[T3] we are home! (long)

[Brian <vwfye@frontiernet.net>]

<x-flowed>well, after 22 hours straight of round trip from myrtle creek to 
sacramento to eureka to crescent city to grants pass to myrtle creek, 
the notchback is here!  it was an adventure!  snow on mt ashland and mt 
shasta and constant hard rain the entire 400 miles down made us decide 
to use the 'alternate' route home.  but 1st!  hit sacramento at 3:15 and 
it is bumper to bumper!  get to UHaul to get car dolly.  tech shorts out 
the lights on the borrowed truck and in turn it autolocks the doors 
(with the keys inside!).  1 hour delay (grrrr).  get said truck unlocked 
and then proceed to try all fuses 3 times with Zero luck on getting 
lights again.  finally find out the the engine fuse cluster under the 
hood has 1 extra fuse for, you guessed it... the running lights!  45 
minute delay (grrrrrr).  get to sellers house and load up...LIFE IS 
GOOD!!!!  head out for redding to turn toward the coast.  this is where 
grrrr becomes GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! we stopped to eat and check the 
car...major DSR wheel wobble!  augh!!!!  incorrect lug bolts for the 
wheels and the wheel was trying to separte from the hub!  i rob lug nuts 
from the other wheels and we are off again (another delay) The people 
that suggested the 'alternate' route to avoid snow forgot to tell me 1 
important thing... 299 has 3 passes and 2 had SNOW!   so it only took 
3.5 hours, with notch in the rear, to get 116 miles!  then we get to 101 
and have severe wind and more torentual rain!   up 101 to 199 and slow 
driving in the redwoods and on 199 due to very narrow roads!  but, we 
got home at 7:15 this morning and my father was a trooper!  he stayed 
awake and copiloted for me the entire 22 hours!!!!

--
Brian Fye
1964 Notch Speedster 2332cc http://www.geocities.com/menacefye/
1964 Notchback 1500cc http://www.geocities.com/menacefye/64.html
1973 Squareback 1904cc http://www.geocities.com/menacefye/73.html




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