OHSU Trip, Day 1: Sunday, October 30th/2005

Published on October 30, 2005 By ----- In Misc

Right.....And could this day get any more fucked up? I sure as hell hope not.

Hmmm, lets see, where do i start...

First, we got up late, and left nearly two hours behind schedule.

Secondly, Our van overheated and we had to stop for a while in Oakridge, where my mother suddenly got "paranoid", towards a hobo walking our way. (Not that it was a bad thing...)

Next, we had multiple people cut us off, they were driving like maniacs out on I-5...

We were just past salem, at a rest stop... As my mum needed a cigarette... (she had'nt had one in 5 hours...) And i went and got some coffee.... Something we both needed... And we ran into (No shit) another Hobo, but, this one we actually talked to, (he actually initiated the conversation) He asked were we were from , where we were going,etc... I had noticed something that (at the time ) i couldn't quite place....turns out it was that they were islamic... And that they were living out of their car... Which was, according to them... beaten up badly... a blown gasket, head, etc... They also (oh, there was a husband and wife btw...) were on their way from san diego to seattle...(they nevr said why), He showed me his chemical burns, which he said was because of his ignorance during the first gulf war... He then said that his name was John, that his wifes name was Ella (they were in their mid thirties...but his wife looked darn near sixty...

) It was a strange experience...not frightening (although i was cautious and prepared) He was a nice guy, and so was his wife... but i just thought...damn, thats the 2nd/3rd interaction with a hobo/transient.....

I hope they find a way to improve their life (unless they are content with the way it is...)

Hmm, what else, oh yeah, after we had dinner at a crappy chinese place... (Food was horrible, service was....yeah, and it was....some what clean...) we got lost... we ended up taking a wrong direction and went the *opposite* direction..... We ended up going nearly 15 miles the opposite way... *trying* to get back to the ronald mc donald house where we are staying.... (yeah, thats where we are staying, right next to the hospitol...on top of the hill)

i had another anxiet attack, as we were going up the hill to OHSU (It was steep, winding, and curving...) (I'm afraid of heights). The trees were thick, and kinda boxed the road in, which made me feel a bit claustrophobic, i started sweating... My heart beat swiftly, etc.... It was a pain...

Oh, we nearly lost our trac phone...nearly fell out the door....

And the best of all, we got a ticket, for "causing unruly traffic conditions"........yeah, ahuh... it was another driver who cut us off, which then made my mum have to step on her breaks to avoid a collision, which....yada yada yada....

OY! This day was crazy.....but, there's tomarrow....

(Oh, we got a 10' by 12' foot room for both of us to sleep in, i;m on the floor...i got some photos as well, so i should get them up within the next week or so...)

Until the next time.......

Best Regards, Lucas

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