We just got back to San Diego form a trip that took us to Nashville, Dixon Kentucky and Eville Indiana along with Mammoth Cave and Cumberland falls ending up ioin the Smokeys then back down thru texas an on west to SanDiego. My wife has a lessons learned I thought I would share. I was coming up I 65 around Cool Springs when I looked in my mirror and she wasnt there. I slowed down and some guy in a car pulled up and motioned back. I pulled off at the next intersection not knowing what happened I tried to call but no answer. A few minutes later she pulled in behind me abou to cry. Apparently her side bag had come open and her purse came out on the freeway at 70MPh The highway was full of cars. Well we went back arround and I saw her purse layin in the fast lane, so we pulled over. I was picking up 20s and 50s that had come out of the bag. We were able to find All the money with the exception of a one dollar bill that I couldnt get my fat arm down between the cover to get it. It was a mess. I finally got a lull in the traffic where I could run out and get what was left of the purse. Her perscriptions were smashed,( Parmacy did replace everything, for a fee) we found things a quarter mile up an down from where we parked, her mobile phone was in countless pieces. She said she could she other things on the other side so we went around the deal again and pulled up on the other side. We found more money. We found her Credit cards and her AAA card. We could not find her drivers liscense o her HOG card. I was most glad we found her Credit cards. Her keys to the bike were roughed up and wouldnt work Of course the Harley dealer said there would have to order one, but a locksmith in Eville In was able to make her one that worked just fine.by the time she replaced eveything she had spent about 400 unbudgetted dollars. She now checks to see if those bags are locked if she is just passing by the bike. It did however make us wake up and come up with a plan for if we get separated and there is no phone. Thought I would share this so you could share with your spouses.
Chanman
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Topic: 16 days on the road (Read 1107 times)