Hey Babe!
Up at the crack of dawn today, had an appointment to take the truck in this morning and I wanted to be there when they opened at 8:00. Jo was kind enough to pick me up, then she took me to breakfast at a little hole in the wall in town that had great food. Picked up a few things a Publix, including a six-pack of Yeungling’s Hershey Chocolate Porter, couldn’t resist that combination! Filled up two propane bottles, making sure I was stocked up on everything since I thought my truck was going to be out of commission for at least several days, she even said it might be Friday before I get it back. Got back to camp and was soon out riding on Flash to recon the Orange Short loop today. Trails are in good shape, fortunately, drier than I can remember seeing them, but there were still a number of really bad spots that were mud churned up by big tires, so really deep trenches in a few spots. It was clear the ranger was out doing some work today, too, there was a large hole that was filled in and flattened by the time I got there, looking good! Found one more tree down, sent the coordinates to Scottie, so hopefully he can take care of those, too. Got back to camp after 3:30, and just a few minutes later, got a call from the truck shop that my truck was done! Apparently once they dropped out the drive train, they found the U-joints had seized, so they replaced those, plus a support, and that was it! Five hours of labor, but it was well worth it, since the drive home was judder-free! Yay! It was dusk when I got back, fed the horses, and myself, watched less than an hour of TV before tackling the job of finalizing the trails on Google Earth. Turns out it appeared to be a little long (though I have a little conflicting information), so I cut one corner and now it’s as right as I can get it with the tools I have. Hopefully the trail I moved to will be in good condition, we’ll find out in the next day or two! Did some work on the OTL mailing list as well. I’m BUSHED! Had my shower, off to bed forthwith, with another “crack of dawn” morning pending! Good night, sweetie! Love you!
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