Friday June 15. 2012

I am finally able to get on wifi and will post pictures of the last few days.  Spent the last couple of days in Joplin MO with my niece and her family.  Also met up with my cousin in Joplin and had a very nice lunch with him and his wife yesterday.  Had been 35 years since we had seen each other.  Left Joplin this morning and went to Iola to see Lester's brother and then headed onto Oklahoma City.  Just arrived around 9:30 pm and will be leaving early in the morning and heading to Texas.  

There is a filling station in Galena, KS that has the tow truck that inspired the Cars movie.

Here is the front of the tow truck which is Mater in the Cars movie

Side view of the tow truck

This is the fire engine in the Cars movie

This lady owns the filling station and part of the Cars movie was actually filmed in this station and a couple of building across the street in Galena KS

Some of the memorabilia inside the filling station

Mercy Hospital was destroyed by the tornado in Joplin MO last year.

Mercy Hospital

My cousin Bud Childers and his wife Pam with Marilyn.  Bud & Pam live in Chattanooga TN

Lester & Bud had to cover their head from the hot sun

Lester & his brother Bill Matlock who lives in Iola KS