A flying trip - really!

September 20, 2007 (5:31am)

47º F, Cloudy, E Wind, 3 mph.

Good morning,

A flying trip was made. I mean flying too. I think we spent more time eating lunch and supper than we did at FISKLAND! Most of what we brought back was rather large items, so the truck filled up pretty fast - with a lot of grunting and groaning. When I saw how fast the truck was filling, I suggested that we might as well head home, rather than sleep overnight and then head out in the morning. Suggestion accepted by my Woman, so we sat for a while and waited for the washing machine to finish it’s load, then left spending about 1¾ hours there. Oh yes, the seal tape and the crimper were right where we left them, waiting for a ride to Guds Nordtre.

On the way down we stopped and picked up a gas range. Finally we should be able to eat normal things again - like homemade bread and like that. Will be nice to have that smell in the house again. So .... we now are the proud owner of a Premier 20" range. It is the “leftovers” from Hardwick Range Company when Whirlpool purchased the company some years ago. Apparently they didn’t want the small range part of the business. It is basically the range I sold and serviced for 10 years and was very happy with the product. I sold one to Mom in 1976 and we stopped using it about a year ago. Not too bad service!

We also stopped at Home Depot looking for a 5"-6" reducer for the woodstove. Didn’t find one, but saw a 36" base cabinet for not too bad of a price, so picked it up also. It does have some real oak wood in it’s construction, so better than the particle board with a plastic photograph of wood on it. It is a much better solution than the make-do arrangement we have now. My Woman is some happier too, even if she does have to put a finish on it. Should keep her out of mischief for a bit.

Never did find the reducer, but found a heat duct reducer I can modify and mount it inside of a 6" stovepipe. It will provide the protection of the heavy gauge stovepipe while redirecting any creosote back into the firebox of the woodstove while providing a smooth flow for the exhaust gasses. Now I have some cut and fit putzy work to do, but like the results - I hope.

Also picked up 6 sheets of tile backer made of concrete. Those are rather heavy. Sure added to the stability of the truck and I don’t think I will have any problems with traction on any icy roads! Real happy I don’t need to carry them to the second floor up a winding staircase either.

Both directions of the ride were rather uneventful - other than seeing 9 deer on/along the road between Dunbar and here. Not a problem, but something we are always vigilant for. The ride home was probably the fastest we have made, since we more or less by-passed Green Bay on the supper-slab. Taking out the time spent for supper, it took a snitch over 3 hours to make the trip. Stopped at Crivitz at Charlie’s Island for supper. Actually a change to stay awake for the rest of the trip. I had a double brat patty sandwich and Margriet had liver and onions. The sandwich was really huge, two large patties side-by-side on a long, huge, bun. More than I really needed. Margriet’s meal was huge! About twice what she could eat. Most of it came along home with us. Both of our meals were less than $5.00 each!

Good to be home again, but time to get a-going.

In Christ My Saviour,

Chris <><