August 2014

ETD for tomorrow’s return drive to St Louis is oh-dark-thirty, thus it’s time to present the award for the most entertaining vehicle of this two-week deployment to the Old Line State. Full disclosure: due to the circumstances, yr fthfl ed didn’t get out a lot, so the lack of LBC sightings wasn’t surprising. Did see…

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Yeah, I realize this is a tad out of the greater St Louis OpArea and I have no doubt that the Triumph and other LBC clubs in the vicinity of DC/MD/Northern VA are well aware of this route. However, if anyone reading this blog ever has cause to spend time in northern West Virginia/Virginia and/or…

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Here’s that Caravelle that I saw while passing through Louisville. A true French classic, eh? BTW, for those who might feel their LBCs don’t get proper sporting awe and respect what with all the rodded Japanese cars and ubiquitous BMWs and Audis running around, it could be worse…YOU could be the individual who shows up…

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Yet another extended patrol – more like a two-week “deployment” – to the vicinity of Bowie and Annapolis, MD. This one came up rather quickly but I did manage to work on an alternative route: instead of the direct-to-Baltimore I-70, I instead made a sweep somewhat to the south, using I-64 to Charleston, WV, then…

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Don’t know about the rest of y’all but thanks to the recent seemingly non-stop lines of thunderstorms and rain have turned the front yard of the estate into a lush green paradise. I might – emphasize, MIGHT – be able to get out there and actually mow tomorrow afternoon if everything dries out. Fortunately, the…

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