The Eagle Has Landed! (a couple of days ago)

Sorry folks, we arrived home on Friday. We were very exhausted and road worn. Since leaving Montana, we drove about 500 miles per say for five straight days. Add onto that getting kids fed, washed, and in bed, and that makes for a very tired pair of parents at the end of the day.

We drove through most cities without any delay, except St. Louis. I now have placed St. Louis on my hated cities list. Multiple interstates intersect downtown, and we were getting off one and entering onto another in the heart of the city. (I'm sure you see a Griswald Moving Vacation moment coming since I'm writing about it.) When we entered the city, there was a sign that told us our interstate was closed to all traffic. The detour was not marked to well in advance and we were not able to change lanes with the gypsy parade in order to exit. So now we are in the middle of busy St. Louis traffic and trying to find an alternate route.

Don't worry, we are resourceful and found a different route. When we got to this exit, there was a construction sign that read no trucks. At this point I am driving this space shuttle size vehicle and getting mad.

If your not familiar with St. Louis, there are "rough areas" of town. We pulled into one of those areas to look at a map. The gangbangers on the street corner probably saw fresh meat pull into the neighborhood and thought to themselves, "easy pickings." Things changed when the caravan came to a stop and this thing resembling the Looney Toons Tasmanian Devil got out spinning, sputtering, swearing, and spitting. The street hoods saw this and probably thought the first horseman from the Apocalypse showed up driving a Uhaul truck and had his Corvette in tow. They quickly turned on their heels, found the nearest home to hide and in, and locked the doors. We soon found a third route, which worked well, and got on our way.

The rest of our trip went well. Now we have been busy unpacking, getting utilities and services hooked up, and getting kids into school which started this last Wednesday.

Apparently this person also had a bad UHaul experience: