Welcome to the new normal in the rural idyll that is North Central Texas. But all's not lost, you can still buy regular for $4.39 a gallon, for now.
And drive to Itasca.
Which was prosperous until we declared war on ourselves.
Then it wasn't. Still, there's some bright spots like Karen's, home of famously good bean/brisket burritos, and the Olde Towne Country Store, run by Mennonites(?).
They sell all kinds of locally produced food, spices and much more besides. Their sandwich/deli's not bad either, pretty much a local lunch hangout.
Then there's the war memorial. What a terrible loss of life from such a small town.
Business taken care of I drove back to the Compound and that, all three of you readers, is the story of that.
God bless,
LSP
