| Re: Sunday Chat 01.10.10 |
Subject: Re: Sunday Chat 01.10.10 by teebee on 2010/1/11 1:29:30 Man, Tommy that sucks! We expect that here in the bread basket this time of year. But that's not what you think of in south Florida. I hope your not hurt too bad. Well I got the big run to KC accomplished without too much trouble. When we left Friday (about 3:45pm) it was 32*. When we got to KC (about 9:45pm)it was 2 with wind chills to -20. I worked about two hours that night, hanging some cabinets that I built and finished up hanging the last of the sheetrock. Went to bed about 12:45 am and then got up at 6 to get the pickup ready. All this in nearly knee deep snow. Hooked up the dolly and gathered up the tools....oh it was -3 and WC to -25 at that time. Grabbed the SIL and went out to where the car was. Unhooked the dolly, so I could back up and get the engine, then we hooked the dolly back up but the ramps were too steep to push the car up them. Really snow-packed roads and couldn't get any footing. Luckily, the guy had some car ramps and I backed the rear end up on them and relieved the angle enough that the four of us guys were able to push it up on the dolly. Got it all strapped down and we were headed west by 8:30. They gave me directions to get back to I70/Kansas Turnpike, but I missed the turn (brand new on/off ramp that my Garmin didn't show) so I thought I'd just keep going, my Garmin took me right back to where I needed to be, but it didn't know about the snow-packed spots. It was a very slow first 35 miles (about 40 mph, if that). Once back in I70 we were about to pull it at 65mph (even though, right there on the fender, in the rear view mirror it says 45mph limit, what do they know?)We made it back to Great Bend in 4 hours, it was about 30-45 minutes longer than normal. Dropped off the engine and the car at the nephews place and he said he hoped that he could have it done by next weekend. Jumped back in the pickup and dropped the dolly off and headed for home. Stopped in Garden City and bought a new garage door opener (the other one shot craps Wednesday) 2 1/2 hours later we are back at home. I missed working the JV girls game (I called ahead and let them know I wouldn't make that one), but was in time to work both Varsity games. This morning, I got up and went to church and then came home and installed the new opener. Then we went back to GC to take the daughters family out to eat. Today was the oldest grandsons' 13th birthday, Friday was the Daughters/SIL 10th Anniversary, and my 55th birthday is Tuesday, so we got all those knocked out with one meal. Oh it was 52* today here, in KC they got up to 8* according to the daughter, I'm glad to be home.  Tomorrow it's back to school....man if this is what retirement is like, I'm going to be one tuckered out boy. |
