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08/13/2003 Archived Entry: "ODDS AND ENDS AND BOOTLEGGER TURNS"

ODDS AND ENDS AND BOOTLEGGER TURNS

We made a flying trip to Salina today. It was close to a record trip. I dropped Brit off to meet a podiatrist who had designs on surgically changing one of his toes. During the 45 minutes it was to take, I ran a bunch of errands and crossed off everything on my list. We ended up "finished" at the same time. He had aspirations of running down an air compressor but instead I brought him home, on doctor's orders.

As we were leaving Salina, Brit spied a semi in the parking lot of that last filling station on West Crawford. It had a big sign that said "COLORADO PEACHES". I can stop run-away horses when I see signs that say that. I made a quick exit on Fairchild and pulled a really nifty bootlegger turn to back track to the trailor. Brit says I do the best ever bootlegger turns. I learned how from him about our first day living in Ellsworth County where such turns are common skills learned early in life by the country boys. Two quick spins of the steering wheel and I'm heading the other direction. Maybe I could be the bootlegger turn stunt person on a movie set. Suppose?

Anyway, back to the station I went where the semi was sitting with that sign emblazoned on its side, but no one was tending the peaches that weren't there. The semi was locked tighter'n a drum. After hunting down a tire-changer person nearby who was working at his trade, I learned there would be peaches on Friday. You just need to know the right person to get the answer you want. So.. my guess is, I think you 'd be safe in getting the jars out anytime, sterilized and ready for a weekend of canning. Anything to avoid eating those things from Chili next winter.

Coming back home I saw a rare sight...a flock of 10 or more prairie chickens were trying to cross the highway just like a gaggle of geese. It was quite a sight, but they retreated very quickly as the car ahead of me sped by them.

Grandson #3 came over to do some chores that Brit usually does and during one of his passes by my computer he downloaded the patch for the RPCworm (see the Symantic website). Slick as a whistle that kid is. I have four more years of his help and I appreciate every minute he is here lending a hand. He's getting very good with computers.