[RKDinOKC]

Well, made the trip from OKC to Rolla and back. Mom is happy to be home, but very disoriented. Took 5 hours to get there and 6 to get home. Amazing how long two unscheduled restroom stops can take.

Found my Valentine One is evidently broken. Didn't get stopped, but narry a peep the entire trip. Passed patrols with cars pulled over 3 times, and one under a bridge. Should have been singing away. Time to send that sucker in for a referb.

About lost it laughing. Passed one of the electronic text signs near the end of a construction zone. It flashed Attention, then Prepare to Speed. Cracked me up.

A very Amazing Karma thing happened. Got stuck behind a car and a U-haul truck that were going 10 under, side by side and would not let anyone pass. I am usually very patient and just hang back and wait until one or the other finally moves, but these idiots were blocking for 10 miles. Instead of tailgating (they obviously were doing it on purpose) I decided to pass on the shoulder. Accelerated up behind the car in the right lane and pulled onto the shoulder to pass. The amazing thing was just as i pulled onto what should have been the shoulder it became a lane. It was evidently an exit/on lane for one of those areas where they store big piles of dirt for road work. It was just long enough that I pulled off the pass without actually driving on the shoulder. Couldn't have planned it better if I knew that lane was there. Kinda freaky. When I checked my mirror the jerks immediately got in the same lane and started letting everyone pass. I've never noticed an extra lane like that on the turnpike before.