Here There and Everywhere

Our furniture delivery trip went well. We didn’t stay long with either Christy or Karen & Tim because we have a bunch of stuff to finish up here at home before my surgery on Friday. (T-minus 5 days and counting).



Packing Begins:



I very carefully packed the trailer and wrapped everything with plastic and covered all the cargo with 6mil plastic sheeting. Since it had rained here each day for the last 4 days before we left, and my loading was interrupted for about 3 hours by rain, I figured there was no way to drive across Florida and not hit some rain. But my rain protection was never tested- no rain for the whole trip.




Rain Delay


The drive itself was uneventful. The trailer was stable and driving was not difficult. Apart from the CRV being sluggish because of the extra load, and the stopping distance being longer driving with the trailer didn’t feel much different than without. We also had to go through all the weigh stations and agricultural inspection areas along the way. This was the first significant trip we made with the trailer fully loaded and I was really pleased with it. As long as I don’t have to back up everything is cool. Backing with a full trailer blocking your view is not easy for me yet. It took several adjustments to get in the right position in Christy’s parking lot. Penny got very frustrated with my lack of skill.


We got to Christy’s about an hour before she got home from work so Penny and I unloaded most of the stuff and put it outside her door. When she got home we moved it all inside. As a treat we then went to Dairy Queen and had a blizzard. Then it was off to Jacksonville to deliver Karen’s recliner.


We stayed overnight at Karen’s and slept in on Friday (our anniversary). After that it was naptime. We were beat from moving furniture. We met Karen and Tim for lunch in downtown Jacksonville. Then it was time to head back home dragging the empty trailer.

Karen gave us 3 CDs to listen to on the drive. Two of them were about the 3 1966 albums that changed rock forever. They were the Beach Boy’s Pet Sounds, The Beatles Revolver, and Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sounds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_(album)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_on_Blonde

1966 was the year I graduated from high school and Penny's Freshman year. Many of the songs on those albums are attached to specific memories, feelings and people. Pet sounds is also my favorite album. My roommate in college (Bob Mathewson) had the album and I would lie back with headphones on, close my eyes and relax while listening to it.

It is interesting the way the Beatles and Beach Boys played off of one another. The Beatles Rubber Soul album inspired Brian Wilson to do Pet Sounds and Pet Sounds inspired the Beatles Sgt Pepper album.

Penny and I enjoyed listening to the music and remembering.