well aren't you handsome this morning how you doing Jack's about ready to hit
the road oh yeah I'm gonna miss that B you too man doesn't get much better than
that goodbye Texas hey everybody
on our way out of Texas we've got something very fun very unique here in
Texas Arkana that's right the city of Texas Arkana I'm sure we've all heard of
it I have never been through here in my life although I've heard it said in
songs and in movies and it turns out it's actually something quite unique
because this federal building right here this big courthouse / post office jail
and everything is shared by two different states that's right
get it Texas and Arkansas Tex Arkana that's right so this is actually the
state line and this is the only time in the entire United States that a
government building is shared by two states inside it runs right down the
middle of the building and I guess it had something to do with you know unity
trying to bring Texas and Arkansas together but it sure doesn't happen very
often even the sidewalk welcome to Tech sarcana and a little you are here with
the star right there telling us where Texas connects to Arkansas right there
most times when you cross state lines it's just gonna be an invisible line I
kind of like that they have made it a quirky little you know like a physical
line in the sidewalk and the building inside is just like any other government
building they've got some metal detectors in there and people are
conducting business in there so I'm not gonna go in there but I just thought it
would be interesting to see this spot right here oh and I might add there are
no magnets in there at all but welcome back to Arkansas arigon Jax it's been a
while the home of Walmart where Walmart was founded and
have some fun today all right
I am really happy with my arrival into Arkansas this is the Arkansas Welcome
Center on I 30 Hadding East it's about eight miles once you get into Arkansas
I am parked in the RV section of the Welcome Center rest area that's right
you can't see it but on the entrance over there it says absolutely no trucks
on both sides it says absolutely no trucks so we have 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 RV slots right here and a massive Welcome Center over there I went in as I
always do the reason I always go in and ask state to state if you're a traveler
you know it can vary a lot state to state some states in this country you
can't even stay in your RV for any period of time even though it's a rest
area the trucks can stay there for 12 hours but the RV is not even allowed not
no overnight parking limit stay to four hours whatever now Arkansas and I had
not spent a lot of time in Arkansas that's that's my fault but I think
because they're so friendly with Texas they told me at the counter that yes you
can stay in this lot right here for up to 24 hours in your RV and she warned me
she said there there's no electricity or power or sewer dump or anything like
that out there and said no no it's all good I boondock and she knew what the
word boondocking meant so that was pretty cool I do want to spend more time
down here in Arkansas in Texas because compared to other states man they just
love RVs and they take care of us okay and then they appreciate us being there
spending some money in their in their states
so Arkansas is good in my book so far they got free coffee in the lobby there
and actually it is really good coffee but you wouldn't like it I'm going to
replace my 2017 Arkansas roadmap with the new 2019 version and I got a Trail
of Tears map also a state parks guide an outdoor
adventure guide through Corps of engineer campgrounds and an entire book
on Arkansas motorcycling yeah but it's only 11 a.m. I have not even driven that
far today so I am not gonna be staying this
particular Welcome Center rest area I'm gonna continue on the road and enjoy
some more of what Arkansas has today before I settle but I'm sure there'll be
another rest area like this a little farther east I think and I don't know
for sure if I'm gonna stay on i30 yet either so we got lots of stuff to think
about but hey there's sunshine 70 degrees I'm a happy camper oh yeah
yeah getting off the highway but actually this chicken Express here I'm
gonna give it a shot Jason and Candice said it was pretty good guys know I love
my chicken let's go see what kind of grub they got here or maybe it was
golden chick that Jason was recommending not chicken Express well either way this
place specializes in chicken tenders so worth a shot
I haven't tried it yet but it sure looks good at the breaded chicken tenders
mashed potatoes and gravy gravy dipping sauce for your chicken and fresh biscuit
I'm also in the land of sweet tea and unsweet tea and it's just not popular up
north let's so like to see it everywhere and have it like everybody's ordering
sweet tea I'm like coke me that weird look you know but chicken dipped in
gravy you would not like agile it's delicious also you know I know it looks
like I eat out a lot or I eat unhealthy a lot but something to consider about my
videos is you know right now I'm putting out a video once every three days
that means there's nine meals per video and I only show you like one bad meal or
one eating out for three days basically but you know because you only see one
meal your mind tricks you into saying Eric always eats every meal like this
he's gonna die at an early age blah blah you know just so you know I do like to
try new stuff I especially like to try stuff that specific to regions not so
much this chain type stuff but local restaurants really is what I like to do
no tater hater here mashed potatoes are awesome they're not KFC mashed potatoes
but they are delicious and sometimes I get people asking me how can I afford to
eat out all the time and again one video equals two to three days of my life but
you know I have mentioned in the past that I I make an income off of youtube
off of ad revenue so if you're seen ads before or during my videos that's my way
of getting paid for being able to buy sometimes food yeah
but also to buy some of the admission tickets cuz a lot of the places I go and
I film they wouldn't be possible if I didn't pay that admission to go and to
bring my camera and share with you and so that you can enjoy it so so really
it's kind of the circle of life with the whole YouTube ad revenue you're either
for it or against it but you know besides this and selling stickers and
stuff this is my only income and I'm in it a hundred percent
you know this is the only job I've had for the last six years
no it'll be six years on December 6th we're getting close man
I'm surprised Jax has not snuck up and cried for chickens and of course you're
thinking it Eric how much money do you make a year or a month and it's gonna
great for me because most people wouldn't ask those kind of questions to
the normal people like I wouldn't even ask my own closest friends and family
how much do you make a year how much do you make per month exactly it was kind
of weird that YouTube and and and and I you and I have that relationship where
it's perfectly normal for you to demand how much money I make I will let you
know now I make enough money so that my life is self-sustaining you know through
the advertisements and selling Snickers I do make enough money to be able to pay
my own bills and continue this lifestyle into the immediate future here I put gas
in the tank pay all my bills on time I pay my taxes I do everything however it
wasn't always that way I mean my loyal subscribers that have been with me for a
long time you know things were not always so easy for me on the road and
okay oh my gosh
Wow doesn't seem like that long ago either sorry sorry for getting emotional
I remember we all remember that was unexpected sorry about that guys I just
want you to know I do remember the past I know how you guys helped me get here
and we will never forget you know not only the work that I put into this but
the kindness of my viewers and subscribers that helped me get to where
I am right now right now we are in Hope Arkansas the birthplace of a famous US
president love him or hate him hope Arkansas is the birthplace of President
William Clinton Bill Clinton the I did not have regular relationships with that
woman president even though he did we're gonna go try to find his uh his home is
his boyhood home his child at home a birthplace type stuff yeah there it is I
found the boyhood home of President Bill Clinton right here know somebody does
actually live here I don't know if they like the attention there's actually I'm
the only one here right now checking it out the low plaque up front says Bill
Clinton lived in this house with his mother and stepfather at Roger Clinton
from 1950 to 1953 it says Billy as he was known then loved to play it with his
electric train in the spare bedroom of this house Oh Billy
all right well don't say I don't take you places I like funny presidents you
gotta have a sense of humor to be in the office otherwise you're not gonna you're
not gonna draw enough attention to yourself right you can't be plain and
ordinary like George Bush I'm not getting into politics or anything I just
just shared this with you I think it's funny I think he was a funny president
that's all I'm gonna say just a funny president yeah okay all right we're in
Gurdon Arkansas and bear with me I don't always have all the answers I do have
Google but whoo-hoo international international order of the whoo-hoo
apparently their mascot is a black cat only thing I can think of is to knock
and see if they're open nope they are closed and no hours listed
and we must be close to the train tracks
Union Pacific this old town though there's more international whoo-whoo I
don't get it there's an office for rent guys yeah it's a fixer-upper you know
it's got that open floor plan yeah no I have not seen the dirt and light is that
a religious thing oh wait there's something written here no it's not
religious there's a little sign here talking about the Girton light if you
want to pause it you can you can read that but essentially there was a death
on the railroad tracks over here and the very next night there was a strange
curtain light seen on the tracks so this nice lady approached me said she
knows something about the girden way so what can you tell me yes the garden lot
has been at the garden lot down the road tracks on my lap I believe about all
mine and you've seen it yes I've seen it four
times and my brothers they used to go down there when we were kids okay and
they wouldn't scare people up under the trestles and stuff yeah but they that
was their life on Halloween especially sure sure that really gets crazy can you
tell me about the who I don't really know okay I'll google it thank you
thanks so much it's everywhere though more whoo-hoo there's another banner
across the street over there I brought my phone I'm gonna
google it I got something here the International concentrated order of the
who who was founded here in 1892 by apparently fun-loving Lumberjacks
lumbermen stranded in town the monument is topped by two of their so-called
hoo-hoo cats with upraised tails that form the number nine a little farther
down here is the railroad tracks and the old rail race situation here where the
nice lady told us that the creepy Gordon lights at and here's some more kitty cat
monuments I mean this is a really old tablet here erected in 1909 look at the
kitty cats on top
yeah and this one for the Fraternal Order of the lumbermen I don't know
about y'all but I don't want to see the ghost of a dead man on the tracks
so I'm gonna skip this one looking at miles for the day I don't want to say I
have to be somewhere but I do have plans for Thanksgiving so there is a certain
amount of miles and trying to put on each day to kind of make it feel normal
as I travel and we're there so I am officially looking for a spot to
overnight park the RV whether that's a parking lot the rest area or a
campground we shall find out perfect those of you been following me for a
while no I generally do not overnight my RV at any rest area highway rest area
but Texas and Arkansas it is worth pointing out that it it's definitely
worth it and could be a really good idea just down the road I found another
highway rest area in Arkansas with I mean welcome please please campers
overnight in this designated RV spot where trucks can go yes oh that's bright
forgot my sunglasses but I am parked right next to another sign that says I'm
in the right area trucks over there trucks way over there also because for
me it's the continual you know trucks coming in and out the air brakes
adjusting the generators the reefers all that happening I can't sleep some people
can do it I've talked to people some people can't do Walmart's but they can
do rest areas it just depends on what you like they also have some little
covered areas in fact let me get Jax come outside and get some fresh air
there you go buddy is at our table is that our table how do you know for sure
oh because you tested it out yeah that's our table huh
all right good choice jacks it's a good boy because Jack's man's pretty easy
goings yeah hims is yeah we spiced tea
he's feisty he's feisty a rest area for me is just fine because guess what I am
just gonna sleep well I got solar and TV I'm gonna add it a little bit but I just
need a safe secure spot for one night before hitting the road and like I said
in my opinion Arkansas and Texas really takes care of their campers that are
traveling campers yeah I may not even wear earplugs tonight I might not I'm
far enough away from all the trucks I don't think I need them no yeah and I do
want to spend some more time in Texas and Arkansas later but right now I got
plans I got plans what do you think Jax man you want to eat some grass you don't
eat some grass apparently you're right dad forgot to bring the treats out
that's a no-go right didn't bring the treats I'm heading back to the RV dad
that new MacBook is so much faster than my last one it's it's hard to explain it
is lightning fast with rendering I mean I've got every clip color-corrected and
there's warp stabilization and it's 2.7 K files downscaled at 1080p and it is
lightning fast it is really making it more fun to edit video seriously I mean
it's not even dark and I'm done why I'm filming right now the the close to it so
anyways you guys take care of Jackson I'll be back more from Arkansas in our
next video when we see it thanks guys so much for watching
appreciate all you
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