May 25 2008
Scooter Road Trip
Friday morning my son Jacob and I left Charlotte at about 8 AM headed to my beautiful home state of Alabama. We were headed to Decatur, AL to pick up a Honda Scooter from my good friend Dr. Rob Jackson who is the pastor of Central Baptist.
Our adventure got started as we got mooned by the giant peach in Gaffney, SC.
Then we made one of our many stops at Starbucks to keep my mind fueled.
Then we stopped at the Georgia welcome center on I-85 S and they were giving away freebies. We got free lunch, gift certificates, coffee, computer bags, etc… I do miss Georgia.
We made our way through Atlanta seeing old places we used to go like the Mall of Georgia, Downtown, Philips arena, Turner Field, Georgia Dome, Varsity, Guitar Center and Six Flags.
We drove by Talladega Motor Speedway which was funny because the big race is in Charlotte today. I love Birmingham and north Alabama. The scenery is beautiful. Birmingham holds a special place since it is where I met Cassandra.
When we arrived in Decatur, Rob took us by Central Baptist’s new building. God is doing amazing things through Rob’s leadership. They are relocating to a Central place between Decatur and Hartselle, AL. They bought and existing Savings and Loan office that is huge. It sits on 29 acres and the amount they paid for this was what the land would have cost alone. God gave them the building. It will allow them to grow to 3000 in SS and worship. WOW! Rob is a great friend and I’m forever indebted to him and Tonya for making sure Cass and I got together.
Jacob and I loaded up the scooter and left Decatur about 4 PM EST. We arrived in Birmingham and drove around were I used to work near the former Eastwood Mall (that was torn down and has a new shopping center). My old employment, Longs Electronics is long gone. We got back on the road and stopped once again at Starbucks in Oxford, AL. They gave me free coffee!
Then we drove around I-285 N and saw our old stomping grounds. We miss Atlanta. We stopped again in Commerce, GA so I could get more Starbucks so I wouldn’t fall asleep. We gassed up in SC. Their gas is .20 cheaper than Alabama, Georgia and NC. At midnight we drove back by the peach and I was mooned again.
We arrived home safely about 1:10 AM and I slept late. We got up and tried out the new scooter. It has more power than you would think. Later we met three couples from our church in Mobile for supper at Smokey Bones. They are here for the Coca-Cola 600. It was great to see them. Man am I tired!
11 responses so far
You were in BIRMINGHAM and you didn’t TELL ME?
You rascal! May the bluebird of happiness drop a calling card all over your new scooter!!!
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Well since your faithful readers helped you make this decision, I hope you will post some pictures of the scooter, and maybe some video of you riding the scooter. So get to work!
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Now THAT’S
Now THAT’S a sign from GOD!!
(just kidding) :))
You should have stopped at the welcome center in Alabama too. During National Tourism week they had some good free stuff as well. It was a really busy one when I crossed from MS.
Funny how everyone that I know who has seen that peach in person has been mooned…hummmm! I bet Jacob loved to giggle about that with you.
3A-
LOL. There’s truth in that–God would probably moon Kevin on a scooter.
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Kevin,
While you were in Alabama, did you sample some white BBQ sauce? Mayo and vinegar pretending to be BBQ sauce?! I found out about this on AOL while checking my email tonight.
I am glad you are back safe from a place that serves white BBQ sauce!
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Quinn,
Yes I used to live in Huntsville and loved to eat at Greenbriar and Thomas pit BBQ. They both served white BBQ sauce.
Bob,
Sorry we didn’t have time to hang out.
Jason,
Will do.
Janna,
I was on the phone with my friend Rob when we crossed the Bama state line and I drove right by the welcome center. My loss.
A3,
You are funny.
Marty,
You are probably right.
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I don’t know that there’s enough money in the world to pay me to live in Atlanta. When we drive from Athens, AL, to Charlotte, NC, we too drive thru Atlanta. We try to time it when it’s the middle of the night.
Mrs. Osipov,
When I was in collegein Birmingham, I had to have surgery. The surgery was scheduled for 7:00 AM. My parents drove up the night before and stayed in a nearby hotel. I had warned my dad to leave early and to get to the hospital no later than 6:45. Well, they barely made it in time before I was being wheeled out. My dad said, “Son, there was so much traffic on the highway. Where do all of those people go that early in the morning?”
Driving to, around, and through Atlanta often, I always ask myself that same question, whether it is 6:00 AM, noon, 6:00 PM, or midnight. My dad would freak out over Atlanta if he thought Birmingham was bad!
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THANKS for posting the pic of the peach. I have told my kids about it many times because I used to drive by it regularly. Now they actually got to see it.
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