tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1416851242721049457..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: September BlogMeet ReportRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-14743105087354699172011-09-27T06:45:18.203-04:002011-09-27T06:45:18.203-04:00I wish I could have made it this time, Roberta (I&...I wish I could have made it this time, Roberta (I'd ask if I was welcome of, course), but reality intruded (Started with me mouthing off to a lawyer "You know what you can do with your f***in red flags" and ended with a variety of other issues - rather funny from a distance, btw...)<br /><br />Won't see the light of day for the next... oh... couple months. Oh well.<br /><br />I'll try for next year... sometime in April, May or June. :(<br /><br />Back to the anvil.Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-84962273097443019182011-09-26T12:08:14.398-04:002011-09-26T12:08:14.398-04:00Sorry I missed-- and dang, more new folks to greet...Sorry I missed-- and dang, more new folks to greet. Well, better luck next time.<br /><br />Mark me as one too dumb to come in out of the rain: I was late getting out of SC, and wound up driving up I-74 from Cincinnati in the rain in the dark, listening to the Colts on KMOX (Westwood One) 'cause the scanner couldn't find anyone in the tristate carrying the Colts' net. Probably should have stopped, but after 11 hrs on the road was too close to home. Not a lot of fun at any rate.Old Grouchhttp://oldgrouch.mee.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55588932997589407162011-09-26T08:35:57.100-04:002011-09-26T08:35:57.100-04:00I'm a HyVee rat. Well, there and Bomgaar'...I'm a HyVee rat. Well, there and Bomgaar's (another Iowa based biz, but of the farm/truck/tractor variety), is where I do most of my trading.Tango Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593296126387219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-56667106370915376672011-09-26T07:44:55.405-04:002011-09-26T07:44:55.405-04:00John, glad you stopped for the night. When you le...John, glad you stopped for the night. When you left it was ugly and getting uglier...<br /><br />It was a fun time. And the Oktoberfest lager was tasty. Good to be with y'all.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-11949872667998696222011-09-26T07:42:03.491-04:002011-09-26T07:42:03.491-04:00Excellent to hear you made it -- and a good time a...Excellent to hear you made it -- and a good time and place to stop, IMO! <br /><br /> The run across 32 is nice but holds one or two what-the-dickens turns and that whole stretch appears to be the land of the sudden stop.<br /><br /> I was certainly thinking of you when I went to work last evening -- wet roads well-plastered with wetter leaves do turn one's thoughts to matters of traction and safe stopping distance.<br /><br /> Looking forward to your next visit!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-61068998978501718282011-09-26T05:07:09.832-04:002011-09-26T05:07:09.832-04:00It was great to meet you and the others at the tab...It was great to meet you and the others at the table.<br /><br />I found my way to I-465 and thence to I-74. The mapping program on my phone routed me to Lebanon and then across on IN-32. <br /><br />Would have been a nice ride except for the rain...and the person making a left turn behind a blind curve that caused traffic to stop suddenly. I was following a Pilot Travel Center tanker that suddenly loomed large in the windshield. Braking on a wet curve is NOT a fun thing. Fortunately there was no oncoming traffic and I was able to stop next to the trailer's left side tires.<br /><br />I decided it was time to reconsider continuing and stopped for the night in Crawfordsville IN. The rain was beginning to let up but my next opportunity would be in Illinois and for ethical reasons I try to avoid spending money there. Sometimes it's better to be in the hotel wishing you were on the bike than to be on the bike wishing you were in the hotel. <br /><br />I'm dry (well, drier) and rested and ready to roll shortly.<br /><br />$DEITY willing I shall join you all at table in the future!JohnMXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671095673014400915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5977078496130149152011-09-26T02:26:56.266-04:002011-09-26T02:26:56.266-04:00Ah yes, Ioway, the land of my birth.
I'm a lon...Ah yes, Ioway, the land of my birth.<br />I'm a long way from home...Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.com