Back at Stone Mountain visiting Doug & Louise. Here for the week. We had a nice stop in High Point, NC visiting everyone there. Too quick of a stop, but it was great to see everyone.
Getting cold here. We anticipate 4 nights of below freezing temps over the next week, so we've filled the freshwater tank, put the hoses back in, and turning up the heaters. Fall colors are still in this area, so walks and drives are really scenic.
Got the front end of the truck aligned and put two new tires on the front end. Got about 74,000 miles out of the old tires (we got 45,000 miles of the first pair of front tires). Real happy about that mileage given the low pressures we run in the front tires to try to improve the truck's ride. Unfortunately, I think the automotive industry has lost the ability to balance tires. This modern "electronic" wheel balancing isn't cutting it for 19.5 inch wheels. Give me the guys who made it an art using on-vehicle balancing. Those people knew how to balance tires! And, yes, I'm aware that on-vehicle balancing actually balances more than just the wheel and tire - it takes into account all the imperfections of the wheel suspension system. And that's just what our 6-yr old, 9,750 lb truck needs!
Anyway, everyone stay warm. I'm told that all of us may have already seen our high temps for the month of November. Well, maybe they're wrong. We can wish! David
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