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Since you are reading this post, you probably already figured out that we arrived safely tonight. Among our precious cargo was a new three year old stallion. I’d tell you all about the horse, but I can’t seem to write a very coherent sentence. So, a pic will have to do (my sister is to the left and petting the horse is my niece, Holly.
What, no updates yet? Yep. Add to that list, no showers, little sleep and no decent food since . . . well, I can’t really remember. My tooth brush is feeling hurt and ignored, wondering why I bothered bringing it along. The good news is that we should reach the Tacoma, WA, early this evening.
We are just passing through northern Cali right now (Corning, CA, to be specific). I will do updates as soon as (or if) the-power-that-be see fit to provide me with both a smooth road AND connectivity. It turns out the truck’s suspension is rough enough to make updates more of a challenge they normally are on the road.
Don’t let the palm trees i this photo from Barstow, CA, confuse you. It’s not much of a ‘vacation’. But, it is nice to spend some time with my sister.
You probably noticed the website was down for a while. I would like to blame aliens or the government or anybody else for the problem. Even as I type this, which I am doing on my phone, I can still not view the site on my computer. The cause of the problem is partly self-inflicted. It was misunderstanding between me and my former web host. I’m sure by Friday this will all be taken care of.
My kids will be spending time with us for the next few days. I am thankful for that!
I’ll update posts during our drive to Seattle mid-day on today (Wednesday).
Going out in a blaze of glory, Kevin’s wagon suffered some fatal damage last week on “Spirit Trail”. He writes:
Even at the time of death she looked gracious….apart of me is gone – it represented me… plus made me feel young. I have mourned now for three days and wait for the insurance adjuster to show up…I hate to give her up. I suspect a small fuel line leak, that I had been chasing because of smell…either the distributor or plug wire ignited the gas. The fact I was headed down hill only fed the fire with more gas. One fire ext. wasn’t enough….so carry two folks!
Well, here is part of me and who I was. It’s sad to say… she even looked great on fire…but very sad. I suspect a small fuel leak that we had smelled but hadn’t found and a short from the ditributor or right side plug wire. I’ve been in mourning for three days. I will not be replacing her.
I have a few updates ready for Saturday morning. I’ll be doing some more around noon today.
Paul forwarded these pics and information about a military surplus yard that is liquidating. Looks like you’ll need an axe to get some of those trucks out of the woods.
He wrote, “The local military surplus yard (E A Patson Parts and Equipment) is closing after 60 years and everything is for sale. I spent the last three days digging thru various piles of parts searching for items I might need in the future for my Willys and I’ve had an incredible time. Their stock of Jeep parts consist of mainly running gear items but even those have been picked over pretty good. Their supply of body items were sold long ago. What’s left is stuff for Dodge M37’s, some M151 parts and parts for the larger military trucks. I was looking for a new burner can for my Southwind M978 gas heater and I had a selection of over 30 new cans to choose from. These cans were stacked in a pile outdoors between a tree and the damaged cab of a semi. The cans are stainless steel so the years of outdoor storage didn’t harm them in the least.
Lots of parts are stored in an unheated building in 55 gallon drums with the tops cut off and positioned upright. Many of these drums are full of parts (I have now idea what vehicle they’re for) and a second layer of full 55 gallon drums are stacked on top of the first layer of drums. There’s also a partial third layer of drums with parts on top of the second layer….. this place is incredible!”
I’m taking the weekend off and won’t be answering emails until Sunday night. Enjoy your weekend everyone!
I got invited over to the neighbor’s house to play Dominion Saturday night, so didn’t have time for updates. I’ll have time during the Seahawk’s game, so look for some updates by halftime and continuing for a while afterwards.
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