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A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 02:28 PM Apr 2023

A Heretic and a 2naSalit walk into a diner. No animals were hurt in this meeting!

I met 2naSalit this morning! I was driving down this country road texting away and ran over her trash cans. After she stopped yelling at me, we got to talking……..


No,,,that’s not how it went.

She suggested we meet for coffee, and then went about ordering the most expensive things on the menu, getting it all to go, stuck me with the bill and then hauled ass!


No…..that’s not what happened either.

She replied to my thread from yesterday featuring the Time-Lapse video I did, driving from Billings, MT to Ogden, UT and apparently I drove right by her place! So she was very kind to invite me for a cuppa on my way back by, which happened at 8:00 Am today!

So let’s me tell you about her;

She’s 6’5” and looks like she could cut steel with her pinky fingers. She is stunningly beautiful. Everyone in the diner knew her and they all backed away when she sat down. Cats brought her toys in tribute. The chef ground fresh flour for her pancakes and two hogs gladly gave up their bellies for her bacon. Her coffee beans were delivered to the diner personally by Juan Valdez and his donkey. A Bluebird sat outside the window and serenaded her while she ate and told me tall tales. Deer and raccoons and chipmunks and beavers gathered to pay homage. She had two pet wolves and a mountain lion in the back of her truck. The Maitre’ d cut her bacon up for her. Who knew a truck stop diner had a Maitre’ d? They do when 2na shows up. She asked for a basket of walnuts and cracked the shells with her pinky toe.

Only part of the above is not true. Can you figure out which part?


She is a lovely person, bright, witty, funny and loves the area she lives in, which is gorgeous. She is doing exactly what she wants to do and seems very happy doing it. She is a kind and lovely blue light in a sea of angry red.

It was a pleasure to meet you, 2na!


Oh…and she bought ME brekkie! So next time I come through dinner is on me!

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A Heretic and a 2naSalit walk into a diner. No animals were hurt in this meeting! (Original Post) A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 OP
Sounds like her dweller Apr 2023 #1
It is possible I have the numbers reversed A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #6
Legend has her at 6'3 with a wicked sense of humor! MLAA Apr 2023 #20
Nice! calimary Apr 2023 #2
Well, this happened on pretty short notice... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #5
I watched your post yesterday. Wow, so you two actually met? That was great. I enjoyed reading this debm55 Apr 2023 #3
Yup! I was running ahead of schedule and had the time to stop... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #4
Pleased to know Paul Bunyan's great great granddaughter is well and good. IA8IT Apr 2023 #7
Indeed! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #11
A fun tale, well told. Ptah Apr 2023 #8
Thanks! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #12
I'll bet KS Toronado Apr 2023 #9
Winner, winner chicken dinner! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #10
So where do I need to drive to meet some of you incredible people? erronis Apr 2023 #13
When I'm home, it's 12' above sea level and 25 miles to the beach! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #16
I'll bet she is not an inch over 6'4" DFW Apr 2023 #14
LOL! Well, she bumped her head on the doorway. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #17
The only one I ever met who did NOT bump their head on a doorway was Dr. Ruth DFW Apr 2023 #22
LOL.., A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #27
Now this is just silly. jaxexpat Apr 2023 #15
I know. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #18
Just as I thought, camera magic, climate tampering, telekinesis and a cast of thousands. jaxexpat Apr 2023 #23
Most excellent & entertaining account of your encounter! diva77 Apr 2023 #19
Thanks! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #21
Two of my favorite DUers!! I wish I could have been there, too! yardwork Apr 2023 #24
I didn't think I was anybody's favorite A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #25
I didn't think I was anybody's favorite A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #26
Why did you say that twice? A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #28
What a delightful story. SharonClark Apr 2023 #29
Well... 2naSalit Apr 2023 #30
LOL! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #31
Sleep well. 2naSalit Apr 2023 #32
i have thoroughly enjoyed ever du'er i've met so far. mopinko Apr 2023 #33
Lovely OP malaise Apr 2023 #34

MLAA

(17,318 posts)
20. Legend has her at 6'3 with a wicked sense of humor!
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 04:16 PM
Apr 2023

I’m jealous I am too far away to join you next time!

calimary

(81,434 posts)
2. Nice!
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 02:33 PM
Apr 2023

There was one DU meetup I attended several years ago while we were still in SoCal. I really enjoyed it!

Wonder if there’ll ever be some more - at least now that COVID seems to be on the wane.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
5. Well, this happened on pretty short notice...
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 02:58 PM
Apr 2023

So it can be done! Just a matter of taking the first step, I suppose.

debm55

(25,287 posts)
3. I watched your post yesterday. Wow, so you two actually met? That was great. I enjoyed reading this
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 02:33 PM
Apr 2023

Thank you for sharing.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
4. Yup! I was running ahead of schedule and had the time to stop...
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 02:35 PM
Apr 2023

So it worked out well.

Glad you liked the post!

IA8IT

(5,557 posts)
7. Pleased to know Paul Bunyan's great great granddaughter is well and good.
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 03:13 PM
Apr 2023

and A Heretic I Am too.

Great fun reading

erronis

(15,326 posts)
13. So where do I need to drive to meet some of you incredible people?
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 03:52 PM
Apr 2023

I'm in the Green Mountains of Vermont and it sounds like all the fun happens in the plains and mountains of the west.

In any case, love these stories. Perhaps I should resurrect my dream of living in a 14' RV (escapees.com) and showing up on your doorsteps.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
16. When I'm home, it's 12' above sea level and 25 miles to the beach!
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 04:01 PM
Apr 2023

And I have a guest room, so…..

2na is …let’s see….counting former DU’ers as well, (folks that for whatever reason don’t post here much if at all anymore) I think I’m up to 7. In 20 years!

I would love to meet more, but this gig I have now very rarely offers enough time to do so. If I would have had to drive way off route, it wouldn’t have been possible. As it was, we met at a truck stop right off the freeway right along where I was headed, at a time of day that was convenient for us both and I had the extra time to do this without being late for my delivery.

I’d love to meet more of you folks, but I haul US Mail these days, and they don’t like it to sit somewhere when it should be rolling! Back when I was hauling cars I had more freedom to do things like this.

DFW

(54,434 posts)
22. The only one I ever met who did NOT bump their head on a doorway was Dr. Ruth
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 04:30 PM
Apr 2023

At 4'10" she has more to fear from an aggressive kid looking for a doll at a toy store than a doorway.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
27. LOL..,
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 06:13 PM
Apr 2023

You would pretty much have to carry Dr. Ruth through a door sideways to hit her head on anything!

jaxexpat

(6,844 posts)
15. Now this is just silly.
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 03:57 PM
Apr 2023

Everyone knows there's no road between Billings and Ogden. You can't get there from here anyway.

jaxexpat

(6,844 posts)
23. Just as I thought, camera magic, climate tampering, telekinesis and a cast of thousands.
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 04:31 PM
Apr 2023

He's ready for his scene now, Mr. DeMille.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
25. I didn't think I was anybody's favorite
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 06:02 PM
Apr 2023

I thought I was an autonomous collective.





The more the merrier!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
26. I didn't think I was anybody's favorite
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 06:04 PM
Apr 2023

I thought I was an autonomous collective.





The more the merrier!

2naSalit

(86,765 posts)
30. Well...
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 09:38 PM
Apr 2023

I think you can do better than that! Juice it up some!

I met a really nice guy who was driving through relatively unknown territory. Out here in these parts, it's good to have a guide of some kind. I saw he was of good nature and intelligent so I had pity on him and bought him breakfast, gave him a worry stone and sent him down the road.

Looks like he made it to his destination okay, what with all the wild animals between here and there, it could have been rough!

****

It was a pleasure to meet up with a fellow DUer! First one I've met in person! It was fun to spend a short spell reminiscing about the million+ miles I spent out on the road with someone who was out there back in the day.

I'm glad you could see what my neck o' the woods is like, indescribable, really. Have a safe and pleasant rest of your journey and thereafter!

I'll find a good spot for dinner when you head back through!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
31. LOL!
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 10:14 PM
Apr 2023

As far as unknown territory is concerned, I look at it this way; I never get lost, I just occasionally get misplaced. If I was ever truly lost, I’d still be there!

Didn’t see any Eagles, AND YOU PROMISED!!! LOL.

I was happy that the roads I took were not impassable. I’ll upload some of the pics I took and put up a thread with them in a day or two.

The evidence of the hard work the road crews perform when the snow really falls is everywhere, as the plow trucks and the snowblowers make their cuts. The countless truck drivers that brave those difficult conditions every winter, chaining up sometimes multiple times a day, servicing all the farms and towns, big and small in the inter mountain west…I tip my hat to them. Bringing food and fuel and mail and everything else by road, in conditions that no one in their right mind would brave - THEY have my respect.

Montana has some spectacular scenery and I envy you living here. Take care, doll face. Till we meet again.

mopinko

(70,197 posts)
33. i have thoroughly enjoyed ever du'er i've met so far.
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 11:32 PM
Apr 2023

sounds like great fun.
and ftr, i have a big house w lots of room for anyone passing through chitown.

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