I AM ON A STREAK OF SORTS

     Last week was a bit crazy with all of the hours and the daily shifts as launch driver that we mine.  It will be good when the paycheck comes in but it was exhausting. I have to remember that I am getting old and don't really have the endurance that I once had. Getting old is not for sissies.

     This past weekend was the annual SAILFEST in New London and it 3was a success. That means that lots and lots of people tried to squeeze into downtown New London and all of them wanted wanted a parking spot, ideally one that was free of charge. As a result, since I was at TYC each day, I returned home to find someone parked in my spot. Being both hot and tired made it so much easier to call the tow company  and have the cars towed away. It is not like there aren't big signs everywhere in the lot warning that the cars of non-residents would be towed, people just ignore them. well, there are three individuals he will pay attention the next time they see such a sign, particularly here.  The three cars added to my overall lead in getting cars towed this summer. 

     Saturday night was the annual fireworks display here in New London and it was OK. It lasted about 30 minutes but it lacked a certain style, though if you had enough to drink, I am sure it was spectacular!

     I left my blinkers on and ran the battery down to zip by the time I tried to start it Monday morning. I was able to get a jump which got it started and running the car recharged the battery. However, for some reason, jumping the battery in my car fried the radio. It was an after-market item and it probably was installed quite right, so I had to buy a new one and get it installed. It was amazing how "uncomfortable" it was driving and not having a radio playing.

     A week from this Saturday, I am off on the TYC Cruise to Newport for the Folk Festival and the Jazz Festival.  We will have moorings off the Ida Lewis Yacht Club on the two weekends and do some cruising to Martha's Vineyard during the week in between. This will be the best benefit of not having to work on weekends. I'll be spending the time until we leave getting ABISHAG ready. Not having done much in the way of cruising the last few years, I have let a lot of things sort of "slide" as they were unnecessary for day sailing but I will get everything up to speed in the next 10 days.