Nice Ride Yesterday

[Micmac]

I'm building a bridge on my property to move my driveway about 500 feet down the road because I'm defying death every time I come out of my property. People like to come around the corner about 65 in a 35 MPH zone. That can be problematic when you are pulling out on a 75 year old motorcycle with a suicide clutch. I digress..... so I went up to a little sawmill about70 miles from here to purchase some 6X6's. Decided to take my '70 C-30 dump truck. It was a beautiful day in Northern Maine. 75 degrees, sunny not a cloud in the sky. I loaded up the cab with my shop radio, some a thermos a couple of cigars and my fly rod and headed up US 1 along the border with New Brunswick . I'm here to tell ya, it was the best time I've had in awhile. Truck performed flawlessly, I actually caught a few trout and enjoyed them for dinner last night. With all the idiocy going one in the world today, it was nice to get out and just be in nature with one of my prized possessions. If you're a young person please know days like yesterday made all those years of getting up at 4 AM and stumbling through the day, scrimping to put money away for retirement all really worthwhile. Thank you for listening to my ramble.
Pete

[Boog]

Heck yeah! I get tired of being at home and some times I just take a morning ride around the county in the '91 Chevy truck, Ruby. Just a cruise around in no particular hurry, maybe give it a wash while I'm out by myself.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by Micmac

I'm building a bridge on my property to move my driveway about 500 feet down the road because I'm defying death every time I come out of my property. People like to come around the corner about 65 in a 35 MPH zone. That can be problematic when you are pulling out on a 75 year old motorcycle with a suicide clutch. I digress..... so I went up to a little sawmill about70 miles from here to purchase some 6X6's. Decided to take my '70 C-30 dump truck. It was a beautiful day in Northern Maine. 75 degrees, sunny not a cloud in the sky. I loaded up the cab with my shop radio, some a thermos a couple of cigars and my fly rod and headed up US 1 along the border with New Brunswick . I'm here to tell ya, it was the best time I've had in awhile. Truck performed flawlessly, I actually caught a few trout and enjoyed them for dinner last night. With all the idiocy going one in the world today, it was nice to get out and just be in nature with one of my prized possessions. If you're a young person please know days like yesterday made all those years of getting up at 4 AM and stumbling through the day, scrimping to put money away for retirement all really worthwhile. Thank you for listening to my ramble.
Pete

I would really like to of came with you up to that little sawmill ,, I worked my way up to sawyer back in my young days ,, I ran a over and under circle saws one being 54 inch and the top one 38 inch , and I also read that you drove by New Brunswick ,( I happen to have a old wind up record player Named Bruswick 1922 .). It's great that you built a new driveway entrance as that is money well spent.. thx for sharing ,,enteresting reading

[Steeveedee]

That sounds like a real pleasure. I stink when it comes to fish. They hate me for some reason. Haven't fished in decades.

When I was younger I had some nice scenic routes that I rode my motorcycle or drove my car on, dozens of miles of windy roads. After sitting in traffic for so many hours commuting to and from work, got pretty burned out on it. I am starting to feel a pull, though. Maybe when my wife is out of town, so I don't have to explain where I went for most of a day, I may visit some of those old roads.