Wet Christmas
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:19 pm
Down here in southeastern USA we're in the midst of several days of rain, with a few storms thrown into the mix for good measure thanks to unseasonably warm temperatures (70F+ today!). Tornadoes are usually reserved for spring and early summer, but they're a small possibility now. I've also been hearing the toadfrogs in the creek out back the last couple of evenings, which is also generally only a springtime thing. I hope the poor buggers coming out of hibernation at this point doesn't catch them short when the cold returns. So far the creek has stayed well within its banks, which I'm glad to see as this rain-pocalypse is its first real hard shakedown after the county re-engineered it a few months ago.
What does any of this have to do with Lotus? I got my Plus 2 a couple of weeks ago, and during this four-day holiday weekend I was going to do the work it needs to finally be road-worthy, barring any nasty surprises discovered after those repairs. I've got the required parts at hand and have mentally planned what I need to do. But as I don't have a nice dry garage to work in, the weather has been the nasty surprise and I'm a bit bummed about it. If I'm lucky, Saturday will be dry enough. We'll see, but the chance of precipitation picks back up a little on Sunday. Keep fingers crossed.
But there's a silver lining in this too: while I might not be able to tinker with the car, I still have two paid holiday-days to add to the weekend, and paid days-off beat working regardless of what I can do with them!
So I wish you all a dry Christmas, and get those cars out and enjoy them for me if you can!
What does any of this have to do with Lotus? I got my Plus 2 a couple of weeks ago, and during this four-day holiday weekend I was going to do the work it needs to finally be road-worthy, barring any nasty surprises discovered after those repairs. I've got the required parts at hand and have mentally planned what I need to do. But as I don't have a nice dry garage to work in, the weather has been the nasty surprise and I'm a bit bummed about it. If I'm lucky, Saturday will be dry enough. We'll see, but the chance of precipitation picks back up a little on Sunday. Keep fingers crossed.
But there's a silver lining in this too: while I might not be able to tinker with the car, I still have two paid holiday-days to add to the weekend, and paid days-off beat working regardless of what I can do with them!
So I wish you all a dry Christmas, and get those cars out and enjoy them for me if you can!