Bad Starts and Stops

I left home around 3:30 this afternoon and drove down to Horse Cave, Ky. It was an uneventful journey and since my cell phone seems to not be working it is a good thing. I don't know why it says I have no service but it does. I'm right on the interstate and there are towers all over. There's no reason.

I arrived at the hotel around 6:30, about when I thought I would. I got lost on the way. Mapquest had routed me the shortest distance and somewhere I missed a turn. I was off the interstate by then and this was a country road. It was long, rural and I got upset. I've been able to go all over the world with no help. I can't find my way around 2 hours from home? I stopped when I eventually found a small burg grocery and asked a lady with a bag of bread for directions. I was minutes from the interstate and half an hour from my destination.

I found my hotel with no trouble. It was cheap but not plush. And the room they gave me had a view of the brick side wall of the room opposite. It was hot. I decided to go get something to eat and find Wal-mart to see about a phone card while it cooled down. I drove about 20 miles to get there. Along the way I found giant chickens standing next to the road. Oh, about eight foot tall... yes, and I'll probably go back and get photos.

Once back at my hotel the room was even hotter. I called the desk clerk and told him I couldn't stay in that room. The air had been running for three hours. I got so hot I thought I was going to be sick. My car was cooler turned off than that room. He was going to change the air conditioner unit out and I told him it was late and I couldn't stay there on the chance that the next unit would work and if it didn't it would be even later. Then, he basically begged me to let him move me to another room. He did, a much larger room, downstairs room and he put a fan in the room to cool it down faster. It took about half an hour but the new room cooled down and I was able to turn off the fan. It is a king-sized bed, jacuzzi tub, shower, and sofa. I have free Wifi, too. This room lets for about $30 more but I have it at the cheaper rate because of the problems. My view is of the truck stop... if I open the curtains. But it is way cooler.

I've sat here for hours watching television and I have no idea what I was thinking to take this trip. I'm going to bed now and maybe when I get up things will be a bit more clear. At the moment, I'd rather be home, sleeping in my own bed. I don't know how I'll sleep since I don't have my cd player and can't put on my cd to go to sleep but the air conditioner is loud so maybe that will help.

I"m going for now.