June 19, 2008

View of the day-Six miles as the crow flies and Cherokee has disappeared into the rain.

Another day to sleep in because of the rain. A gloomy and overcast day with weather warnings out for the better part of it.

We had an early lunch then went out to the field to do some fixing on the Freightliner. The sky kept getting darker and darker, but it looked like everything was going east so we carried on with our work. At one point Al looked up and said "Oh, God, Cherokee has disappeared!". The rain was closing in and we knew what the road gets like when it gets wet...greasy...really, greasy. Al wanted to take the General into town to get a new tire on the front, but it had to air up first to get the brakes off, and the rain was getting closer by the minute. After getting the shop trailer hooked up and on to the road, Marilyn waited for Al to get moving before heading to the highway. We got out just as it hit, and in the five minutes it took to get to town it had rained 6/10 and water was laying everywhere.

It rained off and on all afternoon, but Marilyn managed to get some fixing done in between showers. The power seat in the pickup hasn't worked for quite a while, making it uncomfortable to drive without a booster seat...it works fine now. It's funny how you can find so many things to do to avoid the BIG tasks at hand.

We got a phone call to collect the rain check for the steak supper we missed the other day...no combining to prevent it this time. We had a good visit and a fabulous steak supper...they would give Slow Helen's in Melville a run for their money...and we ate way too much.

Tomorrow the dash comes out of the pickup...