Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

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We are parked, if you look at the picture, in the left hand corner, the corner of the small picture, that is toward the middle of the big picture is about where we were parked. HI, It is Friday evening, the 24th. Where have the days gone. We are now in Greenfield, Indiana, at the S. & H. Campground with the Freightliner Chassis Owners Club. Until the 29th. Back Up.

Well, I thought I wrote when we arrived in Bowling Green, but I do not find it in our archives.

The campus is a lovely campus. A bit far from the morning tent area & vender's building over to the student union and Hall where our seminars were held, but between the buses and handi-cap golf carts every one usually got where they were going. 2600 plus coaches. I guess the best story was one of the members was in town and a young boy, 8 or 9, ask a lady what all these people with the tags around their neck were, an old peoples club? She had to laugh, well, the majority of us are older and to a young person are probably really old. We just act younger, maybe. sometimes and once in a while feel younger, when our arthritis is not bothering us. etc.

Our club, the Hoosier Cruisers, were the volunteers in the FMCA clothing booth. We had a good time and tried to keep things neat after various persons had tried on some of the shirts etc.

At the summer conventions we have a youth program, as many grandparents bring their grandchildren. They are taken to zoos, bowling alleys, local amusements parks, what ever is available. They also have officers just like all the clubs within FMCA. One young man, about 14, tried on the jackets that were on sale. Can you hold this while I go get my Dad? We hid it under the table as it was the only size medium we had. And he came back with his Dad, and and the other lady waited on him. She was telling him she said all the mediums were gone. Luckily I saw him and said, No We have it saved. He was much relieved and the gentleman with him was smiling. I later saw the young boy with a younger brother at one of the vendor booths. The lady said these are my nephews and the are learning the business. So I told them about the free ice cream given away that day and later found out that they got their ice cream. I am not sure of the relationship of the gentleman with him. Uncle, Dad, or Granddad, since they were at their Aunts booth.

Tuesday nights entertainment was great. 4 to 5 male singers. We had seen them in Florida at the Brookville rally. Wednesday nights was cancelled because of rain and Thursday night it was Phil Dert and the Dozers. A 50, 60 70's group that sang rock and roll songs of that era.

We bought a few things, renewed our tow in insurance, special deals at rallies, had a good time.

we had over 30 coaches from Indiana there. Weather wasn't bad, the rain was light and it dried off in the afternoon on Wednesday.

Started for Greenfield by 8:15 today. Stopped at the first rest stop and changed drivers. I drove until the next one. Just before we stopped Ernie said. "I saw Don several times, but never Sandy. Friends from S. Carolina, now Florida. As we were talking with other FCOC members at the rest park, they drove in. So, we got to ese Sandy after all.

We did attend some of the seminars. The Geeks were at the top of our list. They are computer experts and give very good seminars. I also took in a show and tell On the road Quilters show.

No, I do not quilt. But enjoy seeing their projects. We had several first time people from our club and they all thought it was great. Well run, for as many volunteers that they use. over 800. Ernie is waiting for the computer, so I better stop for now. Will try to write more often. jkc