[TheForge] now for something completely different

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Jeeeze Terry:
You can't bring home any junk on that!~
With your history, i'd be looking to buy an MRAP.~

terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello;
> 
> 
> last thursday i had my ortho checkup and the orthospedic doctor said
> that the person who put me back together is an artist and that it is a
> miracle that i am walking once again. he even gave the go ahead to go
> on my dream 'road trip'. so literally right after leaving hones v.a.
> hospital i went to chicago motoworks and looked at the latest and
> greatest motorscooters and motorcycles. not finding what i was looking
> for there i went to bollingbrook illinois urban motors this past friday
> and found what i was looking for. i have purchased a 2008 piaggio mp3
> 500 red and a 2009 piaggio mp3 400 red. i am planning out my road trip.
> current plan is to take historic route 66 from illinois to southern
> california. southern california to the state of washington crossover
> into canada at vancover and across canada stopping off to see friends
> and relatives. once to nova scotia stop in halifax for a week or two
> and proceed down the east coast to florida then back from florida to
> northern illinois.
> 
> not sure how long it will take but i want to do this before i am unable
> to do much of anything. anyone who would like to join the road trip
> along the way is more than welcomed to come along.
> 
> i would love to stop in on members of theforge e-mail list along the way
> and share a cup of coffee and lunch. anyone up for a visit please let me
> know.
> 
> what blacksmithing related sites are worth seeing and stopping for along
> the over 6000 miles of road?
> 
> 
> the motorcycles:
> 
> 
> http://www.urbanmotors.com/detail-2009-piaggio-mp3_500-3993102.html
> http://www.urbanmotors.com/detail-2009-piaggio-mp3_400-3993101.html
> 
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