As some of you should know, this was Million Mile Monday for HOG Members. The event was sponsored by Harley Davidson and you could log in and record your miles. This little story is about my ride that day. It started off as a beautiful day, but the closer I got to the mountains, the cloudier it got. Not little clouds either, big black ugly ones. Well, since I was that close, there was no stopping. I got on the Skyline Drive at Swift Gap and headed south thinking the cloud more...
Monday June 30, 2008
As some of you should know, this was Million Mile Monday for HOG Members. The event was sponsored by Harley Davidson and you could log in and record your miles. This little story is about my ride that day. It started off as a beautiful day, but the closer I got to the mountains, the cloudier it got. Not little clouds either, big black ugly ones. Well, since I was that close, there was no stopping. I got on the Skyline Drive at Swift Gap and headed south thinking the clouds might dissipate later in the afternoon. The weatherman said so? Yep, I believe everything I see on TV. The ride went well and nothing but a few drops here and there all the way down the Skyline Drive and then on down the Blue Ridge Parkway. I tried to stop often and take a few pictures, but all I got was big nasty clouds.
On the Blue Ridge Parkway I stopped at a pullover and there was a car there with a woman standing looking over the hill. I looked down and there was a man poking a tree with a rather short stick. The woman told me her husband (poking the tree) was convinced it was a Current Tree. We talked while he continued to poke and prod and pull at the limbs. Shortly he climbed the steep bank back to the road and sure enough, he had a handful of little red berries. He immediately offered them to his wife, and she promptly refused to eat any until she was sure they were not poisonous. Then he offered me some. How could I resist. Sure, I said and took a couple and popped them in my mouth. Mmmm, they were very ripe and sweet. I told her they were delicious. She then decided to try a couple. As soon as she put several in her mouth, I bent over holding my stomach and retching like I was dieing. I made some terrible noises and she went pale. Immediately her husband started laughing and I couldn?t hold it any longer. I had to laugh too. Thank god she was a good sport. Her husband and I laughed for a long time. It was hilarious. The look on her face was priceless and then she new she was had.
Just another day in my life; and one more practical joke on an unsuspecting stranger. less...
