Happy USA Independence Day weekend to all.

[BikePacker]

Glad to have the independence, freedom and safety to be able to cycle all about our country
and meet other Americans coast to coast. 
Happy "4th" wishes to all.

[Tandem Tom]

Yes !!!

[John Nettles]

Likewise

[Westinghouse]

I had an ancestor who was a volunteer in the militia in New York. He captured Major John Andre who was carrying information sent from General Benedict Arnold to British forces. General Arnold was the commanding officer of the military center in West Point. It was treason. Andre tried to bribe. It did not work. This ancestor turned him in to the military authorities. Arnold had sent information about West Point the British were to use to defeat the continental army. If that message had reached its intended destination the outcome of the American revolution would have been very different from what it was. They hanged Andre in New York. General Arnold escaped to the British, thus he was a turn coat. As for the ancestor, he became famous. He got a pension of $200.00 a month. In those days that was a very big reward. They named a county after him. Is there a lesson here? Yes there is. One man can make a big difference.