29/11: Adventures
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
My brother-in-law took 1/2 a day off so we could have some adventures. First adventure was rides on the motorbikes. Darryl currently owns two bikes --- the mini-van model and the fun model. I donned my sister's jacket and helmet and off we went.
The "mini-van" model. Very comfortable, lots of handles to hold on to.
The "fun" model. Darryl got a big hug each time he sped up or slowed down as he was the only grab handle. I also determined that you need to be aware of where you put your feet. One foot was on a foot rest, the other foot unfortunately was resting on the muffler. Very embarrassing when you can't get off the bike because your shoe is melted to the muffler. Don't worry the muffler is OK - I was able to peel most of the rubber off, so Darryl only has a little piece to clean up.
Ready to go to the Kilgore Oil Museum.
The museum was quite interesting. One section has information on drilling wells and the oil industry and other section was a mock up of Kilgore in the 1930's. The movie theater showed a good movie showing a history of Kilgore and footage that was shot during the oil rush.
I know that thousands of people went to Alaska during the gold rush but didn't know thousands of people went to Texas for the "oil rush". Also there was a lot of rain during the "oil rush" making muddy roads that were almost impassable.
The museum also had an elevator ride through the ground to the oil. It consisted of an old elevator that they shook around and a couple of puppets explaining what you saw.
A colleague of Darryl's had sent an e-mail around the office telling everyone about his decorated house. I think there's 30 thousand lights that are set to music. The show lasts about 30 minutes before it starts to repeat.
Just before songs about Frosty the snow man, he inflates, when he's done his part he deflates.
The "mini-van" model. Very comfortable, lots of handles to hold on to.
The "fun" model. Darryl got a big hug each time he sped up or slowed down as he was the only grab handle. I also determined that you need to be aware of where you put your feet. One foot was on a foot rest, the other foot unfortunately was resting on the muffler. Very embarrassing when you can't get off the bike because your shoe is melted to the muffler. Don't worry the muffler is OK - I was able to peel most of the rubber off, so Darryl only has a little piece to clean up.
Ready to go to the Kilgore Oil Museum.
The museum was quite interesting. One section has information on drilling wells and the oil industry and other section was a mock up of Kilgore in the 1930's. The movie theater showed a good movie showing a history of Kilgore and footage that was shot during the oil rush.
I know that thousands of people went to Alaska during the gold rush but didn't know thousands of people went to Texas for the "oil rush". Also there was a lot of rain during the "oil rush" making muddy roads that were almost impassable.
The museum also had an elevator ride through the ground to the oil. It consisted of an old elevator that they shook around and a couple of puppets explaining what you saw.
A colleague of Darryl's had sent an e-mail around the office telling everyone about his decorated house. I think there's 30 thousand lights that are set to music. The show lasts about 30 minutes before it starts to repeat.
Just before songs about Frosty the snow man, he inflates, when he's done his part he deflates.