And how is Dan feeling tonight?
Hi TCB. I'm doing OK, just worried about the "TO" trip to my friends in Parker AZ. They were very happy with my medical news this past week as well as connecting them with the traditional priest for their Mom's funeral service, so they bought me a ticket to a conference at the end of the month in Joshua Tree. They can't pick me up, but they can drive me back home. My only true options for getting to them is renting a car, or Greyhound. Greyhound would be cheaper. I'm not sure I can drive for 5-6 hours. Just normal town driving when I've had a car to use, makes me tired. I was never like my Dad in that respect. He loved to drive and thought it was the most relaxing thing. I'm 180 degrees the other way. Driving makes me tired, people get me mad, and I can't wait to be at the destination. If only transporters and Mr. Scott were real!
How far away do you have to go. There must be some other way to get you there.
I have to travel from Tucson to Parker. Tucson likes to think of itself as a major city, but it isn't really. There's really no train service. Yes, the two Amtrak routes do stop here but maybe 2-3 times a week and the drop-off points are not where I need to be, and at the price Amtrak charges, won't do me any good anyway because I would still need to find a way from where the train drops off. Even Greyhound doesn't go to Parker. I would have to travel across the state line into California to Blythe which is known as a farm/mail drop on the old Santa Fe line (I think) and, yes, a prison. So, lots of cows and cons.
