Wednesday

We made it to Des Moines as planned. Met all the guys at Daves shop. The weather forecast was not good...predicted rain, wind and hail. We got all the cars into Daves shop, the place next door and his new rental building down the street. Dave treated us to pork loin sandwiches on the grille, pop, beer...a great dinner. The pork is his specialty. We all then went to his home a few blocks away for the night. We left this morning about 8 AM after breakfast at McDonalds for the trip west. I80 to I29 to Blair, NE and onto Humphrey, NE. That part of the state was hammered with baseball size hail. There were several cars on the side of I29 totally beat up, no glass and dents all over. As we drove thru Blair, there was much damage. Glass broken out, store fronts gone, all boarded up, tree branches and leaves all over. Cars and trucks with all the glass knocked out. Homes with holes all over the siding.Wow....sure glad we did not plan to stay there last night! In Humphrey we visited Dale Boesch Hot Rod shop. He is a builder of top notch cars. I met him a few years ago...really nice guy...lots of talent. After lunch it was off to visit the Mayor of Marquette, NE....Mayor Dennis. He has a personal hot rod shop in the center of town. He has a 32 tudor, a roadster and is building a 3W coupe. Really cool shop....cool guy. Lots of signs and neat stuff all over the walls. We are spending the night in Grand Island, NE tonight. Just had a great dinner next door. In the morning we are leaving at 6:30 for the 400 mile trip to Loveland, CO. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow, I am having trouble with them tonight.