05-01-2011, 05:03 PM
We got to Gastonia without incident. It was now about a tick before 10:30am and none of us had eaten. So, we park the truck, get out, go in, and place our order. We all get breakfast stuff, except for Jon, who decides to get a spicy chicken sandwich (which they say will take a few minutes). After a few minutes we decide it is time to give him a good ribbing, so we start on that. A few minutes after that we decide to sit down and eat (it was all a to-go order) while we wait for his. A few minutes after we all finish our meals, we decide to give him another ribbing. A lot of minutes after that his order is finally ready⦠Whew. They must have had to chase that chicken around the kitchen for a while before they were able to get it in the fryer.
Ok, so now it is noon (or so it felt like) and we are off again. BUT, we needed to make a very important stop. In the big town of Bessemer City was an old and FREE power wheels vehicle that Clay had managed to locate. (More on this coming). It wasnât far out of the way at all. In fact, the dude who had it left it outside of his shop so that all we had to do was stop and pick it up, which was really cool of him to do. On top of it all, it was a FORD!
We strapped it to the trailer and took off again. Next stop was fuel at the cheapest spot I could find somewhere in SC. About $150 later, we were on the road again- destination Alabama. I had never been to Alabama and had conjured up in my mind what it would be like. (Kind of like the images we tend to have thinking of people from WV). No offense to anyone from there. Well, maybe some offense
Ok, so now it is noon (or so it felt like) and we are off again. BUT, we needed to make a very important stop. In the big town of Bessemer City was an old and FREE power wheels vehicle that Clay had managed to locate. (More on this coming). It wasnât far out of the way at all. In fact, the dude who had it left it outside of his shop so that all we had to do was stop and pick it up, which was really cool of him to do. On top of it all, it was a FORD!
We strapped it to the trailer and took off again. Next stop was fuel at the cheapest spot I could find somewhere in SC. About $150 later, we were on the road again- destination Alabama. I had never been to Alabama and had conjured up in my mind what it would be like. (Kind of like the images we tend to have thinking of people from WV). No offense to anyone from there. Well, maybe some offense