07-28-04
We got up this morning in Las Vegas, Nevada with a temp of about 79
degrees. Too freakin hot. Woke up about 2:00 in the morning
after getting warm during the night. Ran the generator and air
conditioner for a short time to cool it back down again and went back
to sleep Highs for the day was about 102. We left the
Flying J we were at and came down I 93/95/515 to Henderson, Nv, where
there was a Camping World, thought I would check if they repaired
windshields - said no. So, I called my insurance company, and
they said when it comes to glass, they waive the deductible fee and
cover the cost of the repair of a stone chip. They gave me an 800
number to call, which I did, and after putting me in touch with the
right people, they sent someone out to our location, and he repaired
the affected area. From the time of the first phone call until
the repairman showed up, repaired the windshield, and left - was less
than 3 hours. Suited us just fine. We left Henderson, and
headed for Boulder, Nv, which is just a short distance from the Hoover
Dam. What a sight. The mountains that the Colorado river
ran through originally, were awesome by themselves, but then to truck
in all that concrete, and create the dam, truly is an amazing
engineering feat. Tons and tons of concrete, holding back
millions and millions of gallons of water between a couple of
mountains, well, I just can't imagine the pressure that must be at the
bottom of the dam. Anyhow, it does it's job as designed, and
creates mega amounts of electric at the same time. And just
think, they did it all without the help of a computer. Where do
you thing our engineers would be today, if we took their computers away
from them? We left the dam and headed south, took a few awesome
pictures of the mountains along the way, and drove across more desert
until we got to Kingman, Arizona. We stopped at the information
area in Kingman to pick up a few pieces of information, when I spotted
a little 50's style restaurant across the street. I knew Sherry
was hungry, so I decided to spring for some french fries. We went
in and sat down. There were pictures everywhere of historic 50's
and 60's automotive stuff hanging on the walls. After ordering,
while waiting for our food, the cook finished someone else's order and
the way he notified the waiter was very unique. There was a
bellows mounted to the wall, with 4 pipes protruding out of the top of
it. There was a cord attached to that which hung down so the cook
could pull it. When he did, he pulled it twice and it sounded
like a train whistle. Really neat. One of the most unique
things I have seen in a restaurant for a long time. Did I mention
that this was along the famous Route 66? We drove around Kingman
for a little while before settling in at the Flying J there. Read
a bunch of the material we picked up ( not nearly all of it ), but now
it's time for bed. Will post this for tonight. G'night.
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