Day 2204

I woke up at 8, played some games, and then got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  After breakfast I went out to see if I could get the Ranger to start.

The reason was pretty simple.  The weather is still really nice - it was mid 70's today.  The Ranger has been sitting since I parked it before we left last Spring.  It just won't do to have it sitting unused so long.  I decided to get it running and, if I could, take it to the club tomorrow.  The first job was to find the trailer keys.  That took a while.  I finally found the trailer box keys in the trailer box.  It turns out I never locked it last Spring.

I took the cover up and looked at the battery.  There was some corrosion on top, but it was in the middle of the battery, not near the terminals.  I'm not sure what it was from.  I checked the battery voltage and it was 12.5V.  I turned on the battery switch and tried to start the Ranger.  It cranked a little and then started right up.

I let the engine warm up while I put some stuff away and added a little water to the battery.  Then I got Ellen and we went for a ride around the development.  We drove all the way to the North Madrone entrance and back.  At first the engine ran a little rough, but is smoothed out by the time we got back.

I parked the truck and got the truck keys.  I backed the truck up to the trailer and hooked it up.  The combination of the camera and the practice I been doing backing the truck with the mirrors mad it fairly easy to do.  Unfortunately there was no room to load the Ranger on the trailer without moving the truck and trailer.  I didn't want to do that, so we'll load it tomorrow.

By then it was almost time for Ellen to leave for a lesson followed by coaching, followed by a Christmas party.  I stayed at home.  After lunch and some surfing I went for a walk.  I walked a little less than 3 miles.  Listening to music makes the walk a little nicer.

When I got back I sat on the deck and read a bunch of magazines.  It was too nice to go inside.  Eventually it got a little chilly and I went inside to feed the cats and have dinner - leftover stirfry.

After dinner I wanted to watch TV, but the damn TV wouldn't turn on.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to replace it.  I need to find high quality HDMI cables first.

I ended up spending the rest of the evening watching YouTube videos.  It was actually as interesting as the TV.  Ellen didn't get home until after 7.  She brought some cookies from the party with her.  They were excellent.