Originally I was going to leave on Sunday, but noticed the chances of severe weather. That weather system produced a major outbreak of tornadoes. The strong wind continued on Monday, so travel was not an option. Tuesday was my choice even though I realized I had a bad weather situation waiting in the Southwest. I planned for an extra day on the road in case I had to wait until the bad weather passed.
I had a clear day for driving and I was able to avoid all rush hour situations in the major cities that day. That fortunate timing meant I was able to avoid the bypasses and drive straight through Indianapolis and St. Louis. Gas prices along the way were lower than normal. As is always the case, the lowest price was in Joplin, Missouri. I had not seen $2.74 for gas in a long time.
Finding the hotel coupon books on the road was difficult this time. Once I found them, I saw my favorite hotel in Oklahoma City had a coupon and decided that was where I would stay. A couple hours before I was going to arrive in OKC, my daughter called me and said she wanted to contact the hotel to make sure it had available rooms. I am glad she did that because the hotel had no vacancy. A college sporting event was taking place, so that meant many hotels in the area would be booked. After some quick research, we found another hotel on the north end of town. That was fortunate because I arrived in OKC just as rush hour was beginning. The exit was near the Kilpatrick Turnpike, so bypassing OKC in the morning was easy.
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