The Travel Game

The Word Association Version:

Uhaul - small, yet very thirsty
Boxes - there is no way I own this much crap
Furniture - scratched, heavy, never again
Armadillos - quickest way to reincarnation
Rats - one very big one
Windshield - covered in bees!
Coolant - leaking
Gas - $1200
Rest Areas - varied
Weigh Stations - closed

Toyota - rocks (MPG indeed)
Phone - wait, is that a dial tone?!
Work - confusing
Laptop - Thank God
Cell Phones - maybe we should charge those
ATMs - handy, and this one gives $10 bills, Wow!
Holiday Inn Express - worth it, every time
Money Orders - antiquated
Luggable Loo - 5 stars, but don't ask
McDonald's - under construction and please, not again

California Coast - already missed
Remaining California - Hot, wasted space
Carrie Underwood - Oklahoma Billboard Queen
Desert - shudder
Arizona Roads - well maintained
Flagstaff - lovely
Arkansas - pretty, but scary
New Mexico - no thanks
Drive-thru Panda Express - redeems New Mexico
Humidity - well, my hair likes it

Walkie Talkies - FCC will be sending a bill
Deliverance - made it out alive
Kerosene - at the pump
Montgomery, AL - least crowded shopping centers ever
Little Rock - jet of fire by the interstate
Alabama - bring out yer dead!
Texas Cows - segregated
Oklahoma Cows - gas station attendants
300 - pictures taken from behind the steering wheel
Wal-Mart Super Centers - well, it is the south and they are everywhere
Washer and Dryer - in the apartment! Freedom!
Air Conditioning - priceless

So, the South really is different.
I knew this, but was reminded just how different while rolling through a larger portion than I had previously been exposed to.
Some of these word associations really warrant further explanation. And sadly, there are a lot of post-worthy things already forgotten.