Gary Lewis Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 In addition to the primary objective of attending the show and meeting a bunch of you folks, part of why I'm making the drive out to Tulsa from Atlanta is to check a few items off my family to-do list:Visit my grandfather's grave in Owasso and make sure everything's in orderHead down to the Alamo in San Antonio, and pay my respects to my great-great-great-great-grandfather who died thereStop off in Louisiana on my way home, and visit my aunt and uncle who I haven't seen in many yearsFun, right?I thought so...until my mother called this evening. She had been talking to her mother, who told her that there might be some lingering resentment over the disposition of my truck. While my grandmother denies it (and she hasn't forgotten a thing in 94 years, so I believe her), my uncle is apparently convinced that she promised the truck to him after my grandfather died. Why he didn't press his claim in the full 10 years before the truck came to me is a mystery....but if I never post here again and you see some Yosemite Sam-looking guy driving my truck around, I'm probably alligator in a Louisiana swamp somewhere.Wow! That's some trip! How many miles?Maybe you should bypass Cajun country?Alamo? Fought there?Are you staying with your grandmother? She's going to love seeing that truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Wow! That's some trip! How many miles? Maybe you should bypass Cajun country? Alamo? Fought there? Are you staying with your grandmother? She's going to love seeing that truck! I'm figuring it's going to be right about 2500 miles full circle - maybe closer to 2700 if I do a side excursion to Kansas I'm considering. You can see why I'm doing so much prep work. I thought about skipping LA...but I haven't seen them in forever, and my aunt has had some health scares the last couple of years. And besides, the truck may not even be an issue; it's not like he rants and raves about it every chance he gets, it's just something he mentioned to my grandmother when I first got the truck. But he also doesn't forget things, and he's an odd bird, so who knows? Mom just didn't want me to be surprised on the off chance it came up. Worst case, I get back in the truck and head on down the road... Yup, fought and died there. As we like to say, he's the dummy who brought the reinforcements after the Alamo was surrounded. My grandmother actually lives in GA now, so she sees the truck pretty regularly - although I need to get down there now that the interior is done, she'll like that. I don't know exactly where I'm staying, although I will be spending a night with a friend who's a rabbi down in Jenks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm figuring it's going to be right about 2500 miles full circle - maybe closer to 2700 if I do a side excursion to Kansas I'm considering. You can see why I'm doing so much prep work. I thought about skipping LA...but I haven't seen them in forever, and my aunt has had some health scares the last couple of years. And besides, the truck may not even be an issue; it's not like he rants and raves about it every chance he gets, it's just something he mentioned to my grandmother when I first got the truck. But he also doesn't forget things, and he's an odd bird, so who knows? Mom just didn't want me to be surprised on the off chance it came up. Worst case, I get back in the truck and head on down the road... Yup, fought and died there. As we like to say, he's the dummy who brought the reinforcements after the Alamo was surrounded. My grandmother actually lives in GA now, so she sees the truck pretty regularly - although I need to get down there now that the interior is done, she'll like that. I don't know exactly where I'm staying, although I will be spending a night with a friend who's a rabbi down in Jenks. Well, you do have roots! And, a long drive ahead of you. I do see why you are preparing. However, Dad's truck went to Delware and back with nary a problem, so I'm confident yours can as well. The Osage Casino/Hotel has rooms and is quite close. If you are interested there's a discount with the code they gave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm figuring it's going to be right about 2500 miles full circle - maybe closer to 2700 if I do a side excursion to Kansas I'm considering. You can see why I'm doing so much prep work. I thought about skipping LA...but I haven't seen them in forever, and my aunt has had some health scares the last couple of years. And besides, the truck may not even be an issue; it's not like he rants and raves about it every chance he gets, it's just something he mentioned to my grandmother when I first got the truck. But he also doesn't forget things, and he's an odd bird, so who knows? Mom just didn't want me to be surprised on the off chance it came up. Worst case, I get back in the truck and head on down the road... Yup, fought and died there. As we like to say, he's the dummy who brought the reinforcements after the Alamo was surrounded. My grandmother actually lives in GA now, so she sees the truck pretty regularly - although I need to get down there now that the interior is done, she'll like that. I don't know exactly where I'm staying, although I will be spending a night with a friend who's a rabbi down in Jenks. That's really neat (the Alamo connection and Wikipedia article). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 That's really neat (the Alamo connection and Wikipedia article). Just some nifty family history, you know? I started doing the genealogy thing a few years ago when my other grandmother was turning 100 and we realized we wouldn't have her around much longer as a source of information. Between Ancestry.com and 23andMe I was able to confirm a few things (the connection to George Kimball (although there wasn't any real question there), as well as the fact that *his* grandfather died of smallpox at Valley Forge) and refute a few others - my great-grandmother wasn't a half-Indian by a mystery Cherokee (I'm whiter than Elizabeth Warren), nor are we descended from the Clark half of Lewis & Clark. Fun stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 That's really neat (the Alamo connection and Wikipedia article). Just some nifty family history, you know? I started doing the genealogy thing a few years ago when my other grandmother was turning 100 and we realized we wouldn't have her around much longer as a source of information. Between Ancestry.com and 23andMe I was able to confirm a few things (the connection to George Kimball (although there wasn't any real question there), as well as the fact that *his* grandfather died of smallpox at Valley Forge) and refute a few others - my great-grandmother wasn't a half-Indian by a mystery Cherokee (I'm whiter than Elizabeth Warren), nor are we descended from the Clark half of Lewis & Clark. Fun stuff! Interesting that you had the Clark rumor. I'm supposedly descended from Lewis of that expedition, but there's also the rumor that we have William Clark in the lineage as well. As far as I know that has never been established. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Interesting that you had the Clark rumor. I'm supposedly descended from Lewis of that expedition, but there's also the rumor that we have William Clark in the lineage as well. As far as I know that has never been established. Genghis Kahn sired more than 2/3 of Asia.(by dna database) It's not that hard to do when you're out raping and pillaging half of an undocumented continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Genghis Kahn sired more than 2/3 of Asia.(by dna database) It's not that hard to do when you're out raping and pillaging half of an undocumented continent. Good buddy of mine just married a Mongolian. She is an asian Russian. Weird. Knowing how perverted he is, his first child may be the 2nd coming of Ghengis Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Genghis Kahn sired more than 2/3 of Asia.(by dna database) It's not that hard to do when you're out raping and pillaging half of an undocumented continent. Good buddy of mine just married a Mongolian. She is an asian Russian. Weird. Knowing how perverted he is, his first child may be the 2nd coming of Ghengis Khan Went out for car show night to walk around with a friend of mine, and it was quite busy. There were a few old Fords kickin' around;). Old step...er...I mean Flareside, 1979 I think, but with a Bullnose bed on it. Nice old Ford coupe...I dunno, 1930? With of course a SBC in it...lol. It had air conditioning though, so I'm jealous about that. Nice old 390 4spd Fairlane. I know this guy (He used to work for me). He takes it to car shows, but he also drag races it, so it gets used and abused. It is a gorgeous car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Went out for car show night to walk around with a friend of mine, and it was quite busy. There were a few old Fords kickin' around;). Old step...er...I mean Flareside, 1979 I think, but with a Bullnose bed on it. Nice old Ford coupe...I dunno, 1930? With of course a SBC in it...lol. It had air conditioning though, so I'm jealous about that. Nice old 390 4spd Fairlane. I know this guy (He used to work for me). He takes it to car shows, but he also drag races it, so it gets used and abused. It is a gorgeous car. This old Pinto is a....I dunno what to say...lol. It has a 302 with a tunnel ram and two 4 barrels. And this thing...I don't even know what it is...an "LX" something?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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