We had another busy weekend with a car show and Sunday parade. The car show was at a bar on the shores of one of our lakes. They invited me to bring the squad car. Not being a drinker I wasn't sure how we would fit in. It turned out to be quite a "dive". If ever there was an "Unlike Mayberry" place this was it. We thought about leaving but decided we didn't want to be "RUDE". We saw a lot of flesh and tattoos but the people were very friendly and engaging. So we sat on the shore and listened to the band, which definitely wasn't "The Dillards". The folks there loved the car and they had a lot of questions, so all in all it was a very different evening, but we are glad we went.
We were at a very small village parade on Sunday, but there were a lot of people there as the weather was just fabulous. It is such fun interacting with the folks along the parade route as I walk behind the car. It is so funny to hear the comments that they shout out. We always hang around afterwards for food and talk with the natives. During this parade I saw the local police officer blocking the road with his squad car. I went up to him and issued him an "illegal parking ticket". Just as I was about to put it on his windshield he told me to wait. He ran and got a camera and had to take a picture of me placing the ticket on the car. He shook my hand and thanked me for being part of the parade. That's what makes it so much fun. As soon as our parade season is over on September 15, the squad car is going in for a face lift for several weeks. I am having everything that is black totally redone, so when it comes out of storage next spring it will all ready for another great summer. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
