River City Connections — 2026-01-17 (Patreon)

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ROLL WITH IT by Carter Ellis

Insert something about accepting things you can’t change and making the best of a situation. That’s where Jordan and I are right now.

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I’ve got a lot to cover, so I’m going to use some bullets.

• 6:00 a.m. Rise and shine, hit the road.

• 10:00 a.m. Pull into Hutch’s off I-40 on S. Main for gas and snacks.

About the snacks… We parked the car and started for the door. I noticed Jordan left her backpack which has been her purse for the trip. She also has a small bag as luggage.

“Do you need your wallet?”

She held up her iPhone. “ApplePay.”

Snack acquisition was going to plan until I poured 32 oz of soda on my legs. The store clerk looked at me apathetically.

“That happens like three times a shift.” He pointed at the Wet Floor sign.

I went to the car, got dry pants, went to the restroom, put them on, went back to the car, tossed them into the trunk with my bag, closed the trunk, went back inside, and re-tried—successfully—getting a soda.

We got to the checkout, and I didn’t have my wallet.

It was in my wet pants. With the keys to Cindi’s car.

• 10:15 a.m. First call to roadside assistance.

• Endured Jordan’s humor and good spirits for two hours. Yes, 120 minutes. It was somewhere around the 90-minute mark that I started thinking I was really lucky to be with her. At around 95 minutes, I was thinking that we are definitely on the way to confirming the Propinquity Effect. (I looked it up last night.)

• 12:15 p.m. Second call to roadside assistance.

• 1:00 p.m. Assistance arrives. Paperwork commences, but only after a long discussion as to why I couldn’t show them my ID which—like Jordan’s—wouldn’t match the name on the policy. Fortunately, Cindi knew her secret account PIN.

• 1:45 p.m. We are driving east again.

• 1:50 p.m. I had an idea.

“Jordan, honest answer?”

“Always.”

“We have over eight hours to go, not counting stops. I’m having fun, despite the setbacks. What do you think about us just staying the night in Oklahoma City and making a last push in the morning?"

Jordan turned to me quickly, her smile beaming. "Bet!"

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