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slimjim503 · 08-03-2010, 09:34 AM

Thank you, we are a very lucky family to have each other. we have been through a very tough year and hopefully this is the break that we have been waiting for, fingers crossed!! Yes his butt is very sore...lol that is the first thing I hear when he calls. Last nite he was i think in St Paul, MN by a river (sorry i dont know where he was!! i am not sure he did!) but he was sitting there for a rest and dozing off. he forgot to call me when he decided what he was going to do, but called at 8:30am. while he was sitting there he said he looked over and saw someone beside him smoking a cig. turns out the guy is a fellow advrider, he said. that is from that area and told jim he looked really tired. they talked for awhile and the guy told him that he knew somewhere he *jim* prob could get away with crashing at, a park nearby. so jim said that the park was closed @ dark, but they went ahead in. and not even 10 minutes later a cop pulled in shinning his light all around.. that is just jims luck!! but the guy, jim didnt tell me his name!, but his id on advrider ( i hope that is the right thing) is wingnut11. Wingnut11 told the officer how jim was out there for a job and didnt have anywhere to sleep and was super tired. and didnt want to set up a tent or anything just get a few hours of sleep. the officer said that was just fine. i am floored by this bc around here people arent that kind at all. anyways he got some sleep, and cleaned up...and is now back on the road. i am pretty sure he said he has just under 200mi til he reaches where he is going. Fergus Falls, MN.
I am so greatful that there are still kind people out there, you just have to go far to find them!! And many thanks go out to all of you for your prayers and thoughts..Jim is excited that there are so many of you interested in his journey...believe me we have read many and he has always said that he wants to go on a long trip...well here is a start to the beginning of that for him! I have a feeling he will really be addicted now! Which is fine by me. and i agree if the media and news would focus on the anything other than the bad/negative things in the world then maybe people would see how people and the world really are. but i will not go into my views on that. thank you all again for your thoughts and kinds words. i uploaded the pics i have so i am going to put *try* anyways to post them. he did say that he has been taking some of what he can..that there was nothing good to get a pic of until he got westward...so we will have to wait to see what is worthy in his mind! until next time. Mrs Jim!!

and yes spudRider, that is pretty close to exactly the miles that we had figured up!

and a huge thank you to wingnut11, even if this isnt the right site, jim said that there are many that use both, so if your reading this..thank you and jim will for sure keep in touch wiht you! :wink:

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08-03-2010, 09:34 AM	#22
slimjim503 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: billings mt Posts: 102	Thank you, we are a very lucky family to have each other. we have been through a very tough year and hopefully this is the break that we have been waiting for, fingers crossed!! Yes his butt is very sore...lol that is the first thing I hear when he calls. Last nite he was i think in St Paul, MN by a river (sorry i dont know where he was!! i am not sure he did!) but he was sitting there for a rest and dozing off. he forgot to call me when he decided what he was going to do, but called at 8:30am. while he was sitting there he said he looked over and saw someone beside him smoking a cig. turns out the guy is a fellow advrider, he said. that is from that area and told jim he looked really tired. they talked for awhile and the guy told him that he knew somewhere he jim prob could get away with crashing at, a park nearby. so jim said that the park was closed @ dark, but they went ahead in. and not even 10 minutes later a cop pulled in shinning his light all around.. that is just jims luck!! but the guy, jim didnt tell me his name!, but his id on advrider ( i hope that is the right thing) is wingnut11. Wingnut11 told the officer how jim was out there for a job and didnt have anywhere to sleep and was super tired. and didnt want to set up a tent or anything just get a few hours of sleep. the officer said that was just fine. i am floored by this bc around here people arent that kind at all. anyways he got some sleep, and cleaned up...and is now back on the road. i am pretty sure he said he has just under 200mi til he reaches where he is going. Fergus Falls, MN. I am so greatful that there are still kind people out there, you just have to go far to find them!! And many thanks go out to all of you for your prayers and thoughts..Jim is excited that there are so many of you interested in his journey...believe me we have read many and he has always said that he wants to go on a long trip...well here is a start to the beginning of that for him! I have a feeling he will really be addicted now! Which is fine by me. and i agree if the media and news would focus on the anything other than the bad/negative things in the world then maybe people would see how people and the world really are. but i will not go into my views on that. thank you all again for your thoughts and kinds words. i uploaded the pics i have so i am going to put try anyways to post them. he did say that he has been taking some of what he can..that there was nothing good to get a pic of until he got westward...so we will have to wait to see what is worthy in his mind! until next time. Mrs Jim!! and yes spudRider, that is pretty close to exactly the miles that we had figured up! and a huge thank you to wingnut11, even if this isnt the right site, jim said that there are many that use both, so if your reading this..thank you and jim will for sure keep in touch wiht you! :wink: [/img]
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