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STW2 Hop 3: Fairmont MN to Mitchell SD
192 miles via I-90. Cumulative tow miles: 574. Truck miles: 207. Cumulative truck miles: 728. It doesn’t get any simpler than this: get on I-90, go almost 200 miles, get off. A straight shot west. Boring, but very efficient. No stops whatsoever, until we got close to the destination and got lost for about a … Continue reading
STW1 Hop 5: Streetsboro OH to New Hudson MI
216 miles via I-480 (south of Cleveland), OH 176, I-90, OH 2, I-280 (east of Toledo), I-75, I-275 (west of Detroit) and I-96. Cumulative tow miles: 1003. Truck miles: 303. Cumulative truck miles: 1576. This was a relatively easy hop, aided by flat, mostly divided highway. Door-to-door travel time was just under 4 hours, which … Continue reading
And heeeeeeeeeeeeeere’s Rusty!
Those of you who know us well could have predicted that we wouldn’t last long with just one dog. It just isn’t sufficient. Grace needed a playmate and we needed another dog so that we wouldn’t fight over having a pet to… well, pet. There was no question that it would be another rescue dog. … Continue reading
More spam
My anti-spam filter is clearly not working. I broke the 2,000 barrier – more than 2,000 spam messages received in the past 24 hours. This is just ridiculous. I am deleting all messages until I figure out how to deal with this. If you post a message and it doesn’t appear, that is the reason. … Continue reading
Spam
The spam is becoming unbearable. There were over 1,100 spam comments waiting for me this morning. The first 15 minutes of every day are now devoted to deleting spam messages from the blog, which is most decidedly NOT a good way to start the day. I really don’t want to know where I can get … Continue reading
Technical note – copying photos
Several readers have commented on some of my photos. I appreciate the feedback and am glad you are enjoying them. But it occurred to me that some might not be aware that it is possible to download any photo you like and make it your own. To copy a single photo to your hard disk, … Continue reading
Reunion
As if imminent retirement wasn’t a sufficient reminder of my advancing age, I also have my 45th(!) high school reunion this weekend. It wasn’t all that long ago that I was a freshly-minted grad and the thought of the first reunion, five years down the road, seemed very remote. Oh, how time flies! This year … Continue reading
A journey of 6,000 miles…
… begins with 6-feet. Yes, folks, I have, for the first time, attached my big beast of a tow vehicle and have hauled my fifth wheel. Six feet. And I did it without causing any kind of personal or property damage. Is there a merit badge for this? We had to reposition the coach on … Continue reading
Full-page littering
I spent my third night in the coach last night and it was the first night spent on the newly foam-enhanced mattress. I was very pleased. I slept well with no hip soreness from a too-thin mattress. Of course it helped that we were smart enough this time to turn off the gas water heater … Continue reading
Hardware floors and back pain
It has been another busy week. My main activities have been (1) completing the installation of the hardwood floor (DONE! Whoopie!) and (2) dealing with back pain. You might wonder, as I did, whether the two are related. I doubt it, but I have to admit that being hunched over, on my knees, for hours … Continue reading