It’s 10 p.m. on Thursday night, and this time I am writing my blog from the passenger seat of the GEICO Motorcycle transporter, as we make our way from Dayton, Ohio, to Indianapolis.

We were scheduled to do an appearance at the Dayton Quaker Steak and Lube, Thursday evening, so we took advantage of the time here in Ohio and tested. We had a motor we needed to test, and I also wanted to get back on the Christmas Tree.

I worked out of the Ohio office for the week and drove down to meet the team in Dayton. Quaker Steak and Lube was having a fundraiser for the Leukemia Foundation, and the list of events and appearances was pages long. It was “Bike” night and that alone usually brings in thousands, but they also had bands, special appearances, auctions, and the media scheduled. It was planned to be a huge event.

Like Atlanta all over again. The clouds came in a blink of an eye, and then, before you knew it, this piercing alarm was being broadcasted on all the televisions in the restaurant. The emergency warning system was indicating thundershowers with hail and the possibility of tornados through the Ohio area and the warnings stretched from Indiana to Kentucky.

Well, the 10-foot Gecko was deflated and the GEICO Motorcycle bike was tucked back in the transporter. The locals must have known the situation because the ones that arrived came in cars.

Once the hail started to arrive, they made the decision to move the event to next Thursday, and hope for good weather.

We won’t be able to make the rescheduled event, but I’m sure they will have a great time. Maybe next year!

Here are a couple of pictures.