I was up early in order to get my car over to Jesse's Neighborhood Garage for a 90k checkup and oil change. I managed to have coffee and breakfast before I left. The plan was to drive over, leave the car, and walk back. I realized when I got there I had white socks on because I wanted to wear walking shoes, but forgot and put on my navy blue clogs. Picture white socks and blue clogs. Sounds 1950'ish to me! Thankfully I've reached the age where I don't get so mortified about things like that.
I also had wet hair as I don't bother with the hair dryer any more. I could hear my mother admonishing me, warning of the cold or pneumonia I might catch going out in the cold morning with wet hair. My mom passed into another world in 1983 but she still manages to let me know when I do something she considers dumb or dangerous. Mom, in eleven years I'll be the age you were when you died!
Last night I discovered another plus with my new cell phone. It came with the charger plus a car charger which is a real help when I think about Lassen and no electricity, plus driving all the miles to and from NY. The bonus is that I tried the phone charger into my MiFi and it fits! So with one car charger I can take care of the phone as well as the MiFi. Now to figure out how I can charge the computer battery, although I guess I can do that at motels on the road, or possibly at the laundromat near Lassen. Being a volunteer in the Park a lot of the local businesses are willing to accommodate me which I really appreciate.
I remembered to change my shoes for walking back to get my car. The wind was fierce, but I made it. The bill was a little less than estimated, but in 10-15k miles I will need a new timing belt plus some other rather expensive items. My tires are fine, but I will definitely check them out again before I leave for NY.
Another weekend here. Jeannie, Donald, and the two little girls are flying to PA for a visit with Ara. Mike will bring the boys on Sunday and they will all have a nice visit. On the last flight the family made there was a problem with overbooking, so Jeannie accepted four free tickets for them to fly anywhere in the U.S. and now they are claiming the flights. I hope they have decent weather in PA as well as in the city of their connecting flight.
I was just about to doze off when I got the call to come and get my car, so I think I will rest my eyes now. Have a nice weekend everyone.
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We have a small amperage inverter that plugs into the cigar lighter port in the truck (140 watts AC). Plugs in just like the car charger. Will charge and/or run a laptop and the MIFI at the same time if I piggyback off a USB port on a laptop.
ReplyDeleteThat should take care of charging up at Lassen, particularly if you use a decent sized photovoltaic panel to keep your car battery topped up.
A 12v inverter ...
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I have two ... one for eons ago then bought a new one but neither would charge my Mac... forget if you have a Mac... as usual ~ they're different
Best to be driving when charging though ~ Sears or truck stops or Walmart or Costco will have them... REI ~ they're everywhere.
Yes... I can still hear my Mother's voice ~ put a scarf on your head! (hated wearing scarves on my head) ;)
I sure hope they don't get into any of the bad weather headed our way for Sunday. Urrr....6-10 inches of snow. Unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteJust yesterday when in LaQuinta, CA - at Wally world of course) we found a USB charger that will charge your phone as well as your computer. It is made by RCA.
ReplyDelete4 free tickets sounds like just the thing. The difficulty of traveling on an airline these days is enough cost. They should give the tickets away.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh about your shoes. I do that sort of thing all the time. Just hope they were comfortable enough to walk home in.