Shakin' it up in Sheridan

Sheridan surprised us.  It's a fairly good sized town, filled with really nice folks, and even nicer first responders.

They had a basic idea of what the program was, so that definitely helped ... Sometimes we walk in and get completely blank stares, but there was a glimmer of some recognition.  It didn't take long for all the switches to light, and the whole crew was on board!

It probably helped that just a few days earlier one of their own units came home from the desert.  It was obvious that the entire city of Sheridan was filled with pride for these returning heroes, as banners hung over streets, and signs in business windows welcomed them home.  It just felt like hometown America, with a hometown twist to it ... And it felt good.

Rookie got to go "flying" with the assist of a slingshot style rope gun.  (Hope you got your nerf slug off the roof, guys!)  PS ... Rookie says next time he flies, he'll stick to Coach, thank you very much!  hehe

We asked what the local icon would be that every hometown troop from the Sheridan area would recognize, and without missing a beat, it was the "Mint Bar".  We pulled up to take a few pix as some locals were leaving.  Seeing our rig, they insisted that we needed to go inside to get the real flavor.  They were right.  How cool!

This morning we received an email from "Lucy" who advised us that she had parked beside our van while we were in Sheridan.  She took pictures and sent them to us.  It was a fun way to wake up, and we hope to hear from her again!  Thanks, Lucy!

And thank you all in Sheridan.  You know how to do patriotism!!!

Salute!  And start collecting those shirts!

Enjoy the pix ... BTW, there are more of these, but we cannot locate them.  We have 3 cameras going, and for whatever reason only one of them is uploading.  We will figure this out ... and AOL is working on the other photo issue.  We are hopeful.

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lj and the road crew