Seems like the vast majority of us are stuck somewhere in between the Nutsos & the RobberBarrons ~ but I guess they are really Nutsos also ~ OK were surrounded ~ HELP ~ Circle the Vanagons ~ Whew, Friday is over so we can go back to life as usual for a week. ORR ~ DeanB
On 14 Sep , 2012, at 11:16 PM, JRodgers wrote: > Boy, Robert, that had to be nerve wracking. Glad it turned out OK. > We/ve > got nutso's here too. > > John > > On 9/14/2012 11:36 PM, Robert Keezer wrote: >> OK- it's my turn to add my true story from years ago about river >> access back when I had a splittie.. >> I met the Deliverance local! >> >> I launched a canoe in a slough and when I returned a day later, my >> 1964 VW bus was chained to a high voltage utility pole. >> There was a note on my windshield telling me to go to the farmhouse >> up the road to get the vehicle unchained. I unchained it myself >> seeing it was just bolted together . >> I left the chain on the ground, drove up under the one car railroad >> bridge and stopped in front of the farmhouse. A farmer was in the >> front yard mowing his lawn. I never should have stopped. He was >> wearing a gun holster. >> He looked over at me, drew his gun, and demanded to know what I was >> doing on his property. My map showed the area is a wildlife refuge, >> so I stood my ground and told him I was canoeing and never sit foot >> on his land. >> He demanded his chain , and aiming his pistol at me, he demanded I >> get his chain. >> So sped down the hill, got the chain , and when I got back to the >> bridge, he was blocking it with a pick-up truck. >> he was standing next to it, and pacing back and forth across the >> entrance, he said "Were going to do this my way" .after I asked him >> to call the police. At this point I think I heard banjos.. >> Next, I said , I'm leaving! and I turned the bus around, and drove >> it to the dead end where the freeway is. I ran up the bank and >> there just happened to be a State Patrol parked nearby, who gave me >> a ride to town. He said he could do anything about it, the it was >> out of jurisdiction. >> By midnite the county sheriff arrived , 5 hours after I called, and >> found that there was a tractor blocking the road under the bridge >> instead of the truck. They arrested the farmer and made him move >> the tractor. >> >> I drove out of there and never went back to that slough don't know >> what they did, if anything, to the farmer. >> >> Robert >> 1982 Westfalia. >> >> >> >> >> >> I hear dualing banjo's somewhere in the background..... >> >> Thanks, Tom Hargrave >> >> >> >> >> >> - >> |
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