Today we had a members poker run, to raise money for Meals On Wheels. We already had a cash donation, this money was going to be extra. Let me tell you how fabulous these Sandies are 8 Sandies raised $640.00.  Just fabulous the generosity of Sandies is just off the Charts. We will add this to our donation already set-up to give. Meals is moving and once they are moved we will present the check, Again thank you from the bottom of my heart.   Now today was a fabulous day to ride 109 miles  . The quality of the roads was just the best. As you already know, Tim W ( The Bishop ) has scouted out the best riding roads. Well since I have no compunction to steal from the best. I incorporated some of the best from Tim’s  playbook and added my bit . Result, one truly nice ride, a little technical, a lot of simply  beautiful fall Florida roads.     We had Ten Sandies  counting our very special guests, Doc Pat and Brenda L.  They stopped at GTD to visit before heading back to Louisiana. You don’t know how special it is to see these two. The adventures we have had together would take all night and then some to tell the tales.  Pat has been a Sandie since living here stationed at Eglin in the 80’s. We used to do the Low Road Tour every year to their house. We enjoyed staying at their house so much, The Sandies helped build cabins for us to stay in.   Well I have stalled long enough, I’m sure your all wondering who won the Poker Run ? Oh you don’t How about, Tony G  was with us and it was great. We almost  missed having Munchkin  and Tony  join us. Normally we leave on time, have for the last 45 years.  But because we were visiting with Doc  and Brenda  we delayed leaving. Guess who shows up a couple of minutes late ? Yep, Munchkin  and Tony  just under the wire.   Today Sandy S  was off her nut , Sandy is most times off but today was an exception. Stars, planets all must have been in retrograde or some such. Cause Sandy was somewhere in the Ozone . It’s at times like this I wish I had an elephant tranc gun . Even that might not be enough to bring Sandy  back to earth. It don’t help none that Bobby  is winding her up like wind-up toy. Bobby  then lets it go and steps back while it runs amok.   JoeJoe  took some fantastic pictures today. JoeJoe also told us about his running battle with a neighborhood Bear. It’s hard to figure out who’s winning, my money is on Sir Bear. We all hope JoeJoe  is careful, hate something to happen to our resident photog.   Tommy  joined us in his truck today. It seems Tommy had an appointment to have some work on the truck. Don’t worry Tommy’s  poker hand was more of a foot, sorry Tommy .   I guess I can’t put it off any longer the winner of the Poker Hand was, oh this hurts, Bobby B.  We had three hands with three fours, I know how can that happen with just 8 people ? No skullduggery, just cards that are sticking together. Anyway Bobby B  is today’s winner what does he win, just our gratitude.  Gotta Thank Joejoe's and Sandy ( crazy as a run over dog) S for the super pictures It was an incredible day with even more incredible people. I am very proud to be among such fantastic group of folks. Thank you all of you.

The reason for the title, what should have been a 200  mile  day turned into a 287 mile  day. We started out for Southern Sweet Creamery in Marianna. We just took a bit different way to get there. 8 Sandies  started this Twisted Journey through the hinterlands of  North Florida.   5 Sandies left GTD met 2 Sandies  in route Bobby B  and Tommy N  along the journey. There was a chance of rain for the day. Tim W  took no time to remind me of my magnetic ability to attract rain no matter how slight the chance. Fortunately my ability to attract dark clouds bulging with water did not come to fruition .  What we did was take some really fun roads in our quest for the perfect ice cream.   Here I ‘d like to mention that Sandy S  was supposed to have joined us but Munchkin  prevented that. Okay here’s what happened,  every year   Munchkin  has a bumper crop of lemons. Munch  brings them to us to distribute amongst ourselves. We are talking a large bag of lemons, apparently and this is just a rumor completely not verified. Sandy  OD on lemons so Sandy  had to miss the trip.   Now back to the rest, here I gotta thank Tim W  his road scoring the last year has been outstanding. Tim has uncovered some exceptional roads and I took full advantage of Tim’s  largess, thank you Tim. I also need to thank  Tim for doing Sheepdog duty today, well appreciated.     Joejoe brought up the fact that just as we got close to destination, say 25 miles. JoeJoe would look again and his GPS would say 80 miles. Ah the joys of a Sandie  Road Adventures.   After beautiful miles we arrived at Marianna, only to be reminded by one and all that it was lunch time. I have likened Sandies to Herding Cats, if you have been owned by a cat you know true food starvation or acting at its finest. Feed the cat 5 minutes later it looks like its starving and hasn’t been fed in a month. Sandies ain’t no different, watch ’em eat doughnuts and listen two hours later about “I’m starving, you know its lunch”.   Tommy N even says “ As you finish your meal start thinking of your next’.   After a hardy lunch we proceeded to our intended reason for all the adventure. Southern Sweet Creamery, It was incredibly fantastic. The ice cream was to die for, butterfat content was through the roof. To add insult to injury the baked goods were out of this world. I bought some brownies “Slutty Brownies” the first ingredient was butter. They were sinful is all I can say. We will be going back in the future. Come join us you will flat enjoy the day.   We arrived home dry and enjoying another great Sandie Road Adventures Thank you JoeJoe for the outstanding pictures. To see a complete Adventure Album check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/1724935244411702/?ref=bookmarks dventure.

11 Sandies made this event  that used to kick off the Christmas Riding Season. I should say it used to, Now it’s a great charity event. I think 440 Bikes, Folks not sure how many. It’s a great place to meet old friends, I ran into a Class mate, I graduated high school with. Class of “66”, the School is now Miegs Middle school. Getting old ain’t for the weak I tell you.     Tony G joined us and it was great to see Tony , he’s been a bit absent lately, just great to see you. Mark S  sans Lorna  rode with us, Mark  is getting ready to hit the High Seas, again. Just got back from one and shipping out again.  Another Sandie that has been absent but no longer, Munchkin . Munch  had surgery on both wrists and is feeling so much better, thank you very much. Tommy  also just returned from a Rode Trip, went up to North Carolina. Tommy  got to experience riding a motorcycle, in SNOW. Yep The S word also had temps in the 20’s but heated gear helped a bunch.  Now to add to that Adventure Ken C  was along for the freezer driven fun. Ken  also experienced the Snow and below freezing temps. I have learned that those Rides with things like Tommy  and Ken  experienced make those trips the most memorable, they create special memories that last forever.   No adventure would be complete without a healthy dose of Sandy S  . Oh did we get a healthy dose all right, another Toys for Tots almost brought to its knees cause of Sandy. Now Sandy did take some great pictures as did JoeJoe . We are fortunate to have such great pictures like JoeJoe  and Sandy  they document our Adventures so well, thanks to you both.   We were lucky to have Bobby B  with us , Bobby  has been going from one conference to another lately. Hopefully Bobby  will be able to ride with us at least through the holidays.   It was a good Toys for Tots, had a lot of fun, met old friends and had lunch at FatBoy’s in Niceville.   Speaking of Holidays our Christmas Party will be Dec 6 th  with a change. It will be a Christmas Party / Luncheon  . Yes a Luncheon, as we get older the bed times get earlier and earlier. So to see if it will help keep us together a bit longer we  decided on a lunch. Still at Casa Edna’s, still a Pot Luck let Edna know your coming with your pot luck . Fun starts at 12 noon Dec 6 th . Hope to see you there.

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Listing of all of the active and honorary Sandies. The Sandies Sam E A.K.A. Sam Joined: December 1, 1980 Club Miles: 231730 2026 Sandie The Dark Prince A.K.A. Tim Joined: September 22, 2002 Club Miles: 63280 2026 Sandie Rocketman A.K.A. Lee Joined: May 22, 2005 Club Miles: 23356 Lifetime Sandie Sir Robert A.K.A. Robert Joined: September 21, 2008 Club Miles: 78232 2026 Sandie Waldo A.K.A. Bobby Joined: December 22, 2012 Club Miles: 47477 2026 Sandie Jim W A.K.A. James Joined: March 10, 2015 Club Miles: 41775 2025 Sandie Dawn M A.K.A. Dawn Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 5023 2026 Sandie Ken C A.K.A. Ken Joined: May 24, 2025 Club Miles: 898 2026 Sandie Doc Pat A.K.A. Pat Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie Ms. Betty A.K.A. Betty Joined: May 3, 2015 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie Chief Cat Herder A.K.A. George Joined: February 12, 1981 Club Miles: 250665 2026 Sandie Animal A.K.A. Will Joined: June 22, 2003 Club Miles: 39523 Lifetime Sandie Wheet A.K.A. Fred Joined: October 15, 2005 Club Miles: 25524 Lifetime Sandie Miz Edna A.K.A. Edna Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 25705 2026 Sandie Tim M A.K.A. Tim Joined: August 31, 2013 Club Miles: 3951 2026 Sandie Howard W A.K.A. Howard Joined: November 5, 2016 Club Miles: 4762 2026 Sandie Dennis O A.K.A. Dennis Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 3087 2025 Sandie SpectreSteve A.K.A. Steve Joined: November 26, 2000 Club Miles: 127313 Honorary Sandie CarolAnn D A.K.A. CarolAnn Joined: March 6, 2011 Club Miles: 25538 Honorary Sandie GQ A.K.A. Tommy Joined: December 31, 1988 Club Miles: 69268 2025 Sandie Cool Hand A.K.A. Chris Joined: August 22, 2004 Club Miles: 64086 Lifetime Sandie Judge A.K.A. Laura Joined: April 22, 2007 Club Miles: 4475 2025 Sandie Munchkin A.K.A. David Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 114375 2025 Sandie Christina S A.K.A. Christina Joined: February 9, 2014 Club Miles: 8864 2025 Sandie Ace A.K.A. Tony Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 16598 2025 Sandie Joe W A.K.A. Joe Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 6620 2025 Sandie the Captain A.K.A. Jerry Joined: February 29, 2004 Club Miles: 113050 Honorary Sandie Dale K A.K.A. Dale Joined: May 31, 2014 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie JoeJoe A.K.A. Joe Joined: October 24, 1999 Club Miles: 217663 2026 Sandie Tina G A.K.A. Tina Joined: October 17, 2004 Club Miles: 53588 Lifetime Sandie MacRocket A.K.A. David Joined: May 26, 2007 Club Miles: 58834 2025 Sandie Sandy S A.K.A. Sandy Joined: February 16, 2014 Club Miles: 43404 2025 Sandie Greg L A.K.A. Greg Joined: March 16, 2015 Club Miles: 10738 2026 Sandie Annie W A.K.A. Annie Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 7965 2025 Sandie Mark S A.K.A. Mark Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 9886 2025 Sandie Brenda L A.K.A. Brenda Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie Wayne P A.K.A. Wayne Joined: May 31, 2014 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie