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We were down to the last three pieces of furniture yesterday before mom would admit that I was right, everything did fit on the truck. It is, in fact, about two thirds full and we only have some files, suitcases and cleaning supplies left to load. Already we’ve had some snafus but nothing that isn’t to be expected with this sort of undertaking.
The truck and trailer are sitting in my driveway; I should say, consuming my driveway as the whole ‘combination’ is roughly 35 feet long. Happily, the truck is so new it still has ‘new car smell’ and has just over 3000 miles on it. The trailer is considerably older but seems to have good tires and hopefully good breaks. The connection between the two is like nothing I’ve ever seen and it took me almost a half hour and some serious elbow grease to get it disconnected yesterday. It seems the latch sticks a bit which is fine by me, I’d much rather it stuck on than slipped off - heh.
Tomorrow afternoon we’ll load mom’s car on the trailer and hit the road with our sites set on reaching Atlanta where we will encounter the first of the few concerns I have about the trip: my brother’s neighborhood. It is packed with tight, odd angled turns and very possibly no place to be jockeying a trailer around in. But I’m sure we’ll figure it out, even if it means parking the ‘rig’ at a local grocery store and having him pick us up.
Another concern is my staying awake. It has been a very long time since I was the sole driver on such a long haul, 1300 miles in this case. Even when D and I drove to Wisconsin we’d each drive a few hours and then switch off. We’ll be arriving in Atlanta well after dark (read: well after my bedtime) and very tired and that is the ‘short’ day.
The final big concern is called Mounteagle, and it is the only true mountain between us and our destination. It is tall enough and steep enough that it has runaway truck ramps on the down hill side. Please, please don’t let me find out how well those work ... please. If I remember correctly though, the north bound side of the mountain is far less steep than the south so it may not be as big a deal as I’m making it.
Truthfully, all these concerns reduce down to simply being careful. As long as I’m careful everything should be just peachy. Long, arduous, and tiring but peachy. I hope to post from the road, but I doubt it will be with any kind of regularity. Just in case I can’t, I wish you all a wonderful week, and I’ll see you on the 6th of April.