This is the Grassy General Store on Grassy road at Route 148. This is my first stop. In the store was a construction worker, a rather rough looking fellow, who commented on the weather I would be riding in today. He said, "At least you have a good day for it, it could be 100 degrees out there!" I suppose that when you work construction, you can always dress for the cold, but the heat is a real problem. And the second picture is my lucky nickel. I found it in the parking lot. I have decided to carry it on every RUSA ride that I do until I DNF (did not finish) a ride. At that time, I will tape the nickel to the emotional baggage that quitting or failing inevitably brings, and throw it all into the Lake of Egypt. Then start again.