Well, the last few weeks have held quite a few set backs for me and Wyle E. First, Trickster had a bad accident meaning I was unable to have a Suicide Sunday two weeks back. Then my poor girl started acting funny. She was dying when I gave her gas, sputtering along, leaking more oil than the norm, all bad signs. I started some of the repairs and then decided to take her to the shop since it was looking like I was going to have to remove the bell housing and what not. Now, I am capable of doing this work IF I have the help. But with The Bill's over bearing work schedule it looks like I will be on my own. Besides, after taking her to the shop and finding out just how much work was needed, I'm glad I did. Not that it is hard to do as much as intricate and if I didn't do it exactly right I would be tearing her back down and doing it all over again. And without my assistant here that is more work than I can do on my own.
BUT NOT TO WORRY! She is being fixed as I type this blog and I will have her back and running stronger than ever...I'm mildly concerned she may just run out from under me (let's hope). But with this being done I will be able to be better prepared for my next adventure!! The Desert Run! This is a fund raiser for the local search and rescue. It covers 20 to 30 miles of desert with lots of challenging obstacles! On the plus side for me it is supervised and has optional routes if there is an obstacle I'm uncertain of doing. While it is an all weekend event with camping I think I will only go Saturday it's self for the actual run so I don't shirk my other responsibilities. I plan on hauling Wyle E. up with the Dodge so I can load Annie up with tools and such JUST in case. I have a feeling this may require a little bit more than my basic "Oh Shit" bag. I think this is gonna be a great way to meet some other Jeepers and get exposed to the more difficult terran I want to try. Any 4x4 or ATV can go to the event, so if anyone in SoCal is reading this; hit up the web site and join us out in the Desert.
The next few Blogs will cover my preparation for the event. I am REALLY excited!!
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