The young guy at the oil change shop said with surprise, “How’d you go four thousand miles in less than a month?”<\/p>\n
“We drove across the country,” I said.<\/p>\n
He looked interested. “How long did it take?”<\/p>\n
“Seven days to get across,” I said. “You should do it. It’s an amazing drive.”<\/p>\n
He asked me whether I wanted synthetic or conventional oil, and then asked me a few more questions. He wanted to know if we had to bring our passports, and I said no, all you need is your driver’s license. He was fascinated, but seemed a little overwhelmed at the idea of driving all the way across the country. I told him, “You’d love it. Do it before you get old.” He laughed.<\/p>\n
Then he and the rest of the crew got to work. Ten minutes later, he came over and handed me the keys. “Remember,” I said, “seven days across and seven days back. That’s your two week vacation. You gotta do it some day.”<\/p>\n
He smiled as he turned away. Maybe I’d gotten him thinking about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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