[AT] Small Trip

Spencer Yost yostsw at atis.net
Wed Aug 2 20:36:43 PDT 2017


Thanks for sharing and happy birthday.   I'm always amazed at what you are able to do with your sight limitations and applaud you and your family for the gumption to do it.

Maybe they will re-surface the road before your next birthday!

Spencer Yost

> On Aug 2, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Just thought I would take some time and share this.
> Every year on my birthday since about the time I turned 16, I have
> always made sure that I've taken a tractor ride, a longer trip than I
> usually do when just puttin' around at home.
> About five miles or so away, (that's highway distance), there is a
> small town called McClelland.
> In the town there is a family owned bar/restaurant. This is the kind
> of place that, when you walk in, you get called by first name, the
> workers come and ask how you've been, etc.
> So on the country roads, it is about 12 miles. Each year the tradition
> has been to drive one of my tractors there, park under the tree near
> the bar, and go inside and eat.
> Up until last year I have always gone for lunch. But last year I was
> in massage therapy school, and so I went at supper instead.
> This year, all of my family met me and surprised me for my 21st
> birthday, including my grandfather, the one that gave me the oliver,
> as I drove that tractor there this year.
> I got there just after 6, and made it in just about 30 minutes. For
> some reason, the roads were rougher than a cob this year, not sure
> what the deal was, maybe new gravel or something, so I couldn't go as
> fast as what I wanted to, and, I have to admit, the rear end of the
> man driving was quite sore after the ride was done. :)
> So we all had a wonderful visit. In fact, we were all having such a
> good visit that the sun was starting to set when I headed down
> mainstreet making my way home.
> As I was headed out through the parking lot, one of my grandpas (the
> one who gave me the oliver), was waiting in his truck watching, just
> waiting for me to go by. I waved at him as I drove past, and there sat
> my grandpa, a huge smile on his face.
> It was shortly after 9:00 PM when I pulled into the shed, and when I
> shut it off, you could have heard a pen drop it was that quiet and
> still.
> I am sure that my great grandpa Juranek was looking down on that ride as well.
> I can't wait to do the same thing next year, and someday, maybe pass
> the tradition down to other members of the family.
> Take Care,
> Tyler Juranek
> IA
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