from a whirl wind tour of the mid -west(no pun intended).Left DFW on Friday the 13th.But not by plane , got bumpoed on all the flights to Omaha so I decided to rent a car .Went to Hertz first(mistake)I signed in and went to get my car , it wasn't there.I asked three attendents if I was looking in the correct stall , they said yes , I cancelled ands got a Suzuki suv and headed up 35 North.(4:00 pm) I hit Holton Kansas at 4:00 am, I still had 165 + miles to go till Omaha, woke at 6:00 AM AND headed to the airport to turn in the rental car. A freind from Iowa picked me up and we headed to the Omaha Show . Nice cars and people at the show.The next couple of daze we toured local collectors collections , Truley some unbeiliveable cars in people privite collections .Very low milage stuff .Even saw the original pick for the current VW tv ad. If anyone wants to know the story on why it wasn't in the ad pm me. Spent all day Wendsday at The Ridge.which is a 5,000 acre motor sports type park , with cabins and trails and hills and is way cool.300 + buggys and 50 or so bikes are owned by the folks that live there. Then on Tuesday I got on the plane and came home .Didn't see but one airkooled bug on the road , but saw some really nice stuff .I visited with Robb Laffon from Omaha , He's on the list I think .Texas ,Ok.,Ks.,Ia.Ne,and Sd. in just a couple of daze was really fun ,but glad to be back in TCB land , hope to see some of ya'll soon. Paul Smith H.B.B T.C.B Transporters at the Point 5