much like driving across Nebraska is to do it at night so you can't actually see how boring it is. One of my buds back then had a great saying about NE, KS and TX...
"Never drive across (any of those states) unless you either go at night or have enough drugs to get you to the other side."
I wasn't into the drugs thing but the night driving part is what I found to be useful.
I did have a great sound system and lots of other drivers to talk to. Mostly I had to slow down to pass them (when you can get 80,000 lbs. rolling at triple-digit speeds you spend a lot of time in the left lane). Got lots of comments about my rig as I passed. And the radio was "turned up" meaning I could actually converse with others as far away as sixty miles in all directions to find out where the HPs were... 60 miles goes by in a snap when going that fast. I did slow down when in cities and towns but there's so much wide open space out there that it was pretty good running for most of the journey.
Nowadays I like being in one place, I can go potty whenever I want and wash my face and hands whenever I want... I'm too old to be a road warrior anymore. Back in the day I was having a good time being someplace different every day, though. I rarely had to look for a job too... I had a good reputation so I was sought after for many years which gave me a lot of freedom as well. I took a 1200 mile (one way) drive last November in my own vehicle and discovered that I don't have the stamina to do that anymore. Just as well, I feel safer in my high elevation mountain hide-away now. Not very many people and lots of wild animals and plants.
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