Eight Ball

The workweek ended early - ran out of material to stow, and I was outta there after only about two hours. Thought I'd be home by 9:30 or so, but it was not to be. Took close to 2.5 hours to cover four miles on I-65SB due to a single-fatality accident. Got to the rest area/welcome center, and the road was opened up completely - and wonder of wonders,there was nobody on it but me. There's not much in the world like having an entire Interstate all to yourself for several miles, and I made the most of it. The Jolly Green Giant isn't especially quick, but he can make some speed and is plenty sure-footed. Got home about midnight.

Replaced the low-speed fan relay Thursday morning and found that the high-speed relay was darn close to burning out as well. Swapped in a new one - this was much easier to find than the low-speed relay - and all is well. Took a load of books to HPB Friday morning. Not as large a purge as I'd planned, but it's a lot of books that I'll never have to move or sort again. Made dinner for the family when they came home that evening, and got to talk with The Niece for a while. She and Mom&Dad are on their way to South Carolina tonight for a short getaway. I kinda wish I was going with them - I do not look forward at all to going back to Shepherdsville tomorrow afternoon and spending the next four nights in that damned warehouse.

I told Mom I wouldn't drink while I was here, but broke that promise tonight. Couldn't face the loneliness without some reinforcement.