You have no idea how good you have it. Spent a substantial amount of time in my youth moving from one side of the country to the other. We had books, when we had enough light. And whatever radio mom/dad wanted to listen to. And chainsmoking parents who wouldn’t open the windows.
No phones, no smart phones, no gameboys, just miles and miles of reading (thank god I don’t get carsick and love books) or, when you couldn’t because of lack of sunlight, you just did nothing. I would have murdered someone for a laptop with games, movies etc., not even online.
And the rest areas were still closed lol.
It’s nice that the bottom right one helps you practice your maths. “Exit 164 Miles” is just so boring.
The “famous for leaving the Midwest” thing is so real. I lived in a town that billed itself as the hometown of a famous country singer, themed museum and all. Looked it up one time, the dude lived there for like a year when he was three.
Illinois calls itself the “land of lincoln” and he isnt even from there, just worked there for a while.
Drove across Kansas once. Every small town has 1 grain silo, 1 post office, 1 bank. Over and over.
