We're packing, but I'm not sure it should be called progress. Maybe "heaping things in the trucks" would be more descriptive.

There's probably no way we could get down there in time to hear the gate open for Lineup; but we hava a vague plan to get there sometime early in the afternoon same day. I still don't have a commitment on whether Lin will stay there (mostly) for Lineup or if she'll just park and go home until Landrush.

As long as the little trailer gets there to mark her place in line there's no real reason for her to stay; but if she's going to be back at the house I wouldn't need to pack the kitty litter.

I've spent most of today "building" a tarp cover for the back of the big truck. The pile got too tall to be roadworthy without some sort of cover. I can't say that everything is on board, but if it isn't it's 'cause I can't find it. The next problem, to be solved while I'm waiting in Lineup, will be identifying all the #@$!% that got loaded, and getting enough of an idea of where everything landed so we'll know where to find the necessaries.

I did finally get the tires all aired to spec. Only three (of the 14 on the ground - I skipped the spares) were a little low. That check should have been done a week ago; but my good compressor blew a piston rod (about a week ago) so I had to find another one.

It will take most of the day tomorrow (well, today in about half an hour) to try to remember how to hook up the camper and find out whether I can back it off the hilltop where it's parked. I've considered just shoving it over the edge and chasing it till finds a level spot but it would probably end up wedged in the drainage ditch out back.

John