Making Progress

Cyndee seems to be healing properly following her surgery.  The doctor appointment is in a couple of days and we anticipate we will get the green light to travel.  With that in mind we have been doing things to get the rig ready for travel.

We also got a break in the weather so it was off to the local detailing shop to get Putt-Putt gussied up for her date at CarMax.  Everybody commented repeatedly how good she looked and in what great shape she was.  Then came the insult in the form of an offer.  Ridiculously low.  Or so I thought.



I took Putt-Putt to two other dealers that advertised out-right purchases of used cars.  To my dismay they both offered exactly the same amount which was 25% less than what CarMax offered.  So, Tuesday, as soon as we return from the doctor's office we'll get Big Gulp and take Putt-Putt to CarMax.   It will be Cyndee's first time to drive since the surgery.

We have had the PT Cruiser three years this week.  The offer we got from CarMax represents a 66% drop in value in the short time we have owned it.  Wow!  I guess it would have been nice to be able to do a private sale but it was our decision to be able to use two cars right up to the last day before departing GA.  I now know what that convenience decision cost.

Tomorrow we will take the cable box back to Comcast and switch back to just over-the-air TV.  We'll do that for about a month, just until we get to Kansas for the installation of the satellite dish.  I'm going to miss Through the Wormhole and The Universe and the Science Channel in general.  That should all come back once the satellite service is up and running, but it's going to be a long month.

On the other hand, I have three new books that should do well to fill the TV gap.  All three are by the author Sue Henry.  These are short, not overly complex murder-mysteries but a common thread in all of Henry's books is that they are set in Alaska.  That is what keeps me coming back to this author, I really like use of the culture of Alaska, its rugged geography and the ever-present weather that drives Alaskan's daily behavior.

T -4 Days (and counting again) until departure from Georgia

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