| Two weeks ago I drove from Myrtle Beach | | | | plan for until they happen. |
| SC to Liberty NC, that's about 175 | | | | Some things you just don't know about |
| miles. Myrtle Beach is a small town | | | | until you are in the middle of them and |
| although we hold over a million people | | | | you realize this wasn't part of the |
| when all of the hotels, condos, and | | | | plan. "What are we going to do now?" |
| rentals are full. Liberty NC is really | | | | I thought about all of the times I had |
| small, population about 5,000. | | | | been in the middle of some thing and |
| While I was driving from Myrtle Beach to | | | | things came up and I thought that . . . |
| Liberty I passed through towns that | | | | . "what am I going to do now?" |
| weren't even towns anymore. Ninety | | | | Some things you just don't know about |
| percent of the drive is on two lane | | | | until you are in the middle of them and |
| back-roads. You drive through what you | | | | you realize this wasn't part of the |
| think are speed traps but the fact is | | | | plan. "What are we going to do now?" |
| that the road actually turns into some | | | | "The best-laid plans of mice and men |
| small town's main street and you have to | | | | often go awry" was a quote I remember |
| drive 15 mph just to be safe. | | | | hearing while growing up. It would be |
| There was about a 25 mile section I | | | | years later when I was in construction |
| drove on that is a real 4 lane freeway. | | | | before I knew what that meant. |
| What kept my attention the entire drive | | | | As I was driving alone seeing this |
| was all the construction I passed. They | | | | freeway being built, I kept thinking of |
| are building a four lane freeway and I | | | | that quote. You can't spend years |
| got to see every stage. | | | | getting a Bill passed to build a |
| I got to see where the pavement ends and | | | | freeway, buy up properties and drawing |
| turns into dirt. Some areas where they | | | | up plans, then quit in the middle of |
| were just starting to cut down all the | | | | construction because a problem comes up |
| trees and clear off the land. Some areas | | | | you didn't plan on. |
| had the huge earth movers and mounds of | | | | You can't have 5 or 6 miles of road |
| dirt. | | | | completed, run into an obstacle and say |
| There were a few creaks and rivers that | | | | . . . we'll just move the freeway over |
| they had started building across. In | | | | a mile. You have to deal with whatever |
| some areas you wouldn't be able to tell | | | | comes up. |
| where anything was going if it wasn't | | | | When I was finishing up my trip and was |
| for the fact that the houses were empty | | | | able to get back on the main freeway I |
| and they had little red flags marking | | | | said "God bless everyone and anyone who |
| were they would be doing construction | | | | had anything to do with getting this |
| soon. | | | | freeway built." |
| As I was driving along I was getting a | | | | It will be there for years and years, |
| headache thinking about how much work | | | | for generations and generations to come |
| had to be done to pave the way down to | | | | to enjoy and benefit from. |
| the beach. How much work had to go into | | | | My family will be able to enjoy what I |
| building a freeway. | | | | am building now with Endless |
| The years it takes to get all of the | | | | Possibilities for generations to come. |
| plans passed (passing the Bill to raise | | | | The books and programs I am putting |
| the money to build the freeway). Then | | | | together will be able to enhance the |
| you have to buy all of the land and | | | | lives of others for generations to come. |
| houses if they are in your path. | | | | I've had my share of obstacles to |
| I thought about all of the work that | | | | contend with just (like building a |
| went into building across the creaks and | | | | freeway). "The best-laid plans of mice |
| rivers. Some areas you have to bring in | | | | and men may often go awry" but we don't |
| dirt, some areas you have to use | | | | have to! |
| dynamite to remove dirt. | | | | Until we meet again, keep a smile on |
| Everything I just mentioned is thought | | | | your face, me inyour prayers and God in |
| about and planned out in advance. I | | | | your heart. |
| thought about how the real problems | | | | As always, your comments are welcomed. |
| arise when things come up that you | | | | Have a better than Outstanding Day! |
| didn't expect, things that you can't | | | | |