Am in Owensboro, KY tonight. I plan to stay here over the weekend and have checked into a motel. I plan to visit a fellow pipe smoker who also sells pipes tomorrow or Saturday as his schedule allows. I'll give him a call tomorrow. He has a certain pipe that I want to buy and has been holding for me, and some others I want to look at.

I had planned on spending the midnight hour on this New Year's Eve in a local bar here but after spending a couple of hours there I found that they were very local resident focused and offended me to the point that I was seriously insulted and took a cab back to the motel. I am not easily offended, but these folks managed it. I'll pass the hour in my motel room.

I'll give the bartender credit for trying to explain but at that point I was far too offended to hear it and simply demanded that she call me a cab. This is one town that I will make a point of not visiting again. As a professional traveler I am used to the sttitudes in various bars around the country but these folks tried to make a fool of me which is simply not going to happen. Especially from a bunch of country hicks. I told them off and left the place.

I will spend the weekend here as I have already paid for the room, but I'll look for a better, more respectable bar in which to drink. I saw one that looked like a more upscale joint that I will check out tomorrow. Maybe they'll actually have some scotch worth drinking.

Yeah, I'm still a tad angry after my experience in this joint, but I'll get over it. I am not easily offended and I don't stay that way for long. I just won't go back to that particular establishment.

It does feel good to spend a few days off work. There's an antiques shop close by which I am going to check out tomorrow. If I can find an old quality pipe or perhaps a proper walking stick that will be worth the look.I'd love to run across an old Dunhill pipe in an antique shop for cheap.

That reminds me, I left some very good tobacco in the truck, I need to run out and get it so I can have an excellent smoke. Happy New Year.