Deciding

I didn’t get to decide when to leave Minneapolis. I wasn’t actually ready to go. I hadn’t done my typical route planning.

All I knew was Mason City, Iowa, was probably going to be my first night’s stop and I should buy diesel before crossing the border into Iowa since they are big on bio-diesel there and I can’t put more than 5% bio in my tank without risking damage to my engine.

So I left mid-day Thursday, bought 5% biodiesel in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and drove to the Walmart in Mason City as planned. Then I started looking at routes from there.

I could so southeast from there to my hometown to visit my Dad and share with him some old pictures that just came into my possession. That would also put me en route to the original Lambert’s restaurant which I’ve just learned is managed by a nephew I haven’t seen since he was about three years old. One of my cousins was in town last weekend and he told me he always stops there when in the area. Calling first means my nephew rounds up his mom so I could visit with her, too, if I went that way. That route would also put me going through Little Rock, Arkansas, where I could probably meet up with Carolyn of http://amigoingsomeplace.blogspot.com. That sounds like a great trip, doesn’t it?

Unfortunately, my RV had a different plan. My furnace has decided it does not have to listen to its thermostat. Turn the furnace on and it runs just fine. And runs. And runs. I woke up in the middle of the night to discover it was 78° in here! No wonder I was tossing off covers! The only way to cool it back down was to turn off the furnace. Which worked really well. I woke up shivering.

So, again I don’t get to make the decision. I must move south where I won’t need the furnace until I can get that thermostat fixed. Bummer!

In the meantime, no more Walmart overnights. I need power to plug in my electric heater. Sure hope IT work right tonight.

TTYL,

Linda