Sunday, January 28, 2024

Consistency is illusive.....

7:11 am - Sunday - January 28th - GNHS - 51° F, humidity 83%, wind 3 mph out of the north......partially cloudy today with a forecast high of 72° F.  On this date in 2016 TLE and I were having an early dinner at Prison Hill Brewing in Yuma, AZ......one of our all time favorite micro breweries......


 Saturday was our big COA rental day this week.  We began the morning with two confirmed bookings, and ended up with four....two all day rentals, and 2 half day rentals.  In between their departure was a lot of waiting around, as it always is.  Last year TLE and I would be worrying most of the that interval about getting rescue calls, or accidents, but this year seems different.  We don't really worry this year.  If we get a call we take care of the issue, and if there's an accident we deal with it when it happens.  Fortunately, most rental days end without incident, and this year we have plenty of machines so we're not worried about not having enough inventory to cover our advance bookings....life is good!


.....since we were working I did my one mile out and back walk solo, and managed to average 3.6 mph.  I'm really feeling great now, and my knee injury has become a distant memory.  In the one month since December 26th I've lost 8.5 pounds, and TLE is right there with me.  Consistent, moderate exercise produces amazing results, and that is the rub, right?  Trying to be consistent is the issue, but this winter we're doing great on the consistency.  I also threw in another toning workout during my 1 hour lunch break.  The toning exercises I do reduce soreness in my shoulders (I broke both shoulders over the years....right one in 1968....high jumping, left one in 1999....mountain bike accident), hips, knees and ankles (broke one many years ago...1978...hunting accident).  Those old injuries bother me occasionally now, but when I am consistent in walking, stretching, and working out, those times are much more infrequent.

The day was very nice with wispy, high clouds, and a high temp of around 69° F, plus no wind!


Our first rental returned at 3 pm, the next around 3:45 pm, the third at 4 pm, and the final one at 4:40 pm.  The spacing of their return enabled me to fuel, and wash each one without having to rush.  The first three were not that dirty, or muddy, but the fourth one was covered in mud.  I had planned to just park the fourth one when it returned, and take care of fueling, and washing it Sunday, but you cannot let that mud get dry, or it will takes hours to clean it.  I was able to get it clean in about 30 minutes, and by that time it was well past sunset, so no sunset pictures of Saturday are available for publication today.

Once I had parked the last RZR I closed the office (TLE and Hunter had clocked out by that time), and headed inside to take a long, hot shower.  TLE had a Margarita awaiting my return, and also had made Enchilada Casserole for dinner....what a woman!

We've only one confirmed booking for Sunday, which is pretty typical on a non-holiday weekend, so we've got that going for us....lol!

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