Hey Josh Did You tell the Customs Agent that Canadian Beer and Tim
Hortons Coffee are good for you!
Although when drinking CDN beer , wearing a toque and
goggles may be recommended :-)
Jim Knox
91 Dak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Battles" <josh@omg-stfu.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: BBQ Over - Home SAFE!
>
> Well, I figure it's about time I chime in on this thread. I made it
> home relatively safely, albiet pretty tired at about 1:00 monday morning.
>
> It was a pretty uneventful trip through Canada, but I didn't get to see
> the falls again this year. There was a ton of road construction and
> after moving about 30 feet in an hour I decided that it wasn't worth it
> and headed back to the highway after grabbing an extra large tim
> horton's coffee. the coffee was delicious, and let me be the first to
> say that y'all in Canada need to put your rest stops closer together,
> after 2 or 3 of those size cups it just kinda creeps up on you.
>
> The drive through Michigan took longer than I'd expected because it was
> very dark, I was tired, and the customs agent wanted to have a beer
> discussion with me. So, after sitting at his booth for a mere 30
> minutes I was on my way. Being that I was tired I stopped at every rest
> area to walk around and even caught a quick 25 min power nap at a few.
> All in all it was a good trip, although I think it may just be faster to
> stay stateside on the return trip. However, the benefits of going
> through Canada (longest beer run ever) outweigh the length of time it
> takes.
>
> Walt Felix wrote:
>
> > Ingrid and I made it home safely as well. We didn't leave Jon's until
about
> > 5PM and a little west of Albany, I was getting a little groggy, so we
> > stopped at a rest stop and I took a short nap. I backed the trailer into
our
> > driveway at 2:30am, a little later than I planned, but not bad. Ingrid
and
> > I were happy to meet/see all of you and are definitely planning on
attending
> > again next year. Thanks again to Jon and his family. I have a few more
> > photos to upload and will post to the list when done.
> >
> > Until next time,
> >
> > Walt
> >
> >
> > ""Norah Bleazard"" <dml@bleazard.net> wrote in message
> > news:NDBBLJLKEKFNFKGHMANDMEIDIDAA.dml@bleazard.net...
> >
> >>We're home safe and sound as well. Had to first drop off the trailer at
> >
> > the
> >
> >>storage facility, and then head home. It was a great weekend as usual.
> >>Thanks again Jon and his family (Milt and Linda). Today will be a day
> >>filled with laundry and putting stuff away. :-) What a great event and
I
> >>won't forget to bring my goggles (that do nothing) next year. Going
home
> >
> > is
> >
> >>always the worst part of the BBQ. I will miss everyone greatly and hope
> >
> > to
> >
> >>see everyone and hopefully some new DML family members as well.
> >>
> >>Hugs and love to you all,
> >>
> >>Norah Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario
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Diamond)
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> >>prev: '93 Dakota Sport 4x2, 3.9 V6, Auto, Club Cab, electric blue
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> >>
> >>MSN = black_dak_98@hotmail.com
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
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>
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