And leg one of the road trip is over! Been in for about an hour now, would have been in about an hour sooner if not for some preseason game in downtown Nashville tying up all the roads.
Was actually a smooth and very uneventful trip down.
No problems at all finding gas to this point. Paid in order, 3.09, 3.39 and will fillup at the one right by our hotel in the am which is at 2.99. Even with people working at the rest area telling us nonsense about there being no gas in southern Ill and Tenn rationing or somesuch nonsense. With an approximate working range of about 390 miles on 16 gallons(full tank), we can get reasonably far south of Atl and all the nonsense there before we have to stop for any tomorrow. And I will be the contrary one and say I wouldn't go any other way on this trip, even now. This was fully my decision to drive down as I really didn't want to deal with hassles packing to meet airline regs again, and the security at the airport which changes procedures at whim it seems sometimes.
Now Cindy , you mean that box I left on the roofrack of the car?
No, your box is safely ensconced in the car and will remain so till we deliver it in person Saturday, thinking of dropping by before the meet.
So I've spent the last almost two hours sitting in the dark with a disgusting combination of Yankee Candles burning all around me thinking....ok great....NOW what do I do?? I have to leave for the airport in 8 hours!! 
