[Nobbc] Steve's TR4A IRS has been grabbed... (Was: Steve's TR4A IRS is up for grabs!)

[wendell bain]

Gerry,

Great adventure. Have fun.

Wendell

On Oct 3, 2010, at 9:34 PM, G. Mugele wrote:

> Diana (Steve's window and AKA Dee) met me at Denver Intn'l yesterday
> and shortly thereafter introduced me to my latest mistress.   After
> the paperwork was done we toasted the deal with some of Dee's home
> brew (rootbeer) and I set out on the adventure.
>
> Yes... some might say having a mistress 22 years younger is of
> questionable taste.  Still, she's hot looking, even at her age.  It's
> fun enticing my new girlfriend to come home with me.  She's more
> delicate than I remember but still strong.  I headed out from Dee's
> place to go up into the Rockies to visit one of the Land Rover
> Brethren in Baily, Colorado.   This took far longer than anticipated
> and the darkness monsters began threatening us.  Seems that she's a
> bit bashful and doesn't want to offend the darkness by having any
> lights.   Well....we do have brake lights and that's a very good thing
> since people around here seem to want to follow far too close.
>
> We got as far as Westminster and I looked for some housing that might
> offer a roof for both of us.   Well the Westin hotel there was plenty
> pretentious enough for a tryst with one's latest love but we had to
> pay dearly for it.   It did rain a drab during the night and she
> stayed dry.  She also apparently garnered enough attention that the
> parking valet looked up TRs on the net so he could explain it to
> people asking about her.  (incidentally no parking varlet was allowed
> to actually touch her)
>
> This morning the wake-up was tough.   She wanted to sleep in but I
> choked her severely until she came to life.   In spite of that
> brutality once on the road we went well and got to the Land Rover
> friend's place in time to mooch an early brunch.   His children ooooo-
> ed and ahhhhhh-ed at the pretty red charmer.  Then we headed south on
> US 285 and West on US 160.   We crossed three 10K passes today and she
> was a good sport about it.  Although she did make it clear that she'd
> prefer a little more oxygen to breathe.   And then there were those
> little rain bursts we passed through... muddied up the exterior
> somewhat but the interior only got a few drops.   Maybe I'll have to
> put up the top tomorrow.   Tonight we're in Pagosa Springs, CO....
> about an hour and something East of Durango.
>
> The plan from here is to try to avoid the rain but that's looking
> rather difficult.  Nevertheless, in the morning, it's off to Durango
> and then down past Mesa Verde, to Four Corners, across a piece of the
> Navajo Reservation and ending up in Flagstaff at the home of another
> of the Land Rover afflicted.  We are going to have a serious look at
> the lights and wipers to see if we can't get them to work.... heck
> maybe the horn will get some attention too.  Until she's got working
> lights I'm imposing a sundown curfew.
>
> Here's a link to a couple photos from today:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/MewGull9/TR4A
>
> One image was on the road to Bailey about noon and the other was shot
> a little after six this evening at an overlook on the west side of
> Wolf Creek Pass.... on the way into Pagosa Springs.  The aspens are
> showing some color, as you can see.
>
> Gerry
>
>
>
> G. Mugele
> mewgull at mugele.net
>
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> Michael Crichton
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