August 15, 2006
Through a Wormhole
Last Monday, I think I must have passed through a hole in the space-time continuum. Myself and one of the sales guys were headed to Birmingham to visit a customer, and we passed a town in Alabama called Chula Vista.
There is no reason why Alabama would have a town called Chula Vista. California? Sure. Mexico? Definitely. But not Alabama. I don’t think Cortez and his conquistadores ever made it to Alabama. Nor does it seem like the most immigrant-friendly place, at least to the point where they’d name their town in Spanish. Besides, a “vista” is something you would want to look at. There’s not much to look at on I-20 between Atlanta and Birmingham. Maybe Talladega, but that’s about it.
My only explanation is that I must have actually been magically transported through a wormhole to the Southwest, and then after passing the town, back into Alabama. Nothing else makes sense.
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I’ve had that happen a few times and I always find it odd. My favorite WTF moment is when you drive through White Oak, OH and then 40 minutes and 120 miles later drive through White Oak,OH AGAIN. Just not right at all.
The only explanation I can give you is Spain did claim large chunks of the gulf coast area for a time. Theres even a town called Spanish Fort,AL and it was named that because there was a spanish fort there.
disregard the 40 minutes part of that just bad editing on my part. Started to say 40 minutes and a few miles but then checked on the distances between the two towns. Just waking up.
You think that’s confusing ? Try driving through Franklin, New Jersey —- all five of them.