There was a huge estate auction advertised only several blocks from our house so we first drove to the address in our Ford Exploder. It hasn't been in Missouri long enough for the exhaust pipes to rust out nor the fenders open up to cancer. We'll see how long that takes. Other vehicles of the same vintage (1997) that have been here their entire lives are scarce and loud and rusty.
Anyhow. We found the place surrounded by dozens of cars up and down all nearby streets and Jacque was driving and luckily found a parkable spot right in front of the house that lesser fortitudes would have feared to occupy. The place had a really fast auctioneer but so much stuff was scattered all over the house and yard that progress was slow. We had thankfully brought lawn chairs to use in the shade, which we quickly put to use. So many people were there that our chairs were immediately occupied by others whenever we stood up. There were several items of ham radio gear that were quite valuable, if still working, but I didn't have enough interest to wait around until the auctioneer sold all the outside stuff and moved inside. I told Jacque I was wanting to drive home while she stayed at the auction, load up my trike, and come back and leave her the Exploder. She said fine, so off I went. After resting up at the casita, I called her back and asked if she'd like to ride the tandem trike home if I rode it back to the auction instead, and she readily agreed.
I got the heavy steel monster dragged out of the garage and loaded up and slowly chugged back the several blocks to the auction. The "Monster" always garners lots of attention and comments from all who drive or walk by and today was no exception. Our small parking space was still vacant when I got back, so it was easy to park the Terratrike Tandem there in spite of its 12 foot length.
Of course, Jacque informed me that just as soon as I had left, the auctioneer had quit the outside, gone inside, and sold several and all shelves full of ham radios for $20 per shelf, or the whole shebang for less than a hundred bucks. If I had known this in advance I'd have gladly bid that price up a bit, but it was likely a good thing I missed it all. I have boxes of radios already that I need to set up and install already, not installed nor used since we left New Mexico back in November.
Jacque, while I was gone, had successfully bid on a couple of items, and was shortly ready to get home. We had to fiddle around a bit to find enough room and hardware sufficient to tie her goodies on the back basket of the trike, but we got it figured out and started out.
With the additional slight poundage of our new treasures, it was a bit hot and stuffy. We made it, of course.
Of course, when we got to Wall Street and just about to cross the railroad tracks, the bells started ringing and the red lights flashed and the cross-arms dropped rapidly in front of us, providing an unwanted several minute break while we waited for the choo-choo to clear the area.
When we got home, the trike ride had been not that much, but we rejoiced in lukewarm showers to cool off.
Ride Started: 12:36 PM Ride Ended: 1:24 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.8 Ending Battery Voltage: 12.8 Lowest Voltage: 12.7
Beginning Blood Glucose: 108 Ending BG: 91
Lowest Temp: 78 F Highest Temp: 82 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 3.45
Distance Walked: 1/2 mile
Overall Average Speed Moving Avg Max Speed
4.4 MPH 5.6 MPH 21.1 MPH
Distance Walked: 1/2 mile
Overall Average Speed Moving Avg Max Speed
4.4 MPH 5.6 MPH 21.1 MPH
Total Trip Time Moving Time Stopped Time
47 minutes 37 minutes 10 minutes
47 minutes 37 minutes 10 minutes
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