The Tampa Bay Pussy Tour (Day 1, Tampa of course)
Well there I was, off the plane at around 4:30 pm to begin my Tampa Bay Pussy Tour. The flight was uneventful, got a rental. A mid-size "draw no attention" type of car. The guy at the rental agency tried to up sell me: "for only a few dollars more I can put you in a Mustang or a Jeep Wrangler"; but I was having none of it. I wanted the most common, UTR vehicle on the lot. And that's what I got, a perfect "monger mobil". I set my GPS to Nebraska Ave, Tampa and off I went, excited to begin the "Tour".
To get acquainted with the area I cruised the length of Nebraska but saw nothing but lots of LEO. Did a quick tour of the Nowatney area and, again, saw nothing. Back down Nebraska seeing nothing scoopable, I decided a beer was in order. I stopped at that Homebrew place, enjoyed a cold pumpkin ale then moved onward to get a room.
To my surprise, this was more difficult than I thought. I set my sites on a room at one of those seedy looking motels near Sligh but kept getting turned away. Maybe they thought I was a cop with my military haircut. Finally, after about five attempts, I found a place that would accommodate me. The room was nasty; nastier than any place I can remember shacking up in. And that's saying a lot when you consider some of the holes I've experienced while serving in such places like Iraq, Korea and West Virginia. But it was getting late, I needed something and my hopes were such that the SW's would stroll by the motel and make for easy pickings. So I forked over my. 5 and set up camp.
The approach I took was akin to fishing. Throw out the bait (me sitting out in front of the room, nursing a beer) and simply wait. I've done this before in other towns and it usually works. And with all of the LEO presence on Nebraska, it seemed like a much safer way to hobby. Well there's a saying that goes something like, "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work". I suppose that can apply here.
I did however take some time to enjoy a good burger and a fine local brew at the Mermaid. But the Mermaid was about as much tail as I got last night.
I got up early-ish this morning. Did a cruise, saw a few potential SW's walking with DB's but that was where it ended. I turned in my key at the required 10:00 am, got in my ride, and what do you know. Finally a ripe looking strumpet goes walking right past the motel parking lot. As in fishing, timing is everything for a hobbyist!
But do not despair! Things get better on day two of the Tampa Bay Pussy Tour: (URL to be released tomorrow).
Foot Note: A huge thank you goes out to all of you who responded to my request for digits. Even if you didn't have digits the simple acknowledgement and your advice that only a local could give is sincerely appreciated. Thank You!