Made It.
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, 03-31-2008 at 01:11 AM (4395 Views)
Four and a half hours of pouring rain and crazy people driving 75
when you can’t see 20 feet in front of you and I’m finally here.
I have never been on a toll road before but I was today. The Cherokee
Turnpike cost $2.25. I got in the short line, cash only and no receipt
and had to dig out quarters. Thank goodness I had enough. Also, I
seem to be in The Cherokee Nations, not Oklahoma. The sign when
I left Arkansas said Welcome to the Cherokee Nation, not You Are
Now Entering Oklahoma. I didn’t know where the heck I was. LOL
Anyway, the turnpike is awesome, or it would be if it hadn’t been
raining buckets. The speed limit is 75 with a min. of 50. Now it the speed
limit was 55 or 60, I wouldn’t have had a problem going75 on dry pavement.
But I had a hard time keeping above 50 even when it wasn’t raining so
hard. I’d be going alone feeling like I was making good time when
I’d look at the speedometer and I’d be doing 52. I turned into a granny
just by crossing the state line. I got to the hotel, which is very nice, and
couldn’t prove who I was. The kid at the front desk accepted my library
card and a couple of paycheck stubs as id. Security. But, the best thing
so far is I have no room mate!!! Yeah. I’ve got a very nice suite all to
myself and don’t have to worry about noise or snoring (mine or hers)
or what to watch on tv. I can watch anything I want. I can leave the lights
on all night if I want to or turn them all off when I want. I think my luck
may be changing. Still worried about getting stopped though.