Kentucky

Frankfort


February 13, 2003. Smoking is not only permitted, but encouraged. Been many years since I've seen that much smoking in a public building. Huge security checkpoint-- metal detectors, guards, xray, etc., but they didn't make me go through it. Which was fortunate as I was on the verge of touching cloth. Quite an institutional feel to the restroom. Emphasized when a trooper came in and just sort of hung out for a while. Made the turtle freeze in position. But it swam to the ocean without delay once the menace of law and order had passed.