Good Morning!!!! 50F @ 4:30AM here in Orcutt, CA. Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High 53F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Higher wind gusts possible.
Thanks for the link on windy driving tips, Drew. The VW Vanagon is a real handful in the wind, and I've been nearly blown off the road several times on motorcycles. So far the ProMaster seems better, but I've delayed trips before when strong winds were predicted. No fun.
Averaged about 12 MPG yesterday with about a ton in the van and maybe half again that in the trailer. Weight sux, too.
Mostly uneventful trip down here yesterday, except for forgetting to turn off traction control for the trip up the driveway. Still made it OK, but the van almost came to a stop near the top as the traction control cut the throttle to keep the front wheels from spinning. Arrived about 4PM, worked unloading the van until 8PM. Most of that was getting the pallet racks moved to the back porch, one piece at a time. My plan to use a dolly to move the hundred pound sheets of particle board worked well, though it was very awkward getting that first ratchet strap in place. By the time I came to the sixth and last sheet, it was a piece of cake. Over 10,000 steps yesterday, not bad for sitting behind the wheel for most of the day.
First thing I did yesterday when I got here was to bump up the temperature in the hot tub. I dropped it to 65F before I left last week, and it was still reading 72 when I got back. The new heater is supposed to do three degrees/hour, to it should be ready for a morning dip, which after last night wrestling match with the particle bard, aught to feel pretty darn good.
There are plenty of boxes to unpack this morning while waiting for the rain to ease up, then get started unloading the trailer. That's mostly shop equipment; the biggest challenge there will be finding the right spot for each piece. The garage is getting very full at this point.
Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!
