Monday, July 28, 2014
Why I don't run anymore............
Went for a run today and was disrupted by a small group of kids who thought it would be funny to run a few yards ahead of me, screaming and yelling that they were being chased....
Prompted an old man to yell at me to leave the kids alone,
and two gentlemen in blue to stop me at the corner for questioning............
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Trip to Missouri July 2014
So our trip to Marionville Missouri was to be a two week trip to visit the kids and get some items handled at the farm.
Somewhere along the way from Dade City Florida (that's near Tampa) we came upon this Chicken place
didn't stop as we were in some town with loads of traffic and I was in the wrong lane.....
ALSO seems that every DAIRY QUEEN on our route was on the other side of the highway and we were in traffic and couldn't make the left turn....... so no blizzard for a week........ dts a commin
Anyway got to the farm in time for fireworks and barbeque......
Got this family heirloom to my sister Joan.... the olelongroof brother brought this from Florida in his car.... forgot what kind, but had to take front seat out to get it in..... well it fit nicely in Joan's SUV, looks like a box truck to me......
Anyway we are here, trailer broke, have to go to Indiana to get fixed... yeah Elkhart Indiana... way up by Chitown............ didn't like that trip.
everyone is waking up, so time to put this up for now, more later.....
oh yeah, my hearing aids broke on trip up....... so everyone is yelling at me all the time.............. I was enjoying the peace and quiet.............
tom
Somewhere along the way from Dade City Florida (that's near Tampa) we came upon this Chicken place
didn't stop as we were in some town with loads of traffic and I was in the wrong lane.....
ALSO seems that every DAIRY QUEEN on our route was on the other side of the highway and we were in traffic and couldn't make the left turn....... so no blizzard for a week........ dts a commin
Anyway got to the farm in time for fireworks and barbeque......
Got this family heirloom to my sister Joan.... the olelongroof brother brought this from Florida in his car.... forgot what kind, but had to take front seat out to get it in..... well it fit nicely in Joan's SUV, looks like a box truck to me......
Anyway we are here, trailer broke, have to go to Indiana to get fixed... yeah Elkhart Indiana... way up by Chitown............ didn't like that trip.
everyone is waking up, so time to put this up for now, more later.....
oh yeah, my hearing aids broke on trip up....... so everyone is yelling at me all the time.............. I was enjoying the peace and quiet.............
tom
Viola and Mike
So after a hecktick (sp) week, Viola decided she wanted to go to Omaha and visit her brother. So from Elkhart Indiania we headed west on I-80 (the Elkhart trip is a whole diff story to be published later)...........
Gary Ind wasn't too bad......
then came Chi town........... Chicago on a Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 pm on I80 is pure hell..... imagine Daytona 500 on an interstate with the race vehicles being semi trucks, and we are in the middle of it with out little truck n trailer........ somehow we made it, even though we missed the "detour" I80 sign, and the guy at the toll booth directs us "exit here, turn right, go to US 41, turn right and I80 is right down the road"........ ever drive a crew cab pickup with a 40 foot 5th wheel RV through downtown Chicago at 1:30 in afternoon? Also "right down the road equates to 10 miles............ finally get on I80 with all the semis.....
Somewhere in this town I turn the corner and get blocked by a semi and right trailer tire hits curb. Needless to say the rim is shot. Ended up backing up and going wider to make the corner.... should have ran into the semi for cutting me the way he did. OH well.......
So we stop in LeClair Iowa... to visit one of our favorite History Channel Show's Home Port...........
Viola hits it up with Mike and we get a picture:
Gary Ind wasn't too bad......
then came Chi town........... Chicago on a Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 pm on I80 is pure hell..... imagine Daytona 500 on an interstate with the race vehicles being semi trucks, and we are in the middle of it with out little truck n trailer........ somehow we made it, even though we missed the "detour" I80 sign, and the guy at the toll booth directs us "exit here, turn right, go to US 41, turn right and I80 is right down the road"........ ever drive a crew cab pickup with a 40 foot 5th wheel RV through downtown Chicago at 1:30 in afternoon? Also "right down the road equates to 10 miles............ finally get on I80 with all the semis.....
Somewhere in this town I turn the corner and get blocked by a semi and right trailer tire hits curb. Needless to say the rim is shot. Ended up backing up and going wider to make the corner.... should have ran into the semi for cutting me the way he did. OH well.......
So we stop in LeClair Iowa... to visit one of our favorite History Channel Show's Home Port...........
Viola hits it up with Mike and we get a picture:
Yep that is Viola n Mike from Antique show. in his shop.
Also got a few pictures of the shop so you just have to look at them, after all I didn't take them to not share.......... LOL
The shop was great
College girl asked if we wanted pic together and she did a nice job of getting us with the "trade mark" vehicle
I was impressed with this VW, alas not enough toy money left
Heard a voice in the shop, and knew it was Mike
His bike on left, and he is standing behind girl in white shirt
Member the little white car? now red with white top, asking price $25K
I member the show where this was bought. didn't have $2500 today
Bikes in the new shop, forgot to get what make?
AS we left, on street behind the shop, where we parked out little truck illegally (was only place it would fit) found this little guy
and Viola wanted until she saw this one
still had dealer tags on this VW rag top.
So that was our visit, I did get Mike to autograph a sign for me.....
But Viola got the hugs.......
more later
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