This is never a great read nor is it important to many others except me.
I love it when I can use the search facility to look up specific information; however, I feel slightly let down when I cannot answer a question about our lives. For example, yesterday, I got out the old netbook and remembered having to buy a power adapter in the middle of a vacation somewhere. I was pretty sure I'd find the location by searching here. Yet, there was no mention of it in any the search words I could come up with. So although I can sort of remember the shop, I cannot remember the country. Having details written down helps provide more details than if left to fading memories.
In keeping with the journal aspect since last week's road trip to Bella Coola, I'll just mention one thing that happened today. I'll even use the images part to tell the story.
After breakfast, I dropped off the truck to have my tires put on. I avoided meeting the Michelin Man this time because I didn't have very good luck with the defective ones of that brand. I think the new ones were made by a Japanese company. The shop called back in about an hour and a half saying that we were ready to go.
I asked them to throw the four tires into the back of the truck, so I could return them to the Queensborough Walmart. The majority of the tread was left, and the tires had only 25,000 miles. I was due for a rebate as they were defective. (I drove on them for 7 years though.) I suppose I should feel lucky, that although they no longer carry tires for my truck, they were willing to give me credit. It took a while and a customer service representative to insist a refund to my credit card rather than a Walmart store credit. It was worth it as I got back $190 toward my earlier bill of $625 at Hyack Tire!
Here's one that had to be replaced on an empty road on the way to Bella Coola. Not pretty, eh? Now, at least, I remember where the jack is.
It is just a pleasure rolling along smoothly and not like a circus bicycle. We went to buy fruits and vegetables up at Langley Farm Market. The road never felt so good!