Lost in a big way

is that a cushman ??? and it looks like yuor in florida?

sweet :ride: so you brought the cold weather down here.
what part of fl?

anything below 50 now is freezing.
its nice down there i was in punta gorda for 1 1/2 years doing hurricane repairs no place to ride though

INDEED DON'O!! Ol Woodsy could not be prouder of you!! You go down there for a touch of pure heaven,, escape all this maddening cabin fever, are out enjoying the sunshine and those glorious gulf breezes and you still havent forgot everything I have taught you about how to have fun!!!!!! And to toss the kid and the mom into the panic of a lost situation,,, thats just great Yzman!!!!
The pic of the scooter is indeed a KEEPER!!! Now thats the kinda stuff that I can get all cranked up about... Someone obviously took the bull by the horns and made something really special - only thing that would have been better is if the rider would have been standing up howling at the moon!!
Sooooooo,, has Digger driven you crazy with the "are we there yet" routine?? Has your mom spoiled him rotten with ice cream?? Wish I was there with ya,, she couldnt afford to spoil me,, gulf shrimp prices would get her...
Enjoy your vacation and bring some HEAT back with you will ya????? We had -16 the other night,,, those Floridians have no idea what cold is do they.........
Woodsy

i used to know what cold was....i grew up in boston area. but now being in florida for 10 years i kinda forgot what cold is.
but its a fair trade off to being able to ride 365 days a year with just normal riding gear :nener:

sparkysakitas said:

but its a fair trade off to being able to ride 365 days a year with just normal riding gear :nener:

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I spent a considerable amount of time down yonder when I was yonger and just could never get to the point that I could tolerate the summer heat and humidity.. Just couldnt hack it..
Couldnt breath....
As a payback for all the times that YZman has hyjacked my threads I am going to do the same to him and tell you guys a short Woodsy tale...
Back in the late 60's I had a buddy who had a brother stationed at Eglin Air Base in Fort Walton Beach (Pensacola) down there.. Dan (my bud) and I jumped in my 67 Cougar/289 3 speed with Cragars and L-60s,, cool car.. Anyway,, we syphoned gas from county road trucks along the way (DUMB KIDS!!) and drove straight thru from Michigan and got there in 21 hours... Dans brother was a staff sargent with lots of connections,,, those guys hid us on base for almost three months and we had a BLAST!! I left my mom a note on her kitchen table written on a paper plate that read "Mom, went to Florida,, be back soon,, Scott",, she still has it to this day..
THe only negative part of the whole trip (thankfully we didnt get busted for stealing gas or I would still be in prison probably..) was I was at that tender young age of pimples and I soon found out something really strange about heat and pimples.. About the third day down there I noticed these strange scabs starting to appear on my face.. Everyday these things got a little bigger.. They started out just tiny, about the size of the led of a pencil.. At the end of the first month they were dime size and there were probably 15 of them.. Now,,, I am not a real gorgeous person anyway but I have always been a ladies man so I am not that ugly... I was in the prime of my life back then and chasing skirt was seconded only to biking and these facial scabs were really starting to cause me problems.. Those tanned ladies down there would purposely go the other way when they looked at my mug so it was a huge problem...
About one week before we were going to head home we found a steal of deal on a Benson Heli-Copter - 900 bucks - we couldnt pass it up so we bought it and started breaking it down to haul it home (picture 14 foot rotor blades strapped to the top of a 67 Cougar and you guys will know that I havent changed much over the years,,,,,, I stopped stealing gas once I discovered that work didnt hurt that bad but I NEVER did stop doing stuff like buying a heli-copter on the spur of the moment...
Anyway,, during the process of dismantling the chopper I got scrapped on the face by a piece of aluminum and tore one of the scabs almost all the way off.. Low and behold,, under neath the scab was this tiny little pin hole in my skin that was probably a zit at one time, that for some reason kept seeping the stuff that our bodies seep to make scabs,,, it just never stopped seeping for some reason... I seen that I started pulling 3/4 inch diameter scabs off my face and under each one was a tiny little hole no bigger then the prick of needle... I spent my whole time down there wearing those ugly scabs and missed MANY chances to,,,,,,,, talk to the girls,,, because of it arrrrrgggggggggggg.......
By the way,,, we flew the chopper one time and crashed it - twisted the nose of it almost all the way around to the rear.... It was an interesting flight.... My buddy Dan went on to get his pilot license years later and got into crop dusting.. He had a terrible accident while taking off in his duster fully loaded with chems, snagged his wheels on some tree tops and it pulled him down and killed him.... I still miss his companionship,, great guy that was always willing to try anything at any time,,, my kinda bro....
Sorry for stealing your thread YZman,,, NOT REALLY :)
Woodsy

Wayyyyyyyyyyy cool on the boat trip Don!!! And just so you know your not missing anything here,, its pouring rain at my house right now as I type this and its suppose to turn to freezing rain later on --- ENJOY THE SUNSHINE BRO!!!
Oh yea,, concerning the comment you made about not being able to afford the down pay on one of those homes inthe gated community even if you sold everything,,,,,,,,,, well,, I need to talk to you about that,,,,,,,,, seems how you abandoned us up here and I didnt know you werent coming back,, well I ahhhhhhhhhhhh,, kinda went ahead and releaved some of that pressure you might have been feeling about leaving the bikes and trailer at behind... Thanks for taking such good care of all your stuff,, the new owner was thrilled with your maintenance abilities and also really appreciated the extra riding gear you had hidden under the shelf in the trailer... Speaking about the trailer,, did the over hang on the side of your house always have a funny lean toward the neighbor on the south side??? I bumped the over hang a little cause I was in a small hurry when removing it but I didnt think I hit it that hard.... Also,, I bumped the gas line that goes into your house too... It was hissing a little,, I could here it when I was strapping your Strom onto the back of the trailer so I went and looked at it.. I did get it to stop hissing (your comment about he gators reminded me to tell you about this so your lucky the gators were there) by wrapping it in some duc tape I had in the back of my car.... I would have shut off the gas but I wasnt sure whether or not you had winterised your house before you left so I thought you might need the heat inside...
Well,, just thought I would let you know that all is normal here and not to worry about anything while your gone... I know how sitting around on vacation can be,,,, its really fun if you have peace of mind knowing that all is well at home but it is pure heck if your sitting there trying to relax and you have to worry about stuff.... Certainly know need to worry when you have friends like my that know where you live and can keep an eye on stuff for you........
Woodsy

yeah cool on the airboat ride
good story woodsy sounded like good adventure

Thanks for the compliment Sparky..
Don,, you rotten sucker... Hey,, did you happen to look down at your feet when you were taking that picture?? I have slept on those gorgeous gulf beaches many times while biking down there and vividly remember taking a stick and chasing those little, almost transparent, sand crabs all over the place... Trying to keep them away from sleeping bag..... Anyway,, you might want to check your shoes and stuff to make sure your not bringing any crabs back with ya :)
Take that smart guy!!! :laugh:

YZman while down there have a [U]Bigne for me! Your moms place looks just like where my mom & dad stay except there in Gulf shores AL.

WOW Don,, that castle is really neat!! Does the captn live there or is it just a shell that he charges admission to??? Is it something that has been built to sustain those gulf storms that come thru - is it welded together??? Looks like you guys are having a blast while your down there - good for you - sieze the day!!!!

Hey Don,, do they rent spots for parking motorhomes where your mom is at?? If you have time and you dont mind asking,, inquire about cost for doing so if they allow it..
THanks!!
Scott

YZMAN400 said:

The Ultimate recycler. You woulda had a blast talking to him.
Yes they do. But unless your planning on spending a HUGE :whoa: amount of $$$ on a new rig youd wanna look farther down the road as everything in this lot is HUGE $$$

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Cycler or re-cycler,,,, sounds like my kinda guy for sure...

I helped my neighbor get his motorhome out of the snow (he worked for 2 days with a small front end loader) yesterday and he was telling me about his vacation down to the Florida Keys... He said the least expensive Motel they could find was $360 a night so the next time they went they took this Motorhome down - that was last year.. They got down there and found out that the least expensive parking area for the Motorhome was $185 a night and that was with no hookups... Of course,, you know my style of overnighting it and can imagine the saucer size eyes that got from ol Woodsy...
My wifes grandparents used to Motorhome every year to somewhere down there on the gulf.. They stayed in some county park or something like that very close to the gulf shore for the whole winter - FREE!!! I am sure those days are gone but heyyyyyyyy,, never hurts to inquire about it.. When you coming home Don?? We just picked up another 6 inches of snow so you must be getting ready to head this way.. Thought I would make sure you knew what you are coming home to :laugh:
brrrr Wawawawawoodsy

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