{"id":3761,"date":"2015-05-23T05:54:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T12:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3761"},"modified":"2015-05-23T05:57:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T12:57:23","slug":"classified-mission-to-iowa-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3761","title":{"rendered":"Classified Mission To Iowa – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 20-22, 2015*<\/strong><\/p>\n

The idea of driving a rental Trabant did not work out well.<\/p>\n

Within the first hour of driving the thing, the clutch cable snapped – at least, I think it was the clutch cable.<\/p>\n

I tried diagnosing the problem myself, but the service manual that was in the trunk was all in German.<\/p>\n

I called Hans, who was not surprised that the car broke down.<\/p>\n

He apologized and hooked me up with another “rental” car from a guy named Guido, for the same price, as long as I promised to keep the vehicle in Iowa.<\/p>\n

\"Me
\nI was hooked up with a 2015 Chevy Suburban with New York plates.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Taste
\nAnd, how fittingly, we ate dinner at a New York themed pizza restaurant.<\/em><\/p>\n

We were expecting some sort of attention at the pizza place – pulling up to a “New York” themed Iowa restaurant in a New York gangster car.<\/p>\n

Nobody cared.<\/p>\n

We brought half the pizza back to the Motel 6 that served as mission headquarters.<\/p>\n

There is no refrigeration in the rooms, but it was suggested to me that since it’s 40 degrees outside, the pizza is better off being kept in the mafia cruiser.<\/p>\n

\"Motel
\nHot coffee and cold pizza for breakfast.<\/em><\/p>\n

Later in the day, we were to rendezvous with “Secret Agent K” who was flying in from an undisclosed location.<\/p>\n

Until then, we decided to tour the Iowa Aviation Museum in Greenfield, Iowa.<\/p>\n

\"Iowa
\nThe Iowa Aviation Museum.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Airline
\nAirline display.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"PEACE!
\nPEACE! Japs Surrender!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Germany
\nGermany Quits!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Flying
\nA flying wicker basket!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Piper
\nA piper cub.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Battleship
\nA model of the Battleship Iowa.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Me
\nMe with a jet.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Me
\nMe with an Apache helicopter.<\/em><\/p>\n

We drove to the airport and picked up Secret Agent K.<\/p>\n

\"Secret
\nSecret Agent K – she is easily recognized with the black box covering her face.<\/em><\/p>\n

After a burrito dinner and a night’s rest, the entourage headed to Winterset – It is John Wayne weekend there.<\/p>\n

\"John
\nJohn Wayne Dr.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Me
\nMe and John Wayne Birth Place.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Me
\nMe and a statue of John Wayne.<\/em><\/p>\n

There is a theater in Winterset that was scheduled to show John Wayne films for free, all weekend long.<\/p>\n

Three days ago, unbeknownst to anyone but the owner, the theater closed.<\/p>\n

There are many people still touting the free movies, not knowing the theater is closed – there’s a lot of pissed off John Wayne fans here.<\/p>\n

More to come soon… Our liquid lunch and a traffic stop.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Post delayed due to security and other reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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