Editor's Addendum- 2008 Fall Tour

T-BIRD TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS....

It seems that there were a few mechanical glitches, as Larry Johnson's 'Bird was the first to falter, early on Friday morning. The passage of time caught up with several heat-control valves, where the coolant leaks required replacement - or bypassing! A flat tire on your Editor's T-Bird was (luckily), spotted by Jerry Peterson, as we were leaving our hotel on Saturday morning! After a Herculean effort to remove the wheel, thanks to Jerry, the hotel "handy-man," and others who offered to help, the spare from Jerry's '57 was in place. The only port-/n-fne storm turned out to be a nearby Farm & Fleet, not a recommended place to have a wire-wheel put in the hands of a "cowboy!" Although the repair was promised by 4:30 p.m. no work had been performed when we arrived at Ihe garage. Finally, I was able to examine the tube and determine that the pinhole leak was not in any way related to the spokes, but was close to the fop of the tube. With a new tube installed, further problems ensued, so it was with relief that we returned to the Holiday Inn where we returned the "leased" spare to Jerry.
In any case, our sincere thanks to Jerry and Pat for staying with us in the hotel parking lot, the locale being much better suited to our task than on the road.


AN 'X-RATED' HOLIDAY INN BREAKFAST EXPERIENCE...

As we were enjoying our breakfast repast on Sunday morning. Pat Peterson happened to look down at the floor, exclaiming, "Someone lost their underwear!" A gal had dropped a pair of (very) skimpy briefs alongside our table, and hearing Pat's startling declaration, explained, "I've been looking for these all morning..." The gal quickly recovered the telltale evidence and stuffed the postage-stamp sized garment into her suitcase. Of course, her face turned full crimson as she tried to recover from the embarrassing incident -
A BRIEF MOMENT AT THE VERONA, WISCONSIN HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS!

-Editor