Son of Trucks are for Chickens ... Its on!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

Getting paid chicken feed ain't much, but it is getting paid....lol

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

Getting paid chicken feed ain't much, but it is getting paid....lol

[GR8-68]

Well our time is coming to a close Afew last pics before Monroe and I start our journey towards Carlisle truck nats

Monroe was a big help getting the new lights wired to go to Carlisle



I let him do the side markers, they worked great so Monroe is our new wiring tech



He was also a big help loading the trailer up



Monroe is in the truck and ready to ride. He said he will miss us but is also looking forward to meeting many other members and spending his time with Special-K

[GR8-68]

Thanks to CG for allowing and trusting us to be a part of Monroes life

[GR8-68]

Monroe and I are about halfway there, taking a break in Virginia right now

[67ChevyRedneck]

Taking a break, or checking out the transmission in that Ram?

Have fun. My dad and I hit carlisle for the spring show this year, there was a lot of great parts.

[pwdcougar]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

That feed bag picture was great!

X2

Paul

[CG]

Originally Posted by GR8-68

Thanks to CG for allowing and trusting us to be a part of Monroes life

Glad to see he's been helpful. I guess keeping him well fed is the way to go. Pics from Carlyle are going to be great Im sure. Special-K knows how to keep the party going

[robs71]

Here is a picture from Friday suitable for framing...From left to right................GR8-68(Larry),special-K(Tim),Monroe,jimer1964(Jim),me

[robs71]

Taking a break from spending money...Teenagers and ladies also warmed up to Monroe at Carlisle Friday .....Joes71(Joey) as well as my other half Theresa.

[CG]

Looks like a good place to meet a lot of board members, cool!

[GR8-68]

Originally Posted by robs71

Here is a picture from Friday suitable for framing...From left to right................GR8-68(Larry),special-K(Tim),Monroe,jimer1964(Jim),me

Look at that Motley Crue, It was so great to meet and spend some time with some other board members. Hope to be able to do it again

[special-K]

Motley is putting it nicely! What a time! It was great meeting you, Larry, as well as your fine feathered friend Monroe.

I had some busy days prior to the show right up through the first half of Thursday, which got me there late. I was so anxious to meet Monroe, but did take a moment to check my load and get a shot of the trucks once Olblue60 and I got out on the road:


Here is a picture showing the act of shared custody in Monroe's interstate adventure, with Liftmeup looking on:

[special-K]

Time to hit the sack came quick, since I got there so late. I never gave a thought to how Monroe would feel about the sleeping quarters. I'm fine with roughing it at these swap meets and when the time came, I was concerned he might have been expecting a motel room. I figure a bed's a bed. I guess he was fine with it because it took a lot of effort to get him out of "the bed" the next morning:


Once up, and with some breakfast in his gizzards he volunteered to man (chicken??) the hubcap table:


He's quite the huckster. I told him about the early birds being the ones most serious about getting their worm. The first couple guys were a tough sell and just kept on truckin'. But the very next guy stopped and listened (carrying something). The next ting I knew my first sale was made:

[special-K]

9am sharp the National Anthem is played and he kicked right in with facing the flag and putting his hand on his heart. He even paused his tunes. Such a fine young man he is:


It took no time for lunch time to roll around and Monroe asked if he could take the trike to see if any vendors were selling cracked corn.

[CG]

Any chance you have a video of him riding the tricycle? His legs seem a little short haha.

[special-K]

It's drive by wire (hidden). You just crank the Red Baron up and she rolls right along. And, as we all know, no brakes on a tricycle. It's a true combination of raw primitive and highly advanced technology. I'm no engineer or scientist, so I can't explain it any further than that... sorry for my ignorance.

Monroe had a great time meeting all the members, as well as the people there in general. A very social bird he is. He took a while to come back after lunch and, by the number of people stopping by on his suggestion, he made friends with a lot of people in a little time. He said he really liked how it ran and late in the day he scooted out on the Red Baron and was gone a while.

Well, I wish someone had warned me he had a bit of the skater bad boy in him (I should have figured by the droopy drawers). A couple hours later, here comes Monroe on the Red Baron zinging down the row. Security frowns on that and I don't want such unruly behavior associated with my vending operation. I've spend 10 years building my reputation as one of the most upstanding respectable clean livin' vendors of the show. I was even told by Tim Demarc that next year, if all went well, I was slated to receive the good guy vendor badge I would have worn proudly. Well, so much for that. With Monroe approaching fast, a gust of wind kicks up, a hubcap blows into the isle, Liftmeup goes to grab it up just as Monroe almost smacks into it. The hubcap was saved, but can't say as much about Monroe. He swerved at the last moment, and you know how trikes handle. He flopped it over, he went over the bars and face planted onto the asphalt. The Red Baron has a lot of damage and Monroe bought himself a case of road rash. I hope he learned a good lesson.

Someone caught the incident just as it occurred. Oh, the drama!!

[GR8-68]

Oh no !! I didn't realize he was drinking and driving, just goes to show you the two don't mix

[special-K]

His beak took the brunt of the fall and got shallow scratches, and a little scun up on the comb dome. We had a good long talk and I think between the trauma of it all and me carefully words of guidance, he'll be back to being the fine yung man I thought he was. I was very upset to see he had been drinking beer. I went over to the vendor buddy who gave it to him and gave him a proper reaming! He's lucky I didn't have him charged with giving alcohol to a minor.

I got him in the truck and all patched up. And, just to be safe, insisted he stick around the spots and only went about when with me. I don't take my responsibilities lightly and I apologize for allowing this to happen.

Here he is after getting patched up and another one once home. As you can see, the wounds were fairly superficial and had already started to clear up. I've got to get back to work, so I'll have to get back to more of our time together later. Y'all come back now, ya hear?

[flashed]

I think he likes swap meets too.

[jeh]

Tim, you might want to keep a watch out for Monroe, I heard he's hoarding up cracked corn and secretly making "corn whiskey"

[BC10]

He is lucky that it was as only a little "chicken scratch."

[special-K]

I am watching him and I hope even the chicken scratch was lesson enough for him to walk the straight and narrow.

I bought a new 7-pin and he helped me connect the wiring. I never could have done it without his little bird brain. My hand doesn't fit, due to the hitch braces and spare tire



He did great on that, so I gave him some free time to skateboard. He sure can do some awesome tricks!



Then it was back to his assigned area, the hubcaps.

[special-K]

He wanted to know the story behind the blown out tire



I told him and he said it was a shame. He's a funny little cuss. Look what he did when I wasn't looking

[CG]

Geeze you have a lot of cool stuff for sale.