hello everyone! we are celebrating here in central Texas - after the worst drought in history I came home from the late summer transport trip to find 4 INCHES of rain in my rain gauge! - I was not here to know how much of it soaked in but when you are 18 inches behind normal rainfall two years in a row anything is welcome!
the August transport trip was completed yesterday morning at about 2 AM - I covered the country from VA to CA and WA - Murphy drove me crazy this trip! - he visited me 8 TIMES during the trip with a series of relatively minor but very irritating incidents - I am getting really tired of Murphy and his clan - if you know anyone who can put a voodoo curse on him please pass the word that I am considering everything! the van/RV tow vehicle goes into the shop this week for its normal round of repairs and preventative maintenance - the worst repair seems to be a rear axle bearing needing replacement - the rear axle was actually on my list of 'hot' repair items - after 570,000 miles I am beginning to get a good feel for when things need to be inspected/maintained on this vehicle - with the help of a good mechanic we have developed a detailed plan for maintenance prior to each trip with many items being replaced routinely before they fail - it is not cheap but breaking down on the road is no fun! my next trip is OCT/NOV - I have just started planning that trip - if you have a need to transport please get with me ASAP - now is a good time to buy if you can afford it - really top quality genetics are being sold at bargain prices due to the recession - an investment in your herd now will get results a year from now when the economy rebounds and people suddenly decide they need new animals in their herd enjoy your holiday and pray for more rain for central Texas! -- questions? Ron and Corgi co-pilots Tina and Jeremy (AKC) operating from a base near Austin TX private email at rkee...@realtime.net web site at http://TravelWithRonK.com group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TravelWithRonK TravelWithRonK is dedicated to coast to coast transport of small quantities of small livestock with nearly 3000 animals transported in 10 years of service _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
