23 January …
Well … Mikayla got off… finally.
It would seem United has not been flying here in the Northwest. They schedule. They just don’t fly. Three tries and each was cancelled, once out of Medford and twice out of Redding, ostensibly due to weather (skies were clear all the way from here to Sacramento) or air control at other airports, which with the shutdown was a bit more plausible. But Delta and Southwest and other lines were flying.
Then yesterday in the news something about passengers being captive inside a United plane for hours because a door was frozen shut? Is something going on with United?
I used to fly United all the time. But … if you own United stock, better check.
Mark was able to get Mikayla booked out of Sacramento on other carriers. She finally got back to New York safely and only one day late.
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The rain and snow continued through the week. Today is mixed clouds with a brisk north wind.
Things are very wet although the snow pack isn’t nearly as deep as we’d like (only a bit over 50% of normal). The underground runoff is heavy and the well water has a light tint.
The dirt/gravel roads are the worse I’ve ever seen them. Of course, they get a lot more use now than when George and I first started driving them, and folks go a lot faster now than they did then. But the spots where volcanic boulders were uprooted to create the roads are more and more in evidence.
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One day last week, I was on my way into Mt Shasta when I saw the largest lenticular cloud I can recall seeing … and I didn’t have my camera with me. But someone did have their camera ready and this picture was in the paper.
As you can see, it was huge. Larger than the Mountain. I giddily thought “Larger than Rhode Island ?”
It was spectacular.
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Well … I am no longer the Presiding Officer of the radio club. That means I am no longer required to look intelligent when someone is talking radio technology. George was the one who knew all that. I was just the one who knew how to chair a meeting. I will still work events if I am asked, and continue to maintain radio contact with family and friends (146.820 and 445.585).
But now I have another free evening for reading. I am into another series. This time about Medieval England … the turn of the 16th Century. Elizabeth the 1st was on the throne. Men wore doublets and hose. Women wore corsets and coifs. They all wore ruffs. Privies were meeting places. Fun.
In addition, I am still reading Poirot and Penny.
And the handwork project is finishing off a granny square afghan.
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Today is the first of the food sharing at the church this year. I’m due there at 1330. I will be cutting time close because I am going to Yreka for lunch with a friend I haven’t seen in too long a time.
Social butterfly …
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And in ending (from a dear cousin) …
Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard today was, tomorrow is full of possibilities.
So … ‘til next week …