On to Louisiana

We arose in time to thank Tom for his gracious hospitality, shower, see the kids off to school, eat breakfast and say good-bye to Stacy. We didn’t leave the house until nearly 10 and had a very easy exit from Atlanta. We drove to Temple, GA where we stopped at a Flying J for gasoline and propane. I also filled the water tank for our two day trip to Louisiana. We decided to take I-59 south through MS rather than taking I-65 south to Mobile. It is quite a bit shorter that way. We entered the central time zone and will not have to change the clocks again until next April. We got tired and stopped at a truck stop for a nap in AL. We also stopped at a rest area where I talked briefly with a truck driver hauling some sort of NASCAR vehicle for a woman driver named Kelly Sutton who is relatively young on the circuit. We had just driven past the Talladega racetrack and were struck by the number of portapotties that were left in the open field that serves as a parking area. There must have been 50 facing each direction. The driver said she planned to race there next season but was now headed to Fort Worth for a race there. I think she must drive in the truck races. We drove on to Tuscaloosa, home of the U of A. We had some soup for dinner and then walked across a busy street to a Goodys where Evelyn found a nice fall suit for $47 and a pair of shoes for $20. They were both great buys along with the queen set of 300 count sheets and pillow cases for $40. That is cheaper than some we have seen in outlet malls. We parked in a Wal-Mart lot and messed around the store and the Sam’s Club for a while before returning to turn in. I rarely can get the bedroom TV to work on DC current and tonight was no exception. There really isn’t anything I care to watch on Tuesday evenings anyway, but it is frustrating to be unable to get the thing to work. We will try to get to the hurricane area in Louisiana tomorrow. I would like to help the Cajuns clean up the mess. While Evelyn was preparing dinner, a man we had met at the costume party called and said he had given our telephone number to a man who is organizing work teams. Perhaps he will call us tomorrow.