The part of Arkansas we passed through on the way to West Helena to enter Mississippi seemed pretty prosperous. You see some things when you travel which seem unusual because you dont see stuff like it at home. As we were driving through Arkansas we came across a man lopping branches off a tree. Nothing unusual there except the tree was 60' tall, the man was on the ground and he was lopping a branch about 50' up. He was using a remote control pendant on an umbilical cord to control a telescopic arm like the one that usually get used for cranes but with a buzz saw attached! Great piece of kit as long as you aren't too worried where the lopped branches land!
We stopped for breakfast at a place called Pine Bluff where this happened...
No that isn't what was happening! Dr Paul and Nurse Lloyd ... Er , Barnie the Bear...
Actually Barnie had managed to shove an ear plug so far down his ear that he couldn't get it out, Paul is trying to fish it out with a pair of tweasers and Lloyd is holding a flashlight to help him see.. No really!
After a successful operation the patient recovered and we pressed on on what felt a very hot day.
In the end, we were feeling tired and just wanted to get to Tupelo so we pushed on down the interstate to speed things up.
That night we ate at a place called Vanelli's which had a live band on which was good. Unfortunately we had to walk there (we were told it was ust over there, about half a mile) and it being America there was no pavement so we had to walk over grass and jay walk to cross main carriageways, the journey did my ankle no good whatsoever but the place was fine and friendly and we managed to get some ice for my ankle and get a lift back.
Somebody - had also decorated Paul's bike
Suspect Paul will be plotting revenge!
ps not guilty - but I did laugh!
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