Small Town, USA City Limits Hwy 77

My parents often on Sunday afternoons would pack us kids in the car and visit my grandparents who lived in Talladega at the time. Without fail, I would get car sick on the way. The old Hwy 77 was notoriously crooked, and I had to sit in the back seat with older brother and sister. My younger brother sat in the front because he was smaller, I guess. My parents never seemed to connect my car sickness with sitting in the back seat. Of course, I can remember trying to read which wasn't too smart either. Now, the highway is basically straight. Just to revisit the old curves and landscape, I often drive Idaho Road which incorporates the old portion of the highway. The rerouting of this tract of property was a BIG DEAL, creating no small stir within our world, and I don't believe I've had a bout of motion sickness since. I always consider myself home at this point.

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