stimpys little trip
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:17 pm
well it was a great thing to go to the DLN's even though I missed the first years , but it was Great ! I first didn't know if I was fgoing to make it one the grounds I didn't have the funding , but then I won $500 in the Illinois state lottery so I was going ...until I found a little mistake in my checkbook 
then I wasn't going but I deciced to do a little creative bookkeeping (the legal type) and found the extra money I needed and also sold off some stuff I didn't need around the house and I was then Making my hotel reservations ( NOW I am Commited or should be committed ...) I was planning on going alone then my girl asked if she could come along as she was starting on her vacation from work cool, then her son who was away for the summer decided to come home or the week , well ... I guess as he never has been to the drags before but the motel room only has one bed .. he got the floor .. well all started out looking good until I recieved a call from my pharmacy about my meds being delayed ( I can't function with out them ) but they said they would have tem by 10 am friday ,we get to the phamacy and I find out my insurance card was expired ...... what!!!! call work , was told to have pharm call insurance company , ok thats covered now time for the road , I was expecting a nice 4 1/2 hour drive . but noooooo. In Rock Island I get cut off by a Semi driver who wasn't paying attention And drove My Girls PT thru the median ( for the fact PTs should be offered with a mower deck option ) if it wasn't for my Training from driving I would have more than likely lost control of the car and spun or flipped but I kept it straight and on the road , we went to the company who owned the truck to file a complaint dsince it was on the way and in turn they called the police on me and the officer told me I could have been arrested ( we where a little high strung but no bodily threats where made ) as I told the people at the trucking company I was filing a complaint , well that was the straw so just to make sure they knew I was serious I turned around and drove to the state police barracks and filed one with sargent on duty ( now this is a little odd since most truck drivers try to avoid the police) well the officer noticed how I talked an asked me If I was a driver and then found out my girl is also a cdl holder , and then told us he will take care of it personally he made a few comments about the type of driver that are being put out there now days and I agreed with him , we felt better knowing that it wouldn't be thrown away like most complaints , so now after losing 1 hour and am off my chosen route we get back to driving , cruising along in Iowas cornfields you kind of loose track of things like checking your gas gauge well the Pt reminds you with a little ding at 2 gallons like as a reminder like DING hey idiot I need food and your getting very close to walking , well not in the mood for pushing a car over Iowas Rolling hills we start looking for a gas station , hmm first exit gas station is closed ( turned into a campground ) ok next exit is 12miles getting close ..... hurray !! a BP!!! and that doesn't stand for our own Bill Pratt either , hmmm this little car only takes 12 gallons not bad for over 295 miles (24.9 mpg) I decided since the car was good and the hills are a little long and the ac is on give it mid grade ( which when we refilled in illinois the milage went up to 26mpg !) well we get going and then no other events get to Oskalooka,well I as I walked in the Hotel who ohter did I meet , well it was BP ! deciciding on where we where going to have our dinner at . enough for now wait for the second edition of I was a DLN Virgin....
then I wasn't going but I deciced to do a little creative bookkeeping (the legal type) and found the extra money I needed and also sold off some stuff I didn't need around the house and I was then Making my hotel reservations ( NOW I am Commited or should be committed ...) I was planning on going alone then my girl asked if she could come along as she was starting on her vacation from work cool, then her son who was away for the summer decided to come home or the week , well ... I guess as he never has been to the drags before but the motel room only has one bed .. he got the floor .. well all started out looking good until I recieved a call from my pharmacy about my meds being delayed ( I can't function with out them ) but they said they would have tem by 10 am friday ,we get to the phamacy and I find out my insurance card was expired ...... what!!!! call work , was told to have pharm call insurance company , ok thats covered now time for the road , I was expecting a nice 4 1/2 hour drive . but noooooo. In Rock Island I get cut off by a Semi driver who wasn't paying attention And drove My Girls PT thru the median ( for the fact PTs should be offered with a mower deck option ) if it wasn't for my Training from driving I would have more than likely lost control of the car and spun or flipped but I kept it straight and on the road , we went to the company who owned the truck to file a complaint dsince it was on the way and in turn they called the police on me and the officer told me I could have been arrested ( we where a little high strung but no bodily threats where made ) as I told the people at the trucking company I was filing a complaint , well that was the straw so just to make sure they knew I was serious I turned around and drove to the state police barracks and filed one with sargent on duty ( now this is a little odd since most truck drivers try to avoid the police) well the officer noticed how I talked an asked me If I was a driver and then found out my girl is also a cdl holder , and then told us he will take care of it personally he made a few comments about the type of driver that are being put out there now days and I agreed with him , we felt better knowing that it wouldn't be thrown away like most complaints , so now after losing 1 hour and am off my chosen route we get back to driving , cruising along in Iowas cornfields you kind of loose track of things like checking your gas gauge well the Pt reminds you with a little ding at 2 gallons like as a reminder like DING hey idiot I need food and your getting very close to walking , well not in the mood for pushing a car over Iowas Rolling hills we start looking for a gas station , hmm first exit gas station is closed ( turned into a campground ) ok next exit is 12miles getting close ..... hurray !! a BP!!! and that doesn't stand for our own Bill Pratt either , hmmm this little car only takes 12 gallons not bad for over 295 miles (24.9 mpg) I decided since the car was good and the hills are a little long and the ac is on give it mid grade ( which when we refilled in illinois the milage went up to 26mpg !) well we get going and then no other events get to Oskalooka,well I as I walked in the Hotel who ohter did I meet , well it was BP ! deciciding on where we where going to have our dinner at . enough for now wait for the second edition of I was a DLN Virgin....
and now for the Gnomes ...