid 'alter boy' from St. Augustine's in Ottawa.
    Keep the faith Bobby;
    Kev

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