Gary’s Post: Wow, it’s a month of living in a trailer and I’m still not completely insane. It’s an adjustment for sure. We’re picking up my son’s dog, Juni, so that will complicate things. And I’m traveling in a week for a couple of days, leaving Wendy to deal with all of the stuff that needs to be done. Things will work out, somehow.
Today is NM version of Seattle rain. It’s going to be windy for the next few days. Blowing dust, which permeates the RV and leaves a fine layer of dust all over everything. One thing about NM is when a front comes through, it’s accompanied by wind. We had 29+ winds coming through last night, so it rocks the RV a bit. Makes sleeping a challenge. This is typical spring weather here. It’ll get better. It would be good if it rained this week, so the dust gets washed out of the air.
Drive the EX30 yesterday. It’s definitely a fun car to drive as it’s quick and is a “point and shoot” car. When it’s charged to 90%, the range is currently about 218 miles depending on what accessories are running in the car. I think Wendy will be able to drive it all week and then charge on Friday’s. I do need to get on the PNM EV rate, so I’ll get that done. We did manage to take advantage of the $7500 rebate before Trump shut it down. And NM has a 3K tax rebate if we buy or lease it. Since the car is from a Chinese owner, Geely who owns Volvo, we had to lease and use the loophole. Anyway, I think this will work out pretty well for running around town and doing short trips to ABQ and Sante Fe. That was why we bought the car. Anything longer and we’ll use the XC40 or truck.
Yesterday, I cosigned for my youngest on a motorcycle he can use while in Filmore, UT. Small town, so it’ll keep him from using his gas guzzler truck for running errands and running around town. He still has to get his NM motorcycle endorsement and take the safety test, but he can leave it here and rid around the property until he comfortable and proficient on the bike. It’s an old school dual use bike, so it looks a lot like a trail bike with street wheels.
Alright, again, lots to get done today. Need to get to Costco for some basics, start taxes and do some real work to meet the deadline on Tuesday. Hoping the wind dies down and we can get the bike off my truck. And we need to fix the bicycle rack as it lost a rivet to rust. I expect the day will get away from us again and we won’t get half the stuff done we need to. And Jay’s leaving tomorrow, so that will be traumatic for Juni. Poor dog hasn’t had a stable home life since he left Texas. We’ll try and give her good care and keep her groomed. It’ll be good for Harp too.
Take care everyone. Need to call the oldest as he hit’s the big “Four Zero” today!!!
TTYL!
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