Fri
 05:15 - Ungodly hour to get up
 06:35 - Drop Runt at airport to return to PA for friend's wedding
 07:40 - Arrive work
 09:30 - Runt's plane takes off after 1.5 hour delay. (X is unaware.)
 03:45 - Look at watch, time to leave before next wave of problems
 03:46 - Heckle pack in attempt to move them out early. Fail.
 03:55 - X is informed Runt is unhappy with American Airlines. Snicker
      is heard over phone. Error on X's part. More flowers required
       for Monday return greeting.
 05:10 - Note that coolant tank on Bagger is dry, fill it up, no worry.
 05:45 - Bored, heckle DFWVROC
 06:10 - Shadow arrives
 06:15 - B-Man's phone is off
 06:30 - B-man's phone is on, no answer. Start calling every minute.
 07:00 - B-Man announce he is at Legacy Texaco. He refuses to
           admit to lying about departure time cause he knows he 
        would have been left.
         121, 82, 271, 70, 259
 xx:xx - By cagily refusing to pass in the darkness, X is POFed
         by B-Man. Success. One minute, plan turns to failure as
          Shadows running lights begin boring holes into the brain.
 10:00 - Arrive Charles Wesley Hotel in Broken Bow. 
       175 miles
 01:00 - Pizza, Beer, Bed

 Sat
 08:30 - Rollout
       - 259 N
       - Turn to 1/Talihema Drive is blocked by weeds, Uturn
       - B-Man takes point, B-Man disappears
       - B-Man reappears behind us cackling manically.
       - 71N, 23N
       - They lied, this is the Pig Trail, I hate the Pig Trail
       - X uses standard enter technique entering a 10 MPH 
         switchback (he stops). B-Man fails to recognize standard
         technique and requires excessive brake force
       - 16E, 16E, 16E to Greers Ferry
       - Once again, we are reminded that Whits Spring is only place 
         to get gas
       - 92 SW, 124 W, to Russelville
       - Negotiations result in bonus miles, 7S to Hot Springs 
 07:30 - Traveller's Inn is recommended if you can find it (B-Man could
         not). Purity BBQ is not recommended.
       - 540 mile of curves. Extremely/Exceptionally/Very pleasing 
       - Beer, Bed
 Sun
 08:00 - Rollout
       - 7N, 314 W (298 is better) 27 S, 8 W, 71 N, 270 W, 259 S
         Talihema W (west section is better than east), 271 S
         All Pleasing
       - 82 W, 121 S. North end of 121 is ripped up for construction,
          both directions. Displeasing.
 03:30 - Home, 392 for the day
       - 1107 miles for the weekend

 Trip Memories
  - X - White truck in right hander
  - B  - Red truck in passing lane
  - Shadow - 20 MPHers on Talihema
 
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