white suitcase that I gave my wife for a wedding present ages ago and that has locks that no longer work so I tie it with bungee cord. The outside of "Whitey" has stickers describing all the locations we have been on vacation. YOU CAN'T MISS IT! We picked up our car at the airport and headed out of the parking lot to try and find the Mercure Simpson. We had never been on the island before and weren't quite sure which way to go. We had a 2 door very small car so I drove and the other 3 sat in the back, squeezed in real tight. The luggage, plenty of it, was in the trunk, strapped on the roof, and on the floor and seat in the front next to me. After checking a map we got from the rental company, we headed towards the golf course and the northwest side of the island. After about 15 minutes we hit a stretch of straight road that had very low but wide speed bumps. No problem, just go slow over them since we were very close to the ground. "There it is!" they shouted from the back seat. I made a quick turn into the Mercure and POW! Didn't see the BIG speed bump. Well, we couldn't move. The car was rocking on the speed bump. "Everyone out." After we lost some passengers and luggage the car was able to finish going over the bump. We realized we would have to limit our baggage for the rest of the vacation. Never thought about taking it back and getting a bigger car. What fun would that be? Just watch out for the big speed bumps! Another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
Monday, September 14, 2009
The "Speed Bump" Story
It was an ordinary day. We had just exited the plane and were hit in the face with the hot tropical air. My wife Carol and I had traveled to St. Martin in the Caribbean with friends Jere and "Just" Sue. I love the hot air after leaving the cold of the northeast weather. Worked our way through customs and picked up our luggage. We carry our snorkel and beach gear in an old 
white suitcase that I gave my wife for a wedding present ages ago and that has locks that no longer work so I tie it with bungee cord. The outside of "Whitey" has stickers describing all the locations we have been on vacation. YOU CAN'T MISS IT! We picked up our car at the airport and headed out of the parking lot to try and find the Mercure Simpson. We had never been on the island before and weren't quite sure which way to go. We had a 2 door very small car so I drove and the other 3 sat in the back, squeezed in real tight. The luggage, plenty of it, was in the trunk, strapped on the roof, and on the floor and seat in the front next to me. After checking a map we got from the rental company, we headed towards the golf course and the northwest side of the island. After about 15 minutes we hit a stretch of straight road that had very low but wide speed bumps. No problem, just go slow over them since we were very close to the ground. "There it is!" they shouted from the back seat. I made a quick turn into the Mercure and POW! Didn't see the BIG speed bump. Well, we couldn't move. The car was rocking on the speed bump. "Everyone out." After we lost some passengers and luggage the car was able to finish going over the bump. We realized we would have to limit our baggage for the rest of the vacation. Never thought about taking it back and getting a bigger car. What fun would that be? Just watch out for the big speed bumps! Another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
white suitcase that I gave my wife for a wedding present ages ago and that has locks that no longer work so I tie it with bungee cord. The outside of "Whitey" has stickers describing all the locations we have been on vacation. YOU CAN'T MISS IT! We picked up our car at the airport and headed out of the parking lot to try and find the Mercure Simpson. We had never been on the island before and weren't quite sure which way to go. We had a 2 door very small car so I drove and the other 3 sat in the back, squeezed in real tight. The luggage, plenty of it, was in the trunk, strapped on the roof, and on the floor and seat in the front next to me. After checking a map we got from the rental company, we headed towards the golf course and the northwest side of the island. After about 15 minutes we hit a stretch of straight road that had very low but wide speed bumps. No problem, just go slow over them since we were very close to the ground. "There it is!" they shouted from the back seat. I made a quick turn into the Mercure and POW! Didn't see the BIG speed bump. Well, we couldn't move. The car was rocking on the speed bump. "Everyone out." After we lost some passengers and luggage the car was able to finish going over the bump. We realized we would have to limit our baggage for the rest of the vacation. Never thought about taking it back and getting a bigger car. What fun would that be? Just watch out for the big speed bumps! Another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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