Day 3240

 I woke up  a little before 8 and played games for a while.  Then I got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  When that was done we got in the truck and drove to San Marcos to vote.

We took 410 through San Antonio to I35.  That part of the trip went well.  Most of the time we were doing between 70 and 80.  They've even redone the connection from 410 to I35.  It's now pretty smooth.  The trouble started just after getting on I35.  Traffic slowed way down and stopped at one point.  The traffic jam lasted for several miles with an average speed of 15 to 20.  Once past the jam it was 70 to 80 again.

When we got to the election place the line was clear around the building.  We later found out that they were quoting 1.5 to 2 hours to vote.  We went to an alternative sight and waited about 20 minutes.  When we were done we immediately headed south.

We stopped at Camping world for a new sewer hose and Bucee's just because.  We went through 410 again.  This time the speeds were slower, but we still made good time.  I filled up before we got hom and we also stopped at Whataburger.  It wasn't bad.

We loaded the shooting stuff in the truck along with the dog.  Then we went to the club.  Ellen left her gun with a repair guy to get a recoil reducer installed.  Then we bought her another lens for her glasses.  After that we picked up some free shells at a vendor and walked around a little.  We also bought two titanium chokes for her gun.  We ended up at the patio watching the Make-a-Break and surfing.

The club put on a dinner with beer about 5:30.  We enjoyed it and so did Abby.  Then we left to run Abby in the field.  The truck was parked along the road by the field.  On the way there some asshole backed out of an illegal parking spot and knocked me down.  What actually happened is that I hit my shin on his trailer hitch and went down flat.  I got up, called him and appropriate name, and kept walking.  The damage was a cut to my shin and a scrap on my elbow.

Abby had a great tie running.  We even had another box for her.  She went completely over to the upper skeet fields and came back as soon as I whistled.  She did the same thing when she went around the wooded area and we couldn't see her any more.

After that we went home.  It was about 6:30 when we got there.  I got out the new sewer hose and found out that it is way too long.  That's $50 down the drain.  Then I rearranged the basement so that I can fit the old microwave in it when they replace it in Tucson.  Finally I tried to replace the seal in the old sewer hose.  Unfortunately it was too dark to finish that job.

I was soaked in sweat when I went back inside the trailer.  I decided to take a shower and get ready for bed.  When I got back I watched videos for a while and went to bed.