The first stop out of Colby Kansas was Burlington CO. and what a stop it was. I was greeted along the road by Murry and Bud. What a pair of patriots. The met us along the road taking us into Burlington to the VFW where we enjoyed biscuits and gravey, eggs, hash browns juice and hot coffee. When the riders asked the servers where to pay she pointed at Bud and Murry and said they had picked up the tab. Outstanding guys.
Little story about how we met Bud. In 2007 I was with Run for the Wall in the very same van I am in now pulling the same trailer. We had a very long day and pulled into Burlington for a hot meal. When we parked along the curb we noticed one of the trailer tires was going flat. With the trailer fully loaded with water and snacks and a broken down Harley there was no way the jack we had would do the job. We walked to the mini mart on the corner and asked the clerk if knew of anyone who could fix the flat on the spot for a bunch of old and tired Vietnam Veterans. We were cracking up when she said "I think I have a guys card in the back if you guys will watch the register for me" I mean we were looking pretty rough by then. After about ten minutes she handed us a card and we placed the call for repair. We were standing by the van at about ten at night when we heard the rumble of a bike. On that bike was this bear of a man and a beautiful blonde riding behind him. He past us by then made a u turn and headed our way. We thought we were done... He got off his bike and the first thing we noticed was his name patch on his riding vest. "It's Mr. Asshole to you" Mr. Asshole reached out his hand and asked us what the problem was. About that time the guy showed up to fix the flat. Turns out he knew Bud and the two went behind the van and talked. In about five minutes the trailer was as good as new and when we went to pay the tab the guy told us Bud took care of it. We thanked him and went about getting that hot meal we were dying for. It gets better...when we finish dinner and ask for the check the waiter said "Oh it's been taken care of" We said "by who" he said "the blonde at the bar" That blonde was Brandy Buds wife. Later we found out that Murry was Buds father in law and was riding in Run for the Wall all the way the next morning with us.
Now if you ever find yourself in trouble with the law when you ride through burlington some day Bud and Murray have you covered. When they impound your bike Bud will be the one who picks it up as he owns the towing company in town. When they take you to Murry will make sure you get three hots and a cott as he is the Sherriff and in the morning when you wake up he will give you Buds card as Bud also owns a bail bond business in town. Buds bike in the photo is a 57 Pan and he road it without a single complaint.
As I said patriots.
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