Notes on Texas

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* Highway rest stops feature free wireless internet

* Cheapest gas on the trip so far, seen outside of Houston: $1.99/gal

* Texas gas stations all seem to have a big cooler full of cheap domestic 40 oz beers on ice. You know, right across from the coffee machines. Apparently drinking and driving is encouraged in texas.

Comments

[kaolinfire.livejournal.com]

Apparently drinking and driving is encouraged in texas.

So long as you don't toss the beer out the back of your truck--because, you know, "Don't mess with Texas!"

[erinmack.livejournal.com]

Did you know Fort Stockton has a hostel?!?

[rudybang.livejournal.com]

Ooh, if it isn't too late, you can go to Marfa, TX, south of Ft. Stockton. There is a component of the VLBI there too, near McDonald Observatory. Cheers,

[paisleychick.livejournal.com]

* Highway rest stops feature free wireless internet

They do as well in Iowa and some other states. It was cool this summer, but they usually have some sort of captive portal and you have to sign in, but still, not bad at all. We also got accounts at Flying J (http://www.flyingj.com/) and would connect there.

[auressiel.livejournal.com]

You mean to say that you have never seen beer sold like that in gas stations before? They even do it in California. Have you been living under a rock?!