THE ROCKET TOUR
DAY 3
APRIL 2008
"THE HOOD" SPENT THE NIGHT AT GRAND SLAM LODGE BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THE PEOPLE OF KINOOSAO WOULD WANT TO LISTEN TO A 50 YEAR OLD CAT WITH A STRAIGHT PIPE RUN ALL NIGHT. MUSIC TO MY EARS AS I SLEPT THE NIGHT AWAY AFTER A HARD DAY. WHEN I LEFT THE LODGE IN THE MORNING, I MADE SURE THAT THE SNOW WAS DONE IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH FOR SUNDAY MORNING.
THE "SCREAMING FORD" WITH THE 30,000 LBS "WICKED WINCH" MADE SHORT WORK IN LOADING "THE ROCKET" ON THE BEAVER TAIL TRAILER.
SINCE I'M GETTING SMART IN MY OLD AGE, WE TOOK "THE HOOD" TO THE TOP OF THE BIG HILL THAT IS JUST OUTSIDE KINOOSAO.
OF COURSE THE "SCREAMING FORD" ONLY MADE A 1/4 WAY UP THE HILL. OH WELL! GET THE CAT AND DRAG THE SEMI TO THE TOP. IT IS PART OF THE ADVENTURE.
RON GOT A VERY QUICK LESSON ON HOW TO DRIVE A CAT.
WE LOADED UP "THE HOOD" AND DROVE 5 MILES TO THE NEXT HILL AND ALMOST MADE IT TO THE TOP. RON TOSSED THE TIRE CHAINS ON THE GROUND FOR ADDED TRACTION.
THAT PLAN DID NOT WORK, I SLID BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL WITH ALL THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. I LOOKED WILLIE THE COYOTE AS THE CLIFF FALLS FROM UNDER HIM. SO WE CHAINED UP ALL THE TIRES AND COULD NOT MAKE THE HILL, JUST TORE 2 SETS OF TIRE CHAINS APART. OH WELL UNLOAD "THE HOOD" AND PULL THE SEMI UP THE HILL. IN THE PICTURE YOU CAN SEE MY SLIDE MARKS DOWN THE HILL. ONLY ON THE KINOOSAO RALLY ROAD THEY NEVER SEND THE SAND TRUCK OUT. IT MAKES THE ROAD MORE FUN.
WE STOPPED TO CHECK THE LOAD, EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL.
"THE ROCKET" AT BUDDY BARRY'S SHOP. WHAT A TRIP AND STILL TRYING TO WARM UP.
ON MONDAY MORNING, I USED BUDDY BARRY'S 950 CATERPILLAR LOADER TO DRAG "THE ROCKET" TO THE "KINGDOM". IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS CAT LEFT THIS YARD 50 YEARS AGO. NOW HE HAS COME HOME.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE BOOK "DEADLINE JUNE 7 BY FRED LOCKHART". THIS BOOK IS GETTING HARD TO COME BY. IF YOU FIND ONE PLEASE GET IT AN I'LL TRADE YOU ONE OF MY PUBLISHED BOOKS.
THANSK
