Well, the saga is not done yet. Xo, Cindy and I are home, but the Z is not. On the Benicia Bridge the trailer experienced a tire failure. We slogged through, sand storms, snow furies, highway stop and go traffic, and a clogged toilet, but a tire failure stopped us cold.
After rummaging arround looking at 18 spare tires that are on the truck, trailer, and RV. None have the right bolt pattern or size. So, being that it was 10:00 o'clock in Martinez next to a Shell oil refinery, we started looking for a place to shelter the trailer. Low and behold in Martinez there is a friendly Walmart. After buying a lock and having a strange talk with the store manager, we were able to leave the trailer and Z on a flat parking lot surface. We then left our fallen solider and pushed on home. At 12:34 we got home and found a bed. My first real sleep for 41 hours.
Today the plan is unloading the RV, cleaning the RV, leave the tire rim for the trailer to be mounted with a tire, returning the RV, get home to pickup the truck, pickup the fixed tire, drive up to Martinez, have some nice words to say to the Walmart employees, replace the tire on the trailer, drive the truck and trailer home, unload the trailer, drive to Tracy, have some harsh words with the Travlyn Toys employees, return the trailer, and finally drive home.
What could go wrong??
What could go wrong??
Oh my, and I though the snow storm was going to be the end of the bad news on this drive.
ReplyDeleteit was exciting!! this being my first blow out and all. (... and for once i'm not talking about my hair salon.)
ReplyDeleteRefrain from strangling the Travlyn Toys dude and you get a cookie.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for a great weekend. Mine just last a little longer. I finally, got my cookie.
ReplyDeleteAnd a well deserved cookie too. Now go to bed, you probably still need some more sleep.
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