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An interstate complex

We traveled this interstate many time on our way west.

We have made many trips to Texas and to other places in our lifetime. Years ago we traveled on state highways and sometimes just county roads to get to where we were going.

For the past thirty five or so years we have traveled on the interstates. They are much safer, quicker and easier to travel on but somehow I miss all of the charm and fun of the old state and county highways.

We used to go right through the center of quaint little towns and villages until we would reach the city limits and then get on the state highway again. We were much slowed down by this city driving but it was fun. We saw interesting stores, busy little vegetable stands, good home cooking restaurants and just plain old grocery stores.

Later when we started going on the interstates we lost all of the fun of those places. Now all you see are fast food places and gas stations. Interstates started around in the seventies but had been in the planning stages for about half a century.

The world is going at such a fast pace it doesn't have time for the fun stuff--just get there as fast as you can and forget all of the fun!