Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Traveling for Turkey

by Pa Rock
Road Warrior

Rosie and I hit the road early this morning and are now at Patti's home in Noel, Missouri, where we will celebrate Thanksgiving with her family tomorrow.  Our meal will be prepared by Patti's oldest son, Anthony, an honest-to-God chef who received some of his culinary training in Italy.  Pa Rock plans on eating way too much!

Today is supposedly one of the busiest traveling days of the year, and traffic was heavy throughout the 210-mile sojourn.  I encountered four highway patrol cars with lights flashing as they spread holiday greetings and terror.

The state of Missouri has a system of large electronic traffic signs that post road conditions and give drivers pithy little reminders about the need to be careful.  Today the signs were focused on the holiday weekend.   One state traffic sign the I encountered said "Mash potatoes - not your head!"  Clever, huh?  Another warned that a crash could cause you to "lose your giblets."   Still another read "Thanks - for buckling t children in car seats," and obvious nod to "Thanks" giving.

I suspect our new governor, Republican "Former Navy Seal" Eric Greitens is responsible for the clever signage.  Most Republicans have gotten to where they communicate in tweets these days - and Greitens doesn't seem to have much else to do.  (Friends who know the governor assure me that he is smarter than he acts, but so far that assertion is not supported by hard evidence.)

But I hope his Thanksgiving is a good one, nonetheless.  I know mine will be!

Bring on the turkey!

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