October 23, 2009

View of the day-The old timers stand guard outside the museum at Esterhazy.

Our goal for the day was to get the Freightliner and cart trailer put away for the winter. We started out for Esterhazy to get the Freight first...it has been temperamental to start in the past...well, actually all the time...so Al called Eugene and got him to plug it in, so it would be warmed up enough to help the starting procedure.

We decided to try to find a way of getting to where we were going to park the trailer for the winter without going down the major highway...we didn't have much luck...we were going to have to drive at least 4 miles on it. We got out to Eugene's and with a half a can of ether, we were able to get the old girl running...the Freight, not Marilyn. We went into town to the lot where the trailer had been sitting and got it hooked up to the truck, then headed north of Saltcoats to park it in a friends field. Once we got the trailer unhooked, we stopped for coffee in the house, then started back to the farm with the Freight. The Freightliner had a relatively easy summer...one load in Oklahoma and two in South Dakota.

We decided to take a tour to Calder to have a look at some land that is for sale...it's a bit of a drive from our place...about 30 miles, but we got to check out the crops along the way...there are still lots out there.

Back at home, we got the Freight backing into it's winter spot behind the camper, then went back into town for the Terrier pre game steaks. Marilyn left Al to watch the game and went home to do some work. Normally he gets a ride home with the neighbor, but she is working in the concession and has to do a lot of cleaning after the game, so Al can't wait that long...Marilyn went back into town to pick him up.

Well, we didn't get any rain...but it wasn't a drying day...