01-Jun & 02-Jun, Monday and Tuesday
This part of the trip was always going to be a little ridiculous. It wasn’t the longest leg of driving, but it was definitely the most packed.
Starting in Chattanooga, I would be driving to the Jack Daniel’s distillery for a tour, then to Memphis to have BBQ for dinner, and then finally to a hotel in Arkansas for the evening.
From the hotel was a pretty simple & straight drive out to Tulsa – but never underestimate simple and short drives. Somehow they always get interesting along the way…
Monday, 01-Jun-2015
- Leave Soddy-Daisy a little late, but I can grab lunch on the way to make up the time, so it’s ok.
- Rain rain rain rain
- Stop for lunch… wait… time change yes! Extra time to eat!
- GREAT fried chicken lunch, nice and slow while reading. It’s excellent.
- Head out, put the top down since it’s finally nice…. crunch. Broken window.
- Drive to Nissan dealership, he gives me tips & location of Home Depot
- Clean out most of the glass with boxes and papers and bags
- Get “clear” plastic & gorilla tape & a brush, clean out the rest of the glass
- Search for a vacuum… nothing, drive a mile or two to find a car wash, which is run by a dude from CT. Sure, why not?
- Clean out the back, patch up the window and the front fender… now I’ve wasted 3 hours. Fuck.
- Drive fast for Jack’s Distillery, make it in time for a 3:45 tour
- Tour’s done a little after 5:00… too late to make it to Memphis. Go into town to get food… no toys though, nothing interesting.
- Drive on. This is a really long drive. A very long, very tiring, very unpleasant drive. This is not good. I am not doing well. Eat lots of cinnamon Altoids to stay awake and alert.
- Hotel in AR, drag damn near everything into the room, just to be safe.
- Sleep
Tuesday, 02-Jun-2015
- Wake up, and make a few calls for the Mustang. Nothing good… no one can do it easily / quickly, because… <drumroll> the entire top has to be replaced! Yay!
- Call insurance, fight with that (they need to send an adjustor, who won’t call me)
- Forget it. Move along. Move along.
- Thankfully they don’t charge me for a second day in the hotel, since I take so long getting out…
- Lost jacket. Forget it. Move along.
- Long drive, but do it fun and chill with the top down, so that I can… you know… actually see?
- Arrive @ Jig and Dave’s place, and hang out with Dave for a short bit until Jig gets home. Showers, and then roll out the the bars!