Okay, What I thought was going to be a brief business trip to Key West, Florida has now turned into a hurry up and wait state for me. Hmm, perhaps I need to fill in the blanks here...
Well I flew down to Key West this past Saturday afternoon and was suppose to meet one of the submarines down here to conduct some testing. A call comes in that evening saying that the boat had a material issue (in other words, the boat broke) and had to pull into port to get it fixed, no problem. Yes, it was a problem because the boat had to go to Kings Bay, GA to get fixed. Now, since it does take time for a boat to travel up there and back, our team has been stuck here since Saturday and we are really not sure when we will get on the boat.
Now, this is big money for me when I go out to sea and right now I am losing money just sitting here and soaking up the harmful UV light...LOL while keeping my body hydrated with every color drink in the rainbow. Sure, it is a beautiful place to visit but I would not want to live there. If any of you have ever been here and visited, you will know what I am talking about. You just have to try and visit this place one time in your life, walk down DuVal street and watch the sunset at Mallory Square. Trust me people, these folks take their sunsets very serious down here, they even set off a cannon every night before the sunset.
All in all, I have gotten some sightseeing done while renting out a scooter (easier to get around and cheaper) and did my souvenir shopping for my family at Ron Jon's. Heck, I didn't even know they had a Ron Jon's in Key West. The only ones I knew of were in Long Beach Island, NJ and in Cocoa Beach, FL. I have to get out more often!
Well my friends, if all goes well I will be out to sea in the next couple of days. I was going to say that I did get to watch the race this Sunday but I am not going to brag too much about that one. As usual, it was the typical road course race with the exception of a few nasty crashes and some really close near misses. As George Carlin said, why do they call it a near miss? Shouldn't it be called a near hit?
Sure, Kyle Busch won again, there is a real shocker and Tony Stewart once again played second fiddle to his teammate. Do you think Tony had anything for Kyle or do you think Tony laid back to run blocker?
The young guy that I have been watching and talking about had yet another good finish at Watkins Glen and that is AJ Allmendinger taking 11th on the day and hey, guess what else, that brings the #84 team into the Top 35 in points so this week AJ will not have to worry about qualifying on time! Way to go AJ!!! Heck, the kid is racing his heart out cause he knows his job is on the line but I am taking bets that he will be with this team next year.
Sorry for not writing my Streak to the Finish column this week but it wasn't really a streak to the finish, Kyle won it hands down, AGAIN!!!
Till next time folks. I will write and let you know when I am back from sea. That is if I ever get out there...LOL
