Corridor 9

Well… The trip to get Abby yesterday was fairly uneventful. I was forced to take a short detour though as the Tennessee State Police pulled me over for my excess speeding. He was very nice, and even ticketed me for a speed less than I was actually doing. I was following someone in front of me who was doing the same speed, but unfortunately, I was the one tagged. Guess I should really learn to slow down. Especially after listening to my wife, and how much it stresses her out. That probably isn’t the right thing to do at this juncture in time.

After doing some thinking about the whole situation.. 94 mph really was a bit fast.

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Corridor9.net had been in production for 1 year as of today! Last year I was bored and thought I’d setup a server to document some aspects of my life that I thought I’d share with everyone. It has been well received at times. Other times, my point of view has lead to some heated arguments. I’m just hoping that you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.

Here’s to another year.
GOD BLESS!

With all the heat and humidity that has been hovering over the mid west region of the US, its been hard to think about getting out into the wild. I am one who lives by the layers rule, but have realized that it’s always easier to apply layers than to remove them. Once I’m down to shorts and a t-shirt, there isn’t much more I can remove to stay cool without violating society’s norms.

I have been thinking about getting out a lot though. With the completion of my first BGT test series coming to a close, I will no longer be a newbie. This will allow me to test a much wider variety of gear without having the one piece restriction limiting how much I can test at one time. I’m hoping that this will provide me with a broader range of stuff that I can more comfortably pack as opposed to the gear I currently own.

I’ve been thinking about the best way to start off this camping season. Because I promised Kristie no long trips till next year, I thought that a 2-3 night trip along the North South Trail in the Land Between the Lakes Recreational Area would do well to start off the camping season right. This area is fairly close to home, is fairly mile terrain, and has a moderate amount of cell phone coverage allowing me to stay safe, and make it home if problems arise.

The trail itself is a approximately 65 miles long and rated from moderate to strenuous with rugged hilly terrain in the north and smooth hiking in the south. Ultimately I’d like to complete the whole trail straight through, but I haven’t decided that this would be the best plan for me right now. There are a few logistical details that I am going to consider before making up my mind on exactly how I’m going to go about the trip; Mainly, am I going to have the gear that I will need for a 3 night journey, will I be able to walk 20+ miles a day, what about shuttling back to my vehicle.

I’ll be looking into these questions and more within the next few weeks. I’ll keep you posted!

Saturday, Kristie and I decided to head to Evansville for a bit of time out of town. I had worked quite a bit the last two weeks because of all the callbacks I’ve been receiving. I had thought that maybe we’d go to Sam’s Club and look around. I wanted to get prices on some new tires for her car as they were getting a bit worn. We were also planning on having a wonderful dinner and maybe a movie.

However, all those plans abruptly changed as we crossed highway 60 in Henderson. We both heard the massive boom, and figured that the van next to us was having problems. As it continued to sound, Kristie mentioned to me that it was our car having the problems. I pulled over to the side and noticed that the passenger rear tire was smoking. Apparently the tires were a bit more worn than I thought. The rear tire was shredded, and I was forced to replace it with the spare.

Naturally, we went to Sam’s first to buy those new tires I was only thinking about earlier in the day. I’m glad that I was able to get these tires before the winter weather hit, and Kristie was glad I was driving instead of her. In the end both of us were glad in one way or another.

After much deliberation and thought on a number of people’s part, I have finally been granted approval to relocate to station 2 for a while.

It’s been a long road, but I think I’ll be a lot happier now. During my 6.5 years at the Fire Department, I’ve been downtown for 6 of them. I think that a change of scenery will be nice for a while. Last time I was out at station 3 it was a lot easier to maintain my diet and my sanity. I’m hoping that this time will be no different.

Thanks to all those involved in seeing this through.

Well… I mentioned that I was getting hitched again soon, and as I was hoping, there were a few comments on what I was talking about.

First the back story. A friend of mine sold his 2000 Grand Cherokee, the same kind that I have. I asked him at the time that if he stripped his hitch off jeep. I think I made him feel a bit bad about it since he knew I was looking for one. I did some checking and found out the cost of a new hitch was going to be a total around $450. There was no way I was going to be able to afford that right now.

So anyways, my friend calls me a few days ago and says he’s at a pull-a-part junk yard. He found a hitch that fits our jeep and asked me if I wanted him to try and get it for me. Naturally I agreed and told him I’d cover the cost later. I wasn’t sure if he would be able to get the wiring harness out, but he was able to remove both pieces.

And the best part….. he only paid $10.95 for the entire package!!!!!! I still need to buy a $50 part for the bumper, but in all he’s saved me over $400.

Thanks Ken!

As you can see… the last post qas quite a while ago. After reinstalling my laptop 2 times again, I think I’ve finally nailed down my problems.

I’ve got lots of updates to post, but I’ll leave those for a later day.

Here’s a bit of a teaser:
I’m getting hitched again!
Christstock here I come!

More to come shortly!