This has been quite the day......started out this morning packing up Daisy, saying our good-byes to Michael, Brooke and Blair (did that last night with the boys) and then we were off (Grandma had tears as not sure when we'll see these kids/kiddies again). I've said it so many times....
I HATE GOOD BYES
So we had an uneventful morning - mostly cloudy and just chuggin' along. Stopped at a Pilot truck stop for gas and Arby's lunch. Just before 1:00, we had just entered West Virginia and going thru a tunnel when out of nowhere came this large BAM......thought it was a gunshot! Scared the heck out of us....OMG......Mark thought it was someone else as nothing unusual for us going on till we came out of the tunnel and alarms went off (when tire pressure gets too low)! We were able to pull over and sure enough, the driver's back tire had blown! Arghhhhh. Had to drive down the road till we could exit and at 1:04, Mark called State Farm Roadside Service. We got a text message back that someone should be there by 1:43. At 1:24, a truck pulled up and the nicest guy changed the tire with Mark's help (the guy greatly appreciated the help and Mark's tools) as most people do not offer any assistance. They had some trouble getting the tire off, but with both of them pulling....
tah dah...
This happened near Bluefield, WV and we were finally on our way.
Next up was weather which was not looking good and a nasty colorful, angry radar of bright yellows and reds! But before the weather hit, we were stopped on I-77 because of an accident. And then the rain, thunder, lightning came fast and furious. We drove thru some really ugly stuff and most of the cars/trucks had their hazard lights on as it was so dark.
Finally we arrived at our destination (2 hours later than planned) and we were once again looking at the sky - yikes! More stuff coming. It has been raining since we arrived (very heavy at times). When Mark checked in, the lady said they already had 3.5" today. But we are settled, have had our BLT's (Mark's favorite) and fresh fruit and now hunkered down here at Kountry Resort Campground outside of Racine, Ohio (pop: 675).
Tomorrow onto Michigan and hopefully good weather and no more Daisy issues. Can't praise State Farm enough for their very prompt service and super nice mechanic.
Pretty hillside where we were stopped with Daisy's tire issue - check out all the sheep
Bath time for Luke last night...
Bubbles, Letters and Numbers =
One Squeaky Clean Boy!
Received a really nice surprise e-mail today from Barnes and Noble. I have an account with them for my Nook. There was some sort of class action with Apple and they are giving refunds to customers based on what they have spent on Nook books. So, I now have a credit in my B and N account for $245.85.....yeah, that's a lot of good reading!!!
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