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This Time Capsule Delorean was spotted in "Rocket
Rick's" (Mears) Backyard 'O Bakersfield, CA during the "Month of
May," 2017 by Blogmeister' Miguel, and isn't the one Jay Leno drove
subsequently on his Car Show. (the Tomaso Collection)
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As one's a Movie Car replica, and the other's Bone
Stock.
Rolling On, as I typically do here in
Nofendersville. I broke thou story into 2 Part Harmony, since I thought it
would be too long otherwise.
As this nebulous Back to The Future Delorean
theme began for Mwah upon making my first-ever trip to Fresno, CA earlier this
year. Which I've already regaled Yuhs in another long-form Tomaso tome
previously.
A
Day 'O Comedies
The Shuttle Express Driver showed up nearly
15mins early, and told me to take my time. I'm in the black Escalade, parked on
the side of the building. To which I told him I'm Blind! Ok, I'm outside Sir.
Went outside and Nobody but Yeahooz' living
here in my compound were just driving back 'n
forth in the parking lot. So I called Shuttle Express, said I'm
Cornfuzed. I ordered a Share Van Ride, and my driver sez' he's outside in a
black Escalade but I DON'T SEE him! One moment please.
Ok Tomaso, yes, we've upgraded you to your
own (VIP) personal Town Car at NO extra charge, and he'll take you directly to the
airport... Ok, but I still cannot S-E-E him! One moment please...
Next, when checking in at Curbside for United
Airlines, as I'm 100% positive it was the same employee as last time, who told
me exactly same thingy' when asking for
Assistance all the way thru to my final leg's destination. Sorry Sir, but
you'll have to ask at the gate. My computer cannot talk to theirs... WTF!
Was seated at my gate 3hrs before departure,
and the woman "Handler" (assistant_ who took me by wheelchair, basically
just Dumped me in the nearest seat in the waiting area and Skedaddled.
As it's becoming most entertaining having to
Prod my way thru the crowd queuing up to walk down the Gangplank! When they
make the "Courtesy" announcement for Disabled persons to get Thar
ARSE up front El Pronto! Giving Yuhs may be 2mins if you're lucky?
And that's if I can even find I-T? Where
we're supposed to Board without Whacking Anybody with my White Cane; Whack-Whack,
coming thru; Hya! As typically these days, I just have to find somebody
standing in the way and ask which way to the gate?
Next, I stopped at the check-in & said I
need to get assistance All the way thru to Fresno, via Los Angeles. And really
didn't care if I was holding up boarding since the Airlines are RETARDED these
Days!
But Jokes on Mwah, since although I enjoyed
having had Claudio reserve me AN aisle seat directly next to the bathroom,
nearly the VERY last row of our Aeroplane. Naturally we hit turbulence, being
told to return to our seats 'N buckle up immediately after the flight Attendant
had escorted me into the loo; CRIKEYS! As won't G-O into details 'bout a Blind
person trying to use the bathroom in a rocking
Aeroplane; Whoa Nelie!
Then the man seated next to me, who was also
flying to Fresno, told me how he'd made this trip multiple times. Informing
Mwah how we'd actually be flying south past Fresno to get to LA before flying
back north again upon a Puddle Jumper; SWELL!
Claus was a very friendly Chap who ended up
assisting me down the Jet-way in Los Angeles (LAX) since they seemed short
staffed. And it was a tiny Aeroplane, smacking my Head on the stowage bin, and
hearing something go crunch when trying to shove my backpack in it; SHEISA!
So naturally the Flight Attendant ARSE-Sumed
we were flying together, even though he was a row behind me, and I had to ask
her on her second pass thru for "A Cookie;" Err cup 'O water, as she
said she didn't hear me...
When I'd tried asking repeatedly if she was
talking to me? When passing thru the Darkened Cabin on her initial Walk-thru.
Since this is a fairly common occurrence with Flight Attendants whom don't seem
to grasp the difficulties of being Blind in a Dark Aeroplane!
Notice how I'm NOT
even bringing up trying to eat in the Dark in miniscule seats with crying,
kicking Baby's seated next to Mwah in the; Oh Never Mind!
Then the funniest part was when I was finally
assisted off the "Puddle Jumper." As for reasons unknown, United
decided to leave my suitcase I'd paid the FREAKIN' $25 check luggage fee for in
Los Angeles; URGH!
As do NOT even get
me started on the sheer MADNESS thou Airlines cause me every single Stinkin'
time I'm waiting to Board and hear the now Obligatory announcement of stowing
Bags FREE 'o Charge to your final Destination due to their NOT being enough
Stowage Bins...
Meanwhile, Tacoma Bureau Chief Mary Ellen
waited outside in her own "Holding Pattern," circling round 'N round with
two Doggies, as my Airport Assistant gamely tried locating our unknown to us
missing suitcase!
As the two Hoonds' Mary Ellen was traveling
with were the epitome 'O "Mutt 'N Jeff;" Hya! With the one she's Babysitting named Silk, is
basically Marmaduke! And weighs 100lbs, with people constantly asking her if
he's part Great Dane? For which Mary Ellen sez' she believes Silk's breed is
actually American Field Labrador Retriever, for which I've never heard of
before.
Whilst the other's been prominently featured
on thou Award Winning pages 'O No Fenders. First as thou Pixolator, but now
goes by Pixie-the-Wonderdog; WUF-WUF! As this precocious Chihuahua weighs
in at a scale tipping 9lbs Soaking Wet! But I digress...
We elected to return the next day to pick up
my suitcase, since Mary Ellen had errands to run in Fresno & didn't want to
sit round waiting all day for a suitcase delivery - "Entertaining"
Mwah. So that's how I started this ultimately wonderful Mad-Cap trip.
Frolicking
in Fresno...
We spent Monday bopping round
"Downtown" Fresno running errands before finally returning to the airport
to retrieve my suitcase, since United Airlines thought the bag I'd paid $25.00
should spend the night in La-La Land; Oh Never Mind!
We then drove back to Fresno to our friends Jon
& Elisa's house for a very enjoyable evening's dinner;
Where I also met Mary Ellen's longtime friend
Susan for the first time.
Coolest part for Mwah is that Jon's a Car
Dude! And has a Factory Five Cobra replicar he built in the garage.
After dinner, we gravitated out to the garage
where Jon obligingly Started it up with the garage door opened, having
previously warned me about how LOUD I-T IS! Before it immediately SNARLED to
life, as he's running straight exhaust pipes off the side of car - underneath the
doors in classic Cobra Racecar style: TURN I-T OFF!
IT'S TOO FREAKIN' L-O-U-D!
Next up was his Delorean, which he asked me
if I wanted to sit in the driver's seat? Uh Duh, Dude! As I immediately moved
toward the car's Gull-wing Door, with Jon warning me to watch my Noggin'
For which I immediately noted to Thyself how the
Car's extremely low, and very tight fitting for Mwah. As I had my winter Hiking
Boots on and promptly got 'em stuck underneath the pedals; Aye Karumba!
As John said it's a 5-speed and feel free to
shift the gears. But I elected not to, since the pedal's, where's thou clutch? As
my feet were still stuck behind the pedals... Got it, Which were so damn tiny!
That I elected to refrain from doing this while enjoying my time behind the
wheel.
But I just had to ask John into starting his
Delorean for Mwah, since I'd never heard one before in real life. Which
reluctantly fired after cranking a few times, since it had been sitting
un-started awhile in a cold garage.
And unfortunately it was raining the whole
day & night of our visit, so NO rides in either the Cobra or Delorean.
Which I'd have opted for the latter, since I've never ridden in a "Movie
Car;" Hya!
Jon's Daily Driver is a Fiat 500 Abarth
turbo, which he also fired up for Mwah, outside. Along with telling me to run
my hands over all three cars, before Jon blipped the Fiat's throttle several
times for my amusement.
Returning inside, we watched John &
Elisa's wedding video from the past Summer, along with John having Elisa drive
the Cobra to the beach, also in the video, where he proposed.
GURR-REAT EVENING!
Back
to The Future...
Returning Full Circle, figuratively, I broke
down the first week of June to watch my first episode of Jay Leno's Garage TV
Show this year, since when scrolling thru my Zapp2It TV Guide, I'd discovered
that part of the June 7th episode titled One of A kind featured
a Back to The Future Delorean replicar; so I had to watch; Err listen!
As Jay met some Nerdly "geek" at
the famed Gable House in Pasadena, CA, which Leno casually says is the house
featured in the movie. As I've got ZERO Clue who this other Chris Dude was?
And whilst I won't give away how they both
felt about the Delorean's driving characteristics. I'm totally Blown Away
learning that this car, replete with pieces of the original movie car is
claimed to be worth $750k!
HOLY FLUX
CAPACITORS MARTY MCFLY!
While Y'all can check out the video I've
subsequently found on Ye Net, from the very same American Pickers episode I so
labouriously chronicled previously, which kept my Delorean euphoria alight
after sampling my first Stainless Steel wonder in Fresno...
(Photo c/o No Fenders Blogmeister' Miguel)