On The Muddy Banks of the Wishka
I finally made it to Aberdeen this afternoon. Lyle was itching to get out of here, and I was sure tired of the silly expectations of the surveyor people in Olympia. They're absolute idiots. We spent about two hours at their office making notes and rearrangements in data that they could well have done on their own, and got here much later than I'd thought I would be.
That means I was heading through Montesano, though, when it was thoroughly thawed, which is a very good thing considering my 2-wheel-drive S-10 work truck. It has been snowing heavily since I got here, though, punctuated only by varying amounts of hail. That means the roads will be well covered in snow for my drive to work tomorrow morning. I accidentally drove over a curb-edged planter box in a parking lot this evening when I lost control and started sliding. Fortunately, I made it ALL the way over the curb and didn't have to call a tow truck.
I forgot my carving tool at home. That's one of the most frustrating things in the world to me, to own the proper item but not have it with me when I need it. I actually found a Michael's, which is where I drove over the curb, but it's a smaller store so they don't have those tools. Once again, they tried redirecting me to hardware stores. I should stop describing linoleum block as linoleum, since that's all they hear and think of plastic flooring.
It seems everybody from the site is staying at this hotel. Maybe I should ask one of the ones with a big, 4-wheel-drive truck to drive me in tomorrow, but then I'd have to get there earlier than if I drove myself. Also, I'd have to catch them sometime between when they wake up and leave, which is about a five-minute span.
They get The CW here, though, which means I don't have to miss Veronica Mars tomorrow night. Sweet...
That means I was heading through Montesano, though, when it was thoroughly thawed, which is a very good thing considering my 2-wheel-drive S-10 work truck. It has been snowing heavily since I got here, though, punctuated only by varying amounts of hail. That means the roads will be well covered in snow for my drive to work tomorrow morning. I accidentally drove over a curb-edged planter box in a parking lot this evening when I lost control and started sliding. Fortunately, I made it ALL the way over the curb and didn't have to call a tow truck.
I forgot my carving tool at home. That's one of the most frustrating things in the world to me, to own the proper item but not have it with me when I need it. I actually found a Michael's, which is where I drove over the curb, but it's a smaller store so they don't have those tools. Once again, they tried redirecting me to hardware stores. I should stop describing linoleum block as linoleum, since that's all they hear and think of plastic flooring.
It seems everybody from the site is staying at this hotel. Maybe I should ask one of the ones with a big, 4-wheel-drive truck to drive me in tomorrow, but then I'd have to get there earlier than if I drove myself. Also, I'd have to catch them sometime between when they wake up and leave, which is about a five-minute span.
They get The CW here, though, which means I don't have to miss Veronica Mars tomorrow night. Sweet...