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Saturday, May 14, 2011 - Marion IN

LD Lower Panel Detail, Sewemup Mesa Canyon, Gateway CO, April 28, 2011
LD Lower Panel Detail, Sewemup Mesa Canyon, Gateway CO, April 28, 2011

Too much

That the black tank dropped and rested on the rolled under fiberglass body panel for a good many rough country miles before it finally slid off on a swelteringly hot bone jarring ride on one of those poorly poured concrete roads in Iowa is pretty amazing.

I think a couple of factors contributed. First, I seldom travel with the waste tanks more than 1/2 full. Experience has taught me I need a cushion so I can live aboard a few days while awaiting emergency repairs. This puppy has been towed 3 times in the short while I've had it. Second, it was bloody hot that day - when the tank fell to the ground it was soft and folded at the rear mounts.

Night camp

Wal-Mart Supercenter in Marion IN

Walmart Supercenter Store #1294, 3240 Southwestern, Marion, IN 46952 - (765) 662-0809

Roses

Out by the road on the far side of the house is a wild rose bush. It's mostly thorns. We never water it or cut it back. It just lives on its own. It makes tiny yellow roses that never relax. I think the buds know that opening up is the beginning of the end.

The Box Children, Sharon Wyse

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