'97 TacoLife & times ~work in process~ do the dew or no go home

$25 to fill the tank on 17xx gallons today on hwy 30 in Arlington NE
NiCE!! ... not sure if I am going to see the 79c again but U never know

<<< grinning ear-2-ear as the taco fuel allowance grows by leaps and bounds during the oil crisis

 

found a 'hidden gem' in Sioux City Iowa today, the CaseysGS on the other side of town was 167c, 32c more & don't know why
lowest ppg paid on taco fuel since December-2oo3, almost 16.5 years
north 75 south 77 adventure





^^^ at that price 1000 miles will cost $66
at many times during the last decade+ it took nearly $160 for the same 1000 miles
taco is liking this much better
... lots of snow from yesterday and windy AF up north on hwy20

 

completed the leg of route 136 yesterday from Rock Port MO to Edison NE





... need to start the 136 in the east outside of Indianapolis while fuel is less costly



arrived back in the early evening after driving through a mini-blizzard on with wome big ice build up from roadspray of untreated roads

 

got an ok deal ($30.99) on some fresh oil, lube and filter yesterday in Sioux City Iowa RickCollinsToyota
headed out of Sioux City west on hwy 20 (lots of rolling hills up north) to hwy 81 and south to Norfolk and then fueled up in Columbus with a price not seen since the spring/summer of 2oo2





1937v

 

going to get another leg of this highway completed this week into the heart of Chicago

the highest paved road in the USA is the last bit i need to complete once the road is open in Colorado

 

it was quite a Taco adventure this past week, put on nearly 2500 miles into both rural mid west areas and the big city trails

i did find the inexpensive taco fuel that i was hunting for
this was after a 15c discount applied


only once before have i ever seen this at the fuel pump, sometime in March 1999 in north Kansas City



Casey's was not the place i filled up at here but their sign looks overall better


2 nights in Chicago...



windy city night

Found this little spot in Chicago to stay over 2 nights, at $25 per night was hard to beat and rather cleaned and the staff did their best to sanitize everything
parking was $4.50 between 11pm-midnight, no charge from midnight to 8am, was gone shortly after 7am both days

the 2 roommates I had were decent guys, one from Texas and the other from DeKalb

windy city morning



started getting dark on route 136 in the middle of Illinois so stopped to rest at this 'secluded' old motor lodge outside of Havana near the Illinois river


the early morning rain had just finished


1995

 

truck got quite the workout in April, i cannot recall ever putting this many miles onit in one months time EVER

approximately 6700 miles
never let a crisis go2 waste...
2o37

 

completed what is known as the Outlaw Trail Scenic Route on 5/5 from South Sioux City to Valentine


it took about 15 hours and close to 770 miles to Valentine and then back to base
i am glad that i filled the tank in Sioux City for 1,29 because i did not see more than 1 fuel station in 200 miles, a very rural part of this state
drove by the state forest near Halsey on state hwy 2 for the first time ever that i can recall, stayed north of Grand Corona Island and went through Hazard again
2o96

 

truck made it to 23 years today

clutch (throwout bearing) is noted as having signs of wear after 147k but seems 0k still to me anyways
2127

 

something from the past




2162

 

finished this route from Dawson NE to Bonner Springs KS
went through Leavenworth and right by the Federal Pen, 1st time i have seen that place






22o4

 

results from the past 2 months taco adventures
2263

 

it took 277 months to finally hit 150k
just before having to cross the bridge into Iowa
it took just 2 months to clock 10k miles, 5k miles per month average, never done that before!

i680 bridge into Iowa, the faceLift and colour change is almost completed
23o7

 

about 60 miles in length, looking to run this 'trail' today and work the new tranny fluid from earlier this week


can still get 151c taco fuel at BP near Millard ... the shell down the road in west O is 189c
https://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPrices/Nebraska/Omaha


got 'er ran!

2377

 

got 2 more cornHusker trails knocked out yesterday in the heat and humidity, a little over 300 miles from base and turned 153k on the odo

and

N-39


N-32




2473

 

looking at getting these two cornHusker trails knocked out, gotta make it to Kearney 1st west on US-30 from Blair/Fremont/Columbus/Central City/Grand corona Island

and

N-44


N-46



25o7

 

such a hot & flat drive yesterday








2555

 

got some painting done, took like forever off and on all week, beat the extreme heat and humidity (almost) had to leave half the segment silvery naked again
never going to finish this crap, am i

 

some new assorted parts from PA arrived fedEx today


2739

 

some razzle dazzle




2792