Time is never enough.

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What a day. My list was far longer than my day. It takes some serious time to do some things. Getting the Xterra off the trailer took far longer than I thought it would. First, I inflated the left, then part of the right, tires. I then thought to unhook the front and rear chains attaching the SUV to the trailer. I started with the front one. Oops, with the tires inflated, the chain would not budge. I had to deflate the tires all over again, all the way down. Do you have any idea how long it takes to deflate one of those mongo tires? A while, even when not quite up to inflation as it should be. Then, I had to air them up again. Though that little device is the most potent one they offer, it is relatively weak and very slow. It takes, according to them, 3 minutes to inflate a normal tire. I think it took 10 to 15 minutes to get my tires to the high 20's, which is even below where I really need them. Honestly, I do not think it can quite fill my tires.

Once that was taken care of, the rest of the work went at a good pace. But it still took a good bit of time. Once I unloaded the Xterra, I then got the trailer into a good position to detach it from the truck. Then I parked the truck as well as I could with the space given. After that, I needed to drive to several Verizon places, with no success in finding a replacement charger, so I decided to go to the hotel and place free local calls to find a source. Which I did, finally. I bumped into another Iowa native who has moved out here with his wife. We had a great conversation, and it seems he knows some great places to go off-roading, places my Xterra is good enough to go. I may have to contact him when I get settled, and offer him and his wife a trip in exchange for the knowledge. They just traded their Jeep for a Cooper Mini (which he indicates is a thrill on the on-road drives).

After that, I could only find a car charger, no wall chargers, I plugged in my phone and went to dinner. I had not eaten breakfast or lunch, so I was quite hungry. I found a little Mexican restaurant and doubled down. It was a big meal, I could not quite finish it. Fat as I am now, that used to be a small meal. Metabolism slowing down with age stinks! Anyway, after I finished the meal, I went back to the hotel to cool down, make some calls, and check some things online.

This just takes time! I know other people just get in and get it done. I am not other people. And, with my phone's battery down, my phone did not save the phone number of the man who will be leading the unpacking crew, so I am having to try various means of obtaining his number. Nothing goes quite perfectly, for me, but I seem to find a way one way or the other, of making it work. But slowly it seems. I have been getting a lot of looks. I am not sure if it is my Frankenstein good looks, my size, or the Iowa license plates.

Oh, I think I saw Brigid, perhaps, when visiting Cabela's Center in Sydney. Maybe, maybe not, I will never know for sure. I do not know if she recognized me, but I would guess if she was there it was to try to espy me. Perhaps even to say hello, though with her being really mad at me, perhaps not. And, of course, it could have just been a figment of my splendid paranoia, imagination, or whatnot. If it was her, I feel bad for not having asked. And, I feel bad if she recognized me she did not say hello. Oh well, probably just that "the man in the ______ suit is a spy" (from some old song) type of game.

As soon as it cools off a bit (it hit mid-90's today, and will again tomorrow) and the traffic slows, I will go out and look at the apartment complex I will be moving into. It was too late to call the landlady by the time my phone was charged, or any of the storage units, but I can at least get an idea of where it is and what the area is like. I will probably also stop at Wal-Mart to pick up a padlock, and go scouting a right proper climate controlled storage unit. If I find one, I will just lock it and leave a note or get their number and call tomorrow. This town is a breeze to navigate and seems quite safe, at least for me. But then I see kids out and they seem fairly secure. It seems like a different world, a world I have been seeking. I would also like to find a place to wash the Xterra. Oh, and if I find a place to store my goods, I might unpack what I can of the Xterra, or I should say, unpack that which is going to be stored. Much of what is in there will be going into the apartment, at least for a once through review and consideration.

Though hot today, this seems like an unusual situation. The radio hostess called it a heat spike or heat wave, and deemed it unusual. After today and tomorrow, it is supposed to drop into the mid-80's, perhaps cooling more for the weekend. Though the 90's are hot, it is not like Iowa. There is simply no humidity. And, for that reason, when the sun sets, the world really cools off here. When you dry off, after a shower here, you stay dry. Wonderful.

Oh, I know there are problems, difficulties, things which will be uncomfortable, and such here as anywhere. But I really think I will learn to change my tastes, demands, and wants for here rather than the other way around, for the most part. I saw horses corralled right in town for heavens sakes! How could this be a bad place? Motorcycles never did it for me. Horses would be my thing, if I can handle the care and such or find a way to reasonably farm that out. Who knows, maybe someone wants their horses ridden more and will just turn over the reins.

Well, I am just blathering now, again, more. I will call this off and write more as I figure things out and as plans start coming together or are completed. Have a great day.