Month: March 2008

Missed It The First Time

SardiniaWe got the 7 Post Offices we planned for on the return trip, just not in the order we planned. Blew right by the Sardinia PO at first. We knew we missed it when we spotted the sign for the next town south on US301, Gable. After taking Gable’s portrait we made a u-turn and headed back north. We actually drive by it again, but not too far as we were really looking for it this time. It is an easy Post Office to miss as there was no “blue box” out front, the flag pole didn’t taper like a normal pole and Old Glory wasn’t flying from it either. Plus this is the only sign and it was parallel to the road and not noticeable at 65MPH.

The building looks old enough to be the original, but if it was, I would have expected some sort of bronze plaque the be nearby, so I don’t know if that is true. Another interesting tidbit about the town is how it got it’s name. “When the Government was ready to open a post office in the community that is now Sardinia, the residents could not agree on a name. Since they were meeting in the school house, somebody, seeing the globe, suggested that they spin it and let someone close his eyes and put his finger on a spot which would be the name. This happened to be Sardinia.” I found that on the internet, so I don’t know how true that is either.

When we got home I washed the Miata off. It is starting to be spring here as there was quite a smattering of dead insects on the nose. Of course because spring is starting the car won’t stay clean very long as it about time for pine pollen to start blowing in the wind.

Started up, went down, back up, down again, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/08: 60

Lake City, Where? Part II

Lake City, SCWe are staying in the Holiday Inn Express in Lake City, SC, just a couple years later than our first attempt. After a long layoff it was good to get back in the Post Office saddle again – Paxville, Davis Station, Greeleyville, Lane, Salters, Kingstree, Cades, Lake City, Scranton, Coward, Effingham, Pamplico and Johnsonville.

Thirteen POs today and we have 7 lined up for tomorrow’s return trip. This was a second trip to Paxville because the first time we couldn’t find the Post Office, through no fault of our own I might add. Couple of interesting town names today. When you say Johnsonville all I think of is Brats, but my favorite has to be Effingham because if it is pronounced the way I hear it in my head, it sounds like someone is cussing about a ham.

Started up, went down, back up, down again, back up again, still up.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/08: 57