Letter to the Editor: Experienced Iowa nice during RAGBRAI@

To the Editor:

Over nearly a quarter century of riding RAGBRAI® my friends and I have encountered a lot of great Iowans. Waukon is home to one of them.

Over the years, several of our gang have become dependent on electricity and pills (prescription only) to make it across Iowa.

When our RV driver was suddenly called home for an emergency, we had an RV stranded in Cresco. So, after riding into Waukon I started riding back to Cresco to get the stranded RV. About a mile west of town I saw a guy sitting in his pick-up watchingthe bikes go by.

So, remembering the Iowa nice thing, I pulledup to his truck, told him my situationand minutes later we were off to Cresco having a nice chat about farming, Iowa, people, and his military service.

After a very enjoyable trip, I was shocked that he would take no payment for that trip. I thanked him profusely as he drove off, but that still doesn’t seem like enough!

Thanks, Waukon for lending one of your own.

Tim Fairchild
Milford