Beautiful Ohio

Today we are in Ohio so it must be Tuesday.  We left Indiana at 8:45 this morning and arrived here at 1:30.

From the start we were towered over with dark black skies and rain.  Mid-morning the sky started to lighten up displaying an occasional hint of a peeking out sun.  Along the way were lush farm lands, cows grazing and  a Amish horse and carriage.

 

We stopped for diesel along the way, $2.71 a gallon, that price includes a small discount from  the Flying J gives us big guys!   With a 100 gallon tank, I guess they can afford to give up a little.  God Bless Them.

 

Did you know that Ohio is the only state to have  adopted an official rock song?  Well they do and you probably know it too.  "Hang on Sloopy"  The song was written by Ohio guys for the McCoys, who were from Ohio.  The song was about a gal called Sloop, who also sang and was from Ohio.  The official state ballad is

 

    Beautiful Ohio, where the golden grain
    Dwarf the lovely flowers in the summer rain. 

 

You Know You Are In Ohio If

 

You've heard of 3.2% beer.

 

You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.

 

You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.

 

You've heard of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot.

 

You know that Serpent Mounds were not made by snakes.

 

You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.

 

 You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.

 

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

 

 

 

So I guess that's it for now.    Tomorrow we will leave for the Morgantown area in West Virginia.  I hope we have a sunny day.   Take care of each other.