Impromptu trip.....

 8:10 am - Saturday - April 11th - TWW - 55° F, humidity 22%, cloud cover 3%, wind 24 mph out of the south by southwest....crystal clear, blue, sunny, windy skies today with a forecast high of 66° F.  On this date in 2022 TLE and I were in Carson City, NV....

.....having dinner with good friends Terri and Bill.  Have Known Terri since 1967...went to college together.  The view this morning.....

I've been waiting for an exhaust coupling for the Ford 420 diesel loader/gannon for about 10 days, and it finally arrived at the PO Thursday, so TLE and I made an impromptu trip into Seligman to retrieve it.  We left around 9:45 am, arriving there without incident about 10:15 am.  We stopped off at the Chevron to fill two 5 gallon gas cans, then over to Family Dollar.  While TLE picked up a few things there I walked over to the Post Office to get some stamps, an pickup our mail/package.  From there we headed east on US-66 to 'Highway Hot Dog'.....

....for some Gelato (and an Americano coffee for me).  A trip to town never seems complete without stopping in to see what's new.  They now serve draft beer, and wine, which is a great addition.  They have, on tap, Modelo Negra, my favorite!

We were back home just before noon, and after unloading the Explorer I headed over to finally modify the exhaust stack on the Ford 420.  It took less than 30 minutes beginning to end, but now the exhaust fumes exit the exhaust stack about a foot above my head, instead of right into the cockpit of the tractor....

....I've been wanting to modify that exhaust since the first time I operated it, and now it is finally done.....no more exhaust in the face!

We're in the middle of another wind event, which began Thursday, and will continue through Monday.  I'm not a big wind fan, like most people, but if you live in the high desert in the Southwest, that is what you get a lot of in March and April...it is what it is.  As I write the wind speed is around 24 mph, and the likely hood we will spend a lot of time outdoors working is pretty thin right now.  Of course, there is The Masters (2026 version) that began Thursday, which we can watch for hours on end if no other diversions present themselves.  More than likely TLE and I will spend a lot of time sorting through our individual wardrobes, in the windless comfort of the Newell interior, which have grown over the past couple of years.  It is time to create 'KEEP' and 'DONATE' piles to 'thin the heard', so to speak, especially since space in our Newell closets is at a premium, and the are getting irritatingly over stuffed lately.

Thanks for stopping by!