Al was up early to get a couple of new tires and a rim. Once he got back with the goods, we were on the road north to rescue the header trailer. We were getting pretty good at changing tires, so it didn't take long to make the switch and start back to Stockton. A slight miscalculation...it was 100 miles back, not 80 as stated yesterday.
While on he road, Marilyn had found a radio station that had reported a tornado was about to touch down in Oklahoma City. What a horrible experience that must have been for those people, there is no way any of us could imagine what they were going through. There was quite a difference between the local OKC radio station and the sensationalism of the HLN channel on the xmradio. Our hearts ache for those affected and they are in our prayers.
We stopped in Great Bend, KS to fuel up and didn't stop again until we hit Cherokee, OK...our destination. We got there just about the same time as our farmers John and Peggy, who were just returning from medical appointments at Oklahoma City...they were out of the city well before the action started.
We went to scope out a spot to park the trailer so we could unload.
We stopped in to catch up with John and Peggy, then went to get the Freight moved over to the parking lot.
John met us over there and RL, the owner, had shown up to show us where to park. We were a bit concerned to unload the new tractor for the first time, but it went even smoother than it did with the old tractor. That was a relief. 
We took the tractor,cart and Freightliner out to the farm, got them parked, then started back north, again.
We rolled into Great Bend just before midnight, found a room and called it a night.
More driving tomorrow...
No comments:
Post a Comment