Honest-to-goodness, the Motel 6 in Poplar Bluff has got to be the best Motel 6 out there. It was right up at the top of the list of my favorite hotels I stayed at in my seed courier position.
It had everything you needed and everything was clean, clean, CLEAN!
Everything had a hard surface, so it could be wiped down between guests. I can’t tell you how hard it was to feel at home at some of those places that were loaded with “decor” that had probably seen thousands of guests over the years. Even the floors were solid, so you didn’t need to wonder what was lurking in the carpet.
I don’t think there was a coffee maker, but there was a little refrigerator and a small banquette seat along the wall. It was small, but so well designed, I felt like I was in a classy trailer – kind of like an Airstream.
Good design doesn’t have to cost a lot. How much do you suppose this eye-catching towel holder cost?
Or this television shelf?
I had a great night’s sleep is this clean and restful hotel. At the prices they charge they don’t offer breakfast, so I loaded up the truck and headed down the road to the Huddle House.
They had heaps of food for a reasonable price. I ordered my meal so that I would be done in time for my assigned time to call the boss.
In case you were wondering, the bowl in the upper left hand corn of the photo contains grits. The word “grits” comes from the Old English “grytt,” meaning coarse meal. (That bit of etymology comes from my Preferred Source.)
To my surprise, my boss called me!
It turns out that the courier who was going to head out to the east coast had some medical issues and needed to return home. I was going to pick up his route.
What a surprise! I had planned to do Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana. All of a sudden, I’m doing Virginia, Delaware and Maryland. No problem. After all, I was a teacher for 30 years. Teachers – at least elementary teachers – are nothing if not flexible.
I was to met up with the other courier and got his boxes of cards. I still had some facilities in the boot heel to hit before I headed east.
We met up, switched cards and then I got back to work.