Friday, May 15, 2015

On a Trip

Hello from the Dayton, Ohio Hamvention.....   We left the Kansas City area on Tuesday and drove to Terre Haute, Indiana through out the day.....  I arrived around 5 PM, but quickly realized that crossing the Indiana state line  about 5 miles back put me into the Eastern Time zone....

So in the last couple of months, I have now been in all 5 mainland time zones...   What the heck time is it anyway....??    On Wednesday, we stopped at the Speedway in Indianapolis for the time trial practice session...   That was a hoot....  Well it was anyway until the fastest driver in car 3 lost it and spun backwards...   Then hit the wall hard and air got under his back end flipping him into the air and onto his top....   He was going about 225 at the time...       Video  But he got out with the emergency folks help and was OK....

Since then, we drove directly over to the Hotel in Dayton   and have been going to the Ham Show each day...  They had good attendance and we have been busy scoping out purchases that would be possible if we wanted to spend the money...  Our sales have been fairly brisk, but we are about out of stuff to put on the tables, so now it is time to get other stuff to take back home...  Its a disease you know....

We always go to the many favorite places for meals that we have learned over the last several years...   A Mark's Big Boy for the old cars on Wednesday and Mario's Pizza on Thursday and tonight it was Hooters for Chicken wings and then on to an Ice Cream place.... We thought we were going to Friendly's, but it turned out they had closed that location and up the road a small ways there was a Cold Stone....   Well, what are you going to do..........!

Tomorrow is another big day of looking and dreaming...  And then home on Sunday...

For Biscuit fans, she is at her grandkids home, snuggling under the covers with the grand girls...  And they also have a new puppy named Augie...   He is a standard Poodle and Wheaton mix called a Whoodle.....    He has all the energy of both breeds, so son Ben is hoping that Biscuit can help settle down the new puppy....

Walking Augie with the bicycle...  You can't keep up unless you are on wheels...  And then he pulls you along, so you have to be ready....

Retired Rod

2 comments:

  1. OHHHH--I wonder if Emmi would like a Whoodle as a new friend?? :)))

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  2. Augie is so cute. Hope Biscuit can teach him some manners.The weather is incredible down here. Today is sunny, in the 70's with a slight breeze. Perfect. Hope it stays that way for awhile.

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