A while back I commented on how rest areas on the east coast were being closed down. South Carolina had completely shut all of them down, NC was busy closing some, and VA closed a good number of rest areas due to state budget cuts. Whatever.
Now it seems rest areas all over the country are being shut down for the most powerful reason of all - money. Yup. No matter how ridiculous subtle reasoning may be, all it takes is for one politician to scream out "budget" and they've found a rock-solid argument to close or do away with our rest areas.
I happened to be channel surfing last week when I saw the story on "The Daily Buzz" (a morning show that comes on around the same time as the "Today" show and "Good Morning America". )
After they mentioned a variety of reasons why rest areas were closing all over the U.S., they finally mentioned the money angle. What a shame.
I see travel plazas replacing the rest areas because they make the state more money, they make the business owners more money, and as long as we can squeeze a few dollars out of John Q. Public's unemployed wallet, why not go for it?
Friday, November 06, 2009
November 2009
Welcome to November 2009!
If you have (or had) a birthday this month, I hope you enjoy your special day and make it a memorable one. Have fun, do something for yourself, and keep your friends and loved ones close to your heart.
What's going on in the truckchasing scene? Things have slowed down here at headquarters due to my health problems. In case you didn't know, in a matter of months, I got hit hard by diabetes and all sorts of complications from this unbelievable disease. What started as a bruise on my right hand from using power tools, quickly turned into a week-long hospital visit to have a dead chunk of flesh from inside my hand removed. (The bruise got infected, and wouldn't heal.)
The difficult part to this point has been learning to use my right hand again. Being right-handed made it all that difficult. I had to learn to write again, to draw, to type, etc. I should have made more of an effort to be ambidextrous. But, hey - hindsight bla bla bla.
Now I'm still fighting with my diabetes and it's resulted in a domino effect with the rest of my body. I've developed serious acid reflux that made me drop 25 pounds of mostly muscle mass. I keep getting this nasty thrush in my throat, that my doctor says is all due to my diabetes. He says once I get my numbers under control, all my ailments will resolve themselves.
But enough of my problems. I just wanted to give you guys an update.
Happy November, and please let me hear from you. Leave a comment or send me an email.
-TC
If you have (or had) a birthday this month, I hope you enjoy your special day and make it a memorable one. Have fun, do something for yourself, and keep your friends and loved ones close to your heart.
What's going on in the truckchasing scene? Things have slowed down here at headquarters due to my health problems. In case you didn't know, in a matter of months, I got hit hard by diabetes and all sorts of complications from this unbelievable disease. What started as a bruise on my right hand from using power tools, quickly turned into a week-long hospital visit to have a dead chunk of flesh from inside my hand removed. (The bruise got infected, and wouldn't heal.)
The difficult part to this point has been learning to use my right hand again. Being right-handed made it all that difficult. I had to learn to write again, to draw, to type, etc. I should have made more of an effort to be ambidextrous. But, hey - hindsight bla bla bla.
Now I'm still fighting with my diabetes and it's resulted in a domino effect with the rest of my body. I've developed serious acid reflux that made me drop 25 pounds of mostly muscle mass. I keep getting this nasty thrush in my throat, that my doctor says is all due to my diabetes. He says once I get my numbers under control, all my ailments will resolve themselves.
But enough of my problems. I just wanted to give you guys an update.
Happy November, and please let me hear from you. Leave a comment or send me an email.
-TC
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