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We had another tornado warning last night, spent an hour in the shelter while monitoring weather reports (with all the other people likewise following the same alert, too many of whom brought their damn dogs in with them). The warned tornado, if reports were accurate, passed over — or nearby — without ever touching down anywhere close.

It was 1:00 in the morning before I made it to bed. I didn’t have any trouble getting to sleep, though (I almost never do), but Susan basically didn’t sleep until after a morning medical appointment.

Yeah, yeah, done and gone. But that’s our life these days.

We caught a few good breaks today.

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On the day before we’re to leave for our next travel installment:

• I went to Confession at the local Catholic church. It was supposed to last from 3PM to 3:45. There were only three of us waiting, which was good … because it was nearly 3:10 before the priest actually arrived and got himself set.
• We’re supposed to turn in our wifi hotspot to the RV park office before we leave tomorrow, but I don’t know if anybody will be in the office tomorrow and nobody’s there right now to ask.
• I went ahead and drained our black and gray tanks in anticipation of departure (after Mass) tomorrow. One fewer thing on the list. Some travel preparations I can’t make till time to go, but I do what I can.
• Susan has been drinking zero-sugar Gatorade to keep up her fluid requirements. With multiple small bottles a day, our trash bag fills up much more quickly than usual. That means that trips to the dumpster are at least twice as frequent now.

Yes, this is the pell-mell excitement of the RV lifestyle.

Today was nice, and Susan went out to do some walking, which conditions haven’t favored lately. ( Collapse )

On balance, I think the timing of our latest RV expedition was a mistake.

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In all honesty, the place my wife and I are staying in Missouri isn’t as nice as the one we occupied for so long before getting back out on the road. ( Collapse )

One of the last things I delayed posting about because I was busy with it at the time: our son Kevin visited from China last month.

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The snowmageddon threatened for most of the U.S. wound up being no particular big deal for Susan and me, for reasons that follow.

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Tomorrow we’ll be leaving our rig with a technical team to be reviewed for various possible repairs. Since there’s no knowing what exactly will be necessary, or how long those services will take, Susan and I are in an extended-stay hotel for a while: at least a week, possibly longer.

Susan is NOT unhappy about sleeping in an actual bed for a bit, or being able to turn around in the shower. Who knows, I might appreciate just a taste of such luxury myself.

Oh, yeah, lots of stuff taken care of today.

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