Buc-ee's (Day 4397 - 12/8/21)

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Stephen and Mallory get ready to head back home and say goodbye to Mark, Rhonda, Sasha, Coco, and Luna. Stephen mentions that this is the first time that himself, Mal, Mark, Rhonda, Karley, and Kyle have been together and that they hope to do this again some other time, perhaps annually.

On their way home, Stephan and Mal stop for gas at Buc-ee's, a convenience store and gas station chain. While they've heard of store before, Stephen was not prepared for the scale of the store and compares it to a Walmart with over 200 gas pumps. They note that there's a clothing section with Buc-ee's brand clothes, home goods, a deli, a bakery, a fudge/dessert counter, and Texas barbecue. Stephen and Mal got ICEE's, a frozen beverage, mentioning that there were 16 different flavors to choose from. Stephen also got some cinnamon cashews. They also mention that the gas pumps show the starting wages for employees which shows the employees are paid pretty well.

Back at home, Stephen pets Kepler and says that his parents enjoyed taking care of Kepler while they were gone. Debra had made some bean soup and scones for them. Stephen notes this may be one of the last times that she cooks for them as it's been 5 weeks since Mal's surgery and she's getting to the point where she can cook with Stephen again.

Stephen notes that Kepler's water and food dishes were moved from where they originally were because Steve noticed they weren't getting power. After checking the breaker, Steve thought something was wrong with the outlet so he moved the water and food dishes to another outlet. The outlet seems to be working again, but he wasn't sure if it would keep working so he left the dishes plugged into the other outlet.

Stephen says that they've long thought that the electrical wiring in the house was not great and it's made him nervous. Mal mentions that one of the outlets in her studio is also a bit messed up. Stephen is reminded that one of his outlets upstairs is also having power problems. They also mention they have issues with the upstairs fan as well as the microwave causing power issues when they turn it on.

Later, Stephen records an episode of Disc Only with Jon, Tom Fawkes, and Jerod. After, Stephen and Mal have some of the bean soup that Debra had made. Stephen ends the vlog by saying it was great seeing everyone in Florida and hopes that the 6 of them can spend time in the future again.