Further adventures of the RickshawGrrlz

CRAP! I finally figure out how to freakin' post and I lose paragraphs worth of genius writing to a little think called "not pressing the save button." What ever!

Hey all, RickshawGrrl Jen here. It has been a while since anyone posted. Lots of stuff has happened. I haven't figured out posting pictures or links, so bear with me. My spelling is also on the creative side rather than the accurate side of things. Just sos y'all know ahead of time.

So. The good folks at Vespa Hartford (also known as my employers) recently had an open house. At said open house I drove folks around in the autorickshaw (also known as a tuk tuk), Avery gave out massages, and the store sold raffle tickets for prizes. All of the money all $254 it went toward this adventure. Wow. I was and continue to be flabbergasted (in a good way) at the generosity of folks when they hear of this adventure.

Check out the Vespa Hartford website www.vespahartford.com . We might just get around to posting pictures of the event.

Furthermore the tuk tuk that I've been driving around the parking lot in Plainville, CT is now a movie star. Yup, a movie star. Owen Wilson may very well have sat his ass in our tuk tuk. Contain yourself folks.

Here's the story. Wes Craven has made a movie called Darljeeng (again with the spelling), about three friends travelling across India by train. There was one scene in a tuk tuk that they did not get enough shots of. So instead of sending everyone back to India, they called us to see if they could rent ours for a few days. (The filming happened in Brooklyn)

"Sure," said we at the shop. "Hey, I've driven a moving truck through New York before." I innocently said. And the job was mine. Not sure I'd do it again, but heck, it was an adventure.

I braved thunderstorms, hail, fast moving trucks, interstate 95, New York drivers, all manner of construction, and the Triboro Bridge in a 16 foot moving truck.

Note to anyone crossing the Triboro Bridge in a 16 foot moving truck any time soon. It will cost you $9 to cross it, not $4.50. If you do not have the $9 in CASH you get to cross the Triboro, get off at the first exit, come back across the bridge and wait for them to bring you your license and registration (because they took it from you so you'd come back). THEN you get to search greater NYC for a functioning ATM with in spitting distance of a place where you can park a 16 foot truck with out squishing anyone. Once that is found you get to cross the bridge again in rush hour traffic.

Just in case any of you were thinking of crossing the Triboro Bridge in a 16 foot moving truck.

Regardless, the tuk tuk got delivered. Much thanks to Nick at Brooklynbretta for his navigational help, moral support, and assistance in getting the damn thing out of the truck. Check out his scooter shop. www.brooklynbretta.com .

TODAY will be devoted to finding my passport. As some of you know I recently moved. So who knows where it is. Raj will be accepting money on bets as to whether or not I find it, when I find it, and will I find it in time to go to India. This might be the hardest part of the whole trip.

Love and thanks to all who have contributed.