| Author | Message | ||
     Buellish |
Ya ought to try living 14 miles close!  | ||
| 86129squids |
Pics phhleeeze. Heading to work now. | ||
| Ourdee |
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| Mikethebike72 |
I currently live 65 miles from TWOS. It is great to live so close. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Gotta update that profile, Mike! | ||
| Mikethebike72 |
Good point. | ||
| Cupcake_mike |
If you do detour to the north between OKC and STL my offer still stands, john. I got lots of recliners you can sleep in; hell, even a couple beds  | ||
| Crusty |
Turtle Town, Duck Town and Owl Town I rode through both Turtle Town and Duck Town in Tennessee on Route 68 on my way here. Today, I realized that Jim’s Smokin’ Que is almost in Owl Town. I guess that people in this part of the country really like animals. I’ve been here in Suches for a few days, and it’s been a mixed bag of experiences. I’ve had fun and I’ve ridden over some great roads and I’ve been hanging out with some really good people, but there’s something weird going on with me. I haven’t been quite myself the past couple of days. I’ve been really tired and I’m not riding as well as I usually do. I’m a bit of a real space shot. Today, I felt like I had a really mild fever off and on. I feel more with it for a while, but then I’m back out in the Twilight Zone. I don’t know if I’m coming down with something, or what. I hope it passes soon. Today, the weather sucked. It’s been raining since mid-morning, pretty heavy at times. We all piled into various cars and went to Jim’s Smokin’ Que for lunch. I’ve had ribs three days in a row. The Baked Beans at Jim’s are OK, but not great. I tried the Peanut Butter Pie for the first time and discovered that I’ve been missing something really good. I seldom eat the same thing three days in a row, but this is the only time I’ll get to enjoy the ribs from Jim’s for at least six months. Jim’s has the best ribs of any place I’ve eaten ribs at and if I get a little burned out on them (I haven’t), then I’ll have a good long break to get over that. Glitch and his beautiful wife, Ann came by the lodge here and hung out with us for a few hours this afternoon. He’s looking better every time I see him. Seeing the two of them was a definite bright spot. I rode a few roads that were new to me. Mike and I went to Cabin Coffee in Blairsville on Thursday and met up with Joe Albert. After we had coffee, Mike led us over a few new roads that were wonderful. The only name I remember was Hicks Gap Road. It was all twists and turns and we didn’t see a single car the whole time we were on it. I’m planning to head toward Birminhgham, Alabama tomorrow. I really want to see all the changes they’ve made to the Barber Museum. I took a few photos yesterday, I’ll have to download them; maybe tomorrow morning, if Froggy shows me how to do that on this laptop. Otherwise, I’ll have to wait until I get home and use the Macbook | ||
| Crusty |
Briefly I feel like homemade sh*t. I’ve been debating it since I woke up, but I’m just going to bag it and head for home. Hopefully, I’ll get there tonight. No Barber. No Air park. No backroads. I’m just going to get on the Interstate and head north. I’ll write more when I get home. | ||
| 86129squids |
So sad to hear that, Crusticle. Safe travels, my friend, get well ASAP. | ||
| Crusty |
Halfway Home I’m halfway to Cheviot from Suches and I’m taking a break. I’m hoping to make it home before the rain gets there, but I doubt that will happen. It’s been an interesting ride so far. I left Two Wheels a little after 5:00 AM and discovered that riding twisty roads in the fog with a fever is very otherworldly. My speeds are down; it’s about all I can do to keep up to the speed limit. I pulled over a few times to let cars behind me pass because I was going so slow. I had to put on my rain pants because the fog was dense enough to wet my jeans. Now, The sun is out, but I might just keep the rain pants on. Then again, it’s warming up and it might be better to take them off. I’ll be happy to make it home; I feel like a bucket full of smashed a**holes. I hope I get over this quickly. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
Hate to hear this Crusty. Ride safe and get well soon. | ||
| 86129squids |
I remember heading north out of Suches in weather like that- it IS otherworldly. Be safe, get home and get some hot tea and vitamin C in ya, post up when you can. | ||
| Ourdee |
I got home about an hour ago. I left a few minutes before you did Crusty. Please let me know when you get there or I'll be calling. | ||
| Ourdee |
I saw a nice Buck and a little deer a few miles out of Suches on 60 in the fog. | ||
| Crusty |
I got home about 3:15 or so. The fever broke after my last rest stop. I've been sweating heavily since then. I took a hot shower when I got in and I'm going to keep a low profile for the rest of the day. I was lucky and beat the rain. I'll write more later; my ass is draggin'. | ||
| Ourdee |
Feed your mule and put out the fires. Let me know how you are feeling tomorrow. | ||
| 86129squids |
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| Zac4mac |
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| Ourdee |
He is alive today and doing laundry. Low fever comes and goes. BadWeb Poll: Does He Need To See A Doctor? I vote yes | ||
| Pwnzor |
Yeah, it definitely wouldn't hurt to visit a physician. I've never been around him when he was feeling like this... so, better safe than sorry. | ||
| Adrenaline_junkie |
I vote yes on the doctor front. I just went to see mine this morning. | ||
| 86129squids |
Vitamin C, zinc, hot tea, homemade chicken noodle soup if possible. Have someone bring some Chik-fil-A soup if needed, they do a good job. If it's a flu bug, find this stuff called Oscillococcinum. It's a homeopathic remedy that basically minimizes flu symptoms- you'll still know you've got a bug, but lets you remain functional and not miserable. Another day crappy, hello Doc. | ||
| Crusty |
I didn't take many pictures, but here are the few I did take: Packed and ready to head out:  Charles and his Blue Scout:  Shadow of the "Cheese Grater"  My camp site at Two Wheels of Suches:  Fran and Mike:  The Hole in the Wall in Blairsville:  A motley breakfast crew:  In front of TWoS:  Across from Jim's Smokin' Que:  | ||
| Etennuly |
Glad you made it home ok. It sure is no fun sick. BTDT. Hope you are feeling better soon! | ||
| Zac4mac |
Make sure you don't get pneumonia. Curse of our age, along with shingles. Heal fast Mr. Crust. | ||
| 86129squids |
Well, he seemed properly aggravated about the drug giveup tomorrow. What I said. Rest well, warm, long, wake up to the nest day, hopefully with a fancy pre-programmed coffee gadget... eat some vitamins, and an adequate breakfast. Home. You're there. All you have to do is.... | ||
| Crusty |
Non-Motorcycle Babblings I’ve had this itch for a good BLT for a while and yesterday, I fixed one for dinner. You see, I’ve had this unopened package of bacon in the refrigerator for a few weeks. I got it to make bacon wrapped chicken tenders, but when I made the first batch, they didn’t taste nearly as good as I thought they would. I thought about making a batch of Ma’s Italian Green Beans, but I don’t have the main ingredients; the beans or the stewed tomatoes. Besides; now that I’ve figured out how to do it right, I think I should save making that for really special occasions. The bacon called to me every time I opened the refrigerator. I could see it sitting on the shelf, just waiting to be fried. I thought about making a BLT, but I didn’t have any of the ingredients. No bread, no lettuce, no tomatoes and no mayonnaise. All I had was the bacon. Yesterday, I went shopping with David. Wednesday is his shopping day, since it’s the only day of the week when he is always off from work. He needed to hit a few stores, which was good for me. I went through the weekly ads to see who had what on sale and made my shopping list. Laundry pods, a 32 pack of water, Brioche rolls, sliced cheese, and I decided to get the ingredients and make a BLT for dinner. I also got a few items that weren’t on the list, but that’s normal for me when I go shopping. Now yesterday was an unusual day for me in a few ways. First; I’ve still got the bug that had me change my travel plans and come home instead of Tramping around. I’d get a fever for a while, but then it would go away and I’d feel fine. I found myself falling asleep at 9:00 PM, but yesterday, morning at 4:00 AM I woke up from some really crazy dreams and I was wide awake, so I took a shower and made coffee a couple of hours earlier than usual. However; I was weakened by the bug, so that when David dropped me off at home, I hit the recliner and was out cold for a couple of hours. When I woke up, I really was craving that BLT, so I went into the kitchen and threw a roll into the toaster oven and put five slices of bacon in the skillet. It was supposed to be only four slices, but I didn’t notice that one slice was actually two. I wasn't fully awake yet. With the lettuce, tomato and all the bacon, it was tough to eat that tall a sandwich, but boy, was it good! It was exactly what I’d been craving. I had used all the good ingredients; good bacon, fried crisp, sliced fresh tomato (not hydroponic) Hellman’s mayonnaise and iceberg lettuce (the only kind that doesn’t affect my anti-coagulant). My taste buds broke into their Happy Dance. There’s only one problem. Now I want to fix a BLT for breakfast. Maybe I’ll do just that, or maybe I’ll wait and have a BLT for dinner tomorrow night. Or maybe I should get an onion and slice it up and fry it in butter and use the bacon, onion, sharp white cheddar and a quarter pound of 85% lean ground beef and make a truly wonderful burger for dinner. With some seasoned roasted potatoes and Heinz 57, it would be ecstasy! You know; that sounds good, too! | ||
| Ratbuell |
You can do a lot with the wrapped chicken, I've been experimenting. The recipe posted here was good, with a good brown sugar coating. But you can also do the wrap and simply add a dry rub of your choice - I've done some chipotle rub, some montreal steak rub, and some Cowboy Rub from JK's Steakhouse. Nixing the brown sugar really lets the bacon flavor come through; using the brown sugar adds to the "candied" effect (and makes some awesome dipping juices to sop up with a roll or biscuit!). | ||
| Ourdee |
Crusty, Has the sickness been with you for 2 weeks yet? |
