Mom’s Travelogue part 4- The Journey Home
Everything is great as we bid a tearful farewell to my son in Marion, OH. Then as we get to Columbus we miss a turn. A quick call to my son, Chris, and we’re back on track.
A detour in Indianapolis doesn’t slow us down at all. Then we stop for lunch. OK. Then back into the car. Only, no A/C, and it’s now 100 degrees fahrenheit outside. Lovely. Better yet, only one window will roll down.
Cool water, Gatorade, and a cool cloth on the back of my neck get us all the way to St. Louis. Then real trouble hits.
There we are, driving down the highway at 70mph, and there’s a big bang and the car starts to vibrate. Not good. Thinking it’s a flat, we pull over and check the tires. No flats. Hmmm…
I call my son again. He thinks, “maybe it’s the balance”. So, we go on at 55mph. Over the next few hours we get more bangs, more vibrations, more checks and lower speeds.
Another call to Chris and he thinks maybe a lug nut or two have come off. So at the next rest area we pull off the highway to check. Well, we didn’t quite make it.
More on our journey home next time…
cars, road trips, tires, vibrations, Ohio, Marion, Columbus, Indianapolis, St Louis
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