Good morning, low temp is -18°F and the high is going to -4. Wind NW 5 mph. Mainly sunny.
I have a town run to do later today, then conserve energy.
Back in the '50s, Dad had an all lines family pass through CPR (Canadian Pacific Railroad), we took the train to Miami a few times for Christmas to see my grandparents (his Mom & Dad). The first trip was right from Toronto via TH&B (Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo RR) to New York Central to PRR (Pennsylvania Railroad), we changed trains at Baltimore and I've forgotten what we took from there to Miami. In those days I really loved train travel. The food was good, and the porters friendly. What more could you ask for?
My Grandparents would drive back to Toronto with us in their Packard. Up US1, no interstate highways then, or if there were my G-parents didn't take them. I have 8 mm film my grandmother (she was a photographer) took of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
I need a new fuel sending unit and heater blower fan in the Kioti. Priced them out yesterday; fan $624.oo + tax, sending unit $80.oo + tax and shipping. It is on the way. The fan only runs on low speed, I will take the roof off in spring and check it out for myself, might only be the switch. That will be a good opportunity for me to install the radio I have had for 5 years.
You guys/gals with the crappy weather stay safe
In 1987, I made the mistake of selling my Honda Goldwing, but then decided I did still want a motorcycle, so I bought a BMW R80RT. There came a day when my wife had to work, but I had vacation time accumulated that I had to either take it or lose it, so I rode that BMW from Dallas to Colorado Springs, CO. one day and spent a couple of nights with our former next door neighbors, whose job had transferred them to Colorado. When I started back home, I decided to take a little side trip up Pikes Peak; stopped halfway up to put on a jacket and my gloves. I got to the parking lot at the top just as a young couple was getting off their motorcycle, so we walked in together, had a cup of coffee, then went our separate ways, sight seeing. I got back to the parking lot and was putting on my gloves when that young couple came back out. She said, "I'll bet you'd want $50 for those gloves." I said, "At least." She didn't have any gloves, said they thought they could buy some in the gift shop up there, but they didn't have any.
