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The truck had to be at the Casa Grande Ford dealership today at 10 for a
check-up...it has a very slow coolant leak.
We’ve been smelling anti-freeze occasionally but there hasn’t been any
puddles underneath the truck. And Kim has
been keeping an eye on the coolant level, adding some when necessary. For peace of mind we decided to have the truck checked out before we head
home. Talked to Kim just after they
finished...they said no problem was found although the mechanic did want to
keep it overnight to do a pressure test.
Since they don’t have any loaner cars, Kim said no, thanks, this is my
only ride back to camp. Now that he’s
back here at camp he sees anti-freeze dripping.
Right now he’s on the phone leaving a message for Guido asking why
there’s a leak when they couldn’t find anything. To be continued....
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Put this in the “Things That Could Push You Over the Edge” category:
When Kim was getting ready to head out this morning, he couldn’t find
his wallet. We both looked in all the
usual places...had the ‘where did you use it last’ discussion. Called Lowe’s because that was the last place
he used it...no wallet. He drove to the
dealership for the appointment without his wallet....Mom and I were just
hanging at the campground still looking for the wallet. When you’ve looked everywhere you think it
could be, start looking in the places you don’t think it could be. Using that as our guideline we looked in some
fairly ridiculous places...refrigerator, freezer and medicine cabinet to name a
few. When Kim left this was what we’d decided...Plan A: If he could get a loaner car then he’d drive to Lowe’s to
check the area where we parked or Plan B:
If he couldn’t get a loaner then I’d get on my bike to drive up to look. He called...this dealership didn’t do loaners
so it was time to put Plan B into action.
I quickly changed clothes, jumped on the bike and took off, not really
expecting to find a wallet in the parking lot but for peace of mind it had to
be checked out before we started the process of replacing a license and a debit
card. As I merged onto the highway and
pushed on the throttle I felt a new identity emerging. I was wearing a tie-dyed
t-shirt instead of a blue western style shirt; I was wearing a helmet instead
of a cowboy hat; I was wearing googles instead of a mask; and my noble steed
had wheels instead of legs but darned if I didn’t feel like the Lone Ranger
riding to the rescue! Hi-ho, Zeus! Away!!
I retraced our path into and out of Lowe’s parking lot and saying a
prayer started looking under and around bushes near where we parked and then
along the sidewalk as I walked into the store.
Told customer service that my husband had already called about his
wallet but I thought I’d check also as long as I was there. Has a little brown
wallet belonging to a Kim Bakker been turned in? It took about 10 minutes for the associate to
make contact with an actual person. That person appeared in seconds to check a drawer...Nope,
it’s not in here; let me check the safe. She returned carrying a brown
wallet but needed to see my ID to see if my name matched the name in the
wallet. Names matched and lost wallet
was found!! Hallelujah! And, yes, I know that there was a much higher
power than the Lone Ranger involved in this rescue! 😎
*Note: I don’t need this kind of
excitement in my life.*
I called Kim to let him know I had it and brought it over to him at the
dealership. The Lone Ranger feeling was
gone and now I was back to being me...taking the long way back to camp and
stopping for pictures when necessary.
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Truck Update: Not
having any luck reaching Guido on the phone, Kim jumped in the truck to head
back to the dealership. The truck left
a big puddle in the parking lot so it was obvious that ‘nothing wrong‘ became
‘something big’ rather quickly...the truck needs a new radiator. Kim said he could see the liquid seeping out
of a seam in the radiator. Turns
out they did make an allowance for him to get a loaner...a 2020 Ford Escape; the truck will be done sometime
tomorrow. Par for the course for a Kim n
Karen adventure. 😕
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So
when I set out on my rescue mission today I forgot to sunscreen...I am paying the
price now. The inside of both my arms
are sunburned as well as the back of my hands and my nose. My arms can’t decide if they want to be hot
or cold. This hasn’t happened in a
couple of years...frustrated at myself for overlooking something that works so
well for me.
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Synopsis of our day: Marilyn spent her day hanging out at camp...Kim
spent most of his day at the dealership...and I got a short but enjoyable
ride.
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Kim went out to image but high thin clouds started making an appearance. Last night's sleep was on the short side but maybe he'll get more hours tonight. No imaging = more sleep.
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Bike miles today: 69
Total miles: 1859
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| Tuesday's ride... |
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