ron@stlouis
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Sometimes I can see why Cain did onto Abel. I've felt like that after a recent trip with my twin.
He wanted to get an early start so 5:50 a.m., he is at my house. He is now trying to read a piece of paper that fell into a puddle and half the directions and numbers are smeared. After 20 minutes of readying hieroglyphics, we start driving in a pouring rain. About 15 minutes out, he asked if I brought my cell phone which I didn't since he always brought his, no, not today.
We drove into the old part of St. Louis where we had permission from his buddy to check some home ready to be torn down. Trouble was we couldn't figure out which properties were which the way the area had been torn up. OK, let's go eat and maybe call the guy and let the rain stop. $12 and an hour later you still have the rain pouring down. Now we go to a pay phone. Ever try that lately in a ghetto? We are getting soaked, shoving money in the phone since it is a long distance call to where his buddy lives, it takes our money, disconnects us and we are still at square one. We get more change, call the operator, finally get through and make contact with the property owner.
We get to the property and it still is pouring. We dig and dig between the beer tabs, nails and trash. One penny later, we decided to throw in the towel. The yards were just horrible even with a 5 inch coil. I guess you have to have the horrible hunts to make the goods ones that much sweeter. I can laugh about it now but sure was miserable.
I hope to get out a few more times but have to wedge it in with my oldest getting married, work, home and time on the water and deer woods. It is a great time to be outdoors.
He wanted to get an early start so 5:50 a.m., he is at my house. He is now trying to read a piece of paper that fell into a puddle and half the directions and numbers are smeared. After 20 minutes of readying hieroglyphics, we start driving in a pouring rain. About 15 minutes out, he asked if I brought my cell phone which I didn't since he always brought his, no, not today.
We drove into the old part of St. Louis where we had permission from his buddy to check some home ready to be torn down. Trouble was we couldn't figure out which properties were which the way the area had been torn up. OK, let's go eat and maybe call the guy and let the rain stop. $12 and an hour later you still have the rain pouring down. Now we go to a pay phone. Ever try that lately in a ghetto? We are getting soaked, shoving money in the phone since it is a long distance call to where his buddy lives, it takes our money, disconnects us and we are still at square one. We get more change, call the operator, finally get through and make contact with the property owner.
We get to the property and it still is pouring. We dig and dig between the beer tabs, nails and trash. One penny later, we decided to throw in the towel. The yards were just horrible even with a 5 inch coil. I guess you have to have the horrible hunts to make the goods ones that much sweeter. I can laugh about it now but sure was miserable.
I hope to get out a few more times but have to wedge it in with my oldest getting married, work, home and time on the water and deer woods. It is a great time to be outdoors.