progress...
Loose ends are hopefully tied up at work, at least so they'll hold 'til Tuesday before falling apart again. Whee... paperwork...
min0taur's truck, which had been on loan to me while the Trooper was in the shop, has been returned home so it doesn't have to spend the weekend languishing at my mechanic's place.
I've acquired laundry detergent and cat litter. Tomorrow morning, I'll run across the street to the friendly pet supply place and pick up dog food and cat food so the critter sitter won't run out of food.
One load of laundry is done and the other is heading into final rinse. I still don't exactly know what I'm packing, but at least I have clean things to choose from now.
The Trooper ran fine last night and today, although the oil pressure gauge still sometimes drops to 0 at a slow idle. The mechanics swear they can't find anything wrong, so I'm hoping the problem is the gauge and not the engine. I'm driving to Columbus in trail with min0taur and Sally, so that should ensure that the truck will behave for that portion of the trip, at least.
I feel like I'm making progress, even though I don't seem to have actually done much. I have mostly clean clothes and there is a small pile of instruments and notebooks (and a bottle of Scotch) by the front door. Sometime in the next 12 hours, I'm hoping that will magically turn into everything I need for the weekend!
min0taur's truck, which had been on loan to me while the Trooper was in the shop, has been returned home so it doesn't have to spend the weekend languishing at my mechanic's place.
I've acquired laundry detergent and cat litter. Tomorrow morning, I'll run across the street to the friendly pet supply place and pick up dog food and cat food so the critter sitter won't run out of food.
One load of laundry is done and the other is heading into final rinse. I still don't exactly know what I'm packing, but at least I have clean things to choose from now.
The Trooper ran fine last night and today, although the oil pressure gauge still sometimes drops to 0 at a slow idle. The mechanics swear they can't find anything wrong, so I'm hoping the problem is the gauge and not the engine. I'm driving to Columbus in trail with min0taur and Sally, so that should ensure that the truck will behave for that portion of the trip, at least.
I feel like I'm making progress, even though I don't seem to have actually done much. I have mostly clean clothes and there is a small pile of instruments and notebooks (and a bottle of Scotch) by the front door. Sometime in the next 12 hours, I'm hoping that will magically turn into everything I need for the weekend!