Move Day

 

Move day for us.  Trailer goes to Lagrange, IN while we move out for a few nights & go to a hotel in Howe, IN.  Almost a routine we've become used to when we're in the area, and leaving the trailer with Paul & Kay Cross of Indian Interstate Enterprises.  Hope to have the trailer back by next weekend.

We're fine.  New wheel on truck.  Give it a couple of weeks to see if it's a fix.  New wheel was needed as it was chipped where the tire pressure monitor attaches to the valve stem.  But if you'll google "2017 Ford F350 dual rear wheel valve stem failure", you'll quickly find that a new wheel is not always a solution.  And there may not be a solution.  OK, maybe the rubber, high-pressure valve stems work as our rear passenger tire has stopped...did I just jinx myself?

Bicycles were serviced, and we worked in a bicycle ride on part of the Pumpkinvine Trail.  Mostly walked on other days.  Still in the area another week, so there may be more bicycle rides coming up if the weather cooperates.

Oh, you should hear the story of me trying to make an appointment to get Donna's military dependent ID card renewed while we're spending the winter in Gulf Shores (we hope).  Anyone that worked with me knows my distain for Navy Marine Corps Intranet or NMCI.  Well, I'm told NMCI is dead & gone, but apparently, the ghosts remain.  Ended up working with the Army guys' help desk.  It appears that the reCAPCHA test for whether you're a human or a robot thinks you're a robot if fill in the online application like a human.   OK.  I'm giving things to do to try to fake it out.  It's a pain, of course, but it works. Well, it works until you make you're appointment and you get a "Google" error (unexpected response from "Google" or so the error states).  OK, go through the process all over, again, and the response is that you already have an appointment.  Good - where's my confirmation email?   No confirmation email.  Can't talk to NAS Pensacola as they're still trying to clean up from Hurricane Sally.  Go back to the help desk, give them the information and requested date/time for an appointment.  Within minutes we have our confirmation email.  Great!  Now if NAS Pensacola will open back up before her ID expires, we'll be fine.

Anyway, that's it for this week.  Hope everyone is doing well and the gulf coast recovery is going well for everyone down there, too.  Until next week, David