I made it back from Indiana Tuesday evening. The task of moving the partially completed Sling 4 kit took me across eight states, several rain storms, heavy crosswinds, a blizzard during the entire New Mexico leg, and mountainous snow driving over half of Arizona. The packing job wonderfully executed by the seller, his brother, a former co-builder, and me proved worth the 4 hours it took to complete. Nothing in the truck moved despite the endlessly horrific road conditions, bouncing around, and downright airborne-launching potholes and other imperfections in these great interstates. What a fantastic way to spend New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year. When I return to work on Monday and people ask, "How was you New Year's?", I'm sure I'll smile, even chuckle a bit, and reply, "Oh, you know! I did the usual stuff." Today I unloaded most of the truck and have been inventorying the kit items. Unfortunately, due to the previous inve...
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