picture thread... burbin around some more

[Longhorn Man]

All this was actually 2 to 3 weeks ago, and it was a failed attempt.
I wanted to close the cruise season with an insparational thread. A thread of me takin the burb and my son Jay, seemingly all over the country, and even the world, but, the catch would have been, I never left Ohio.
Most states have towns that are named after other places. How many states have a Columbus, or a springfield, or middletown... ect. We have all those right here in Ohio. Well, like most states, we also have citys named after other places world wide... like Dublin.
I planned on getting photos of the burb, or myself, in front of the city limit sign on many of these places... or, things in the background that make you instantly think that I am in that other place.
I should have known that my son wasn't up for the misson. However, we DID get to go cruisin for the best part of the day. When I saw he was gettin REAL board, and I saw that we were only 25 miles away from my cousin's house in Ada Ohio (we both have sons about the same age) I called all the fun off, and went to pop in.
You shoulda seen the surprise on there faces when I said we just happened to be in the neighborhood and felt like saying hi.
I think I'll try this plan again some other time, but maybe not all in one day. I did burn up 1 1/2 tanks of fuel.... but it was worth every penny.

We start off with a calico colored 72 burb;


A bored 15 year old kid named Jay;


Me with my cheap sunglasses;


and the first of many CDs to be heard (starting with AC/DC's latest)


A quick stop to fill the cooler...


And 15 min later, we hit the road for a day of pointless fun.



First stop... Deleware.


I learned a VALUABLE lesson here in Deleware... Just becouse the street is dry, doesn't mean the grass is. I also learned (for the second or third time) that even if there is a trail where a farmer pulls his equipment into his field, that doesn't mean your heavy ass burb will do it too.
Case in point;


Yeah, I got somewhat stuck. I just backed in to turn around, and my exhaust was hanging just a bit toolow, which drug on the ground as I tried to pull out, and that, along with the fact I was not wanting to throw the farmer's mud around, and the fact that it was all wet, slowed me down enough to where I had to back up fiurther into the mud and try again.
And again
And yes.... again.

I did manage to get out though. A big block and peg leg one wheel drive rear, are not the BEST tools for playing in the mud.
While the photos look like it was lame, it was just a step or two above being lame. I did actually cover the rear frame rails with mud, packed the rear bumper with mud, and even managed toget some on the roof of the burb.
I still try to understand how in the world it actually gets on the roof... and the windshield for that matter.