Yes, sir! And, we can add this bit of time to to brisket BBQ and a good bottle of wine.
(or, more likely, driving back from the rigs in Mentone in day-light!)
Wow... Mentone.
I have spent an inordinate amount of time working out on the Texas-New Mexico Railway... all the way from Lovington down to Monahans. Last big job was the crude loadout at Wink.
I would finish my day well after dark down in Monahans, and get myself 2 lbs of brisket from Pappy’s and then had to drive all the way up to Hobbs. Eating BBQ on the fly... with my bare hands... trying to not get sauce all over the cab. GOOD TIMES!
I lived off of the 75 cent 44oz refills at the Kent Kwik there in Kermit... filled with ice then coffee... like 6 of those a day from Kent Kwik and every Stripes and Allsups up and down Highway 18.
Being back in PA... I can’t explain how much I miss Smoked brisket... or even just a damned barbacoa burrito with fresh pico de gallo from the Valero in Eunice.