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September, 2007

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was working on the new office today when i saw the mounted officers coming down the street. was enough to garner a bit of curiosity. the event? they opened the new police sub-station kitty corner across the street this afternoon.

manchester police west side sub-station opening, 1

manchester police west side sub-station opening, 2

manchester police west side sub-station opening, 3

this guy was smart enough to drive by with his stereo cranked. ahem. ticket?

manchester police west side sub-station opening, 4

manch vegas?

so, i finally found (after remembering to look for) an explanation of this “manch vegas” stuff.

it doesn’t make me more of a fan. i did chuckle at the idea of “manchhattan” however. (perhaps manchalo?)

urban dictionary expands the definition to explain that manchester is full of wannabes, malls, and a barely acceptable substitute for night-life. personally, i would just call that “America.”

20 Sep 2007

Day 11: Lancaster NY to Manchester NH

we’re here. the last 400-ish miles were ones that we’ve trod before. this time, was uneventful. we took our new preferred, summer-only route through vermont, and stopped, as always, at McNeil’s Brewery in Brattleboro (no website – doesn’t open until 4!).

i’ll work on a synopsis of the whole trip, but first we’ve got some household-establishing duties that require more attention.

Day 10: Lancaster and Lackawanna

while it sounds like a good name for a short-line railroad, Lancaster and Lackawanna simply describe where we spent most of our time today.

first, we stopped by the local Citizens Bank branch to get some notarizations for our closing documents. then we hit the nearest FedEx Kinkos to send them out. done. house should be sold!

lunch at Panera Bread before we visited with some relatives in Lackawanna.

12 Sep 2007

Day 9: Georgetown KY to Lancaster NY

posting this from my parents house – we made it to Lancaster on day 9. i drove all the way, i guess the familiar roads didn’t wear on me so much. i have to say, i’m kinda tired of I-90 construction in Pennsylvania by now. although, it’s much more pleasant during the day, and without cats in the vehicle.

Day 7: Fort Smith AR to Nashville TN

today we drove from the westernmost edge of Arkansas, to the middle of Tennessee. we stopped in Nashville to have dinner at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium and we decided to stay in town tonight. i’ve got a vibration from my passenger side front wheel that isn’t making me feel special. so we’ll find a dealer tomorrow to check it out before we leave town.

9 Sep 2007

Day 6: McPherson KS to Fort Smith AR

well, we’re here. in Fort Smith, Arkansas. we didn’t get to leave Hutchinson/McPherson until about 3 in the afternoon, so we didn’t make Memphis today.

i have now driven in Oklahoma (down from Wichita KS through Tulsa to Fort Smith) and i have to say: your roads suck. SUCK. Oklahoma, you’re NOT OK. i just paid 8 different tolls to drive down a couple hundred miles of what you call a freeway, and i think my kidneys are bruised.

i’m exhausted at about 12:30am and that’s good; we’ve been stuck on Pacific Time. i think we’re finally hitting MDT at least, if not CDT.

Day 5: Hutchinson KS

Day 5 was pretty laid back. we stayed in McPherson another night, and visited some friends in Hutchinson Kansas. hung out at their house most of the day, and then went to the Kansas State Fair for a few hours.