I got to the first brewery 20 minutes later and had just a single barrel to load up. They won't have more for a couple weeks likely.

I crammed the grain to the front of the trailer to leave room for the rest.

The Pavillion all lit up.

I got to the next brewery and found a slug of barrels waiting for me. A couple had been out a bit as they had frozen ice and water in the bags covering, but the others were dry.

As I was loading a bus stopped northbound on Division then a guy was belligerently yelling out, "FUCK! SHIT! FUCK!" to which I took that he likely was booted off the STA bus for being him. He sat in the bus stop yelling and I kept a close eye and ear on his location. I got all the barrel loaded up into the trailer, barely.

Nicely I managed to jump in the car and take off as the light was turning green at the intersection so I got to drive quickly past the bus stop, which the dude stared at me as I drove by.

Needed gas and the side windows HAD to be washed as they were nasty in road grime and nearly completely coated such I couldn't see the trailer behind me on either side.

I had to get the trailer emptied as we all needed the vehicles for the day. I was able to back up close enough to the fence to make it easier to get the grain into the pen.

It took me all of ten minutes to get the ton+ of grain removed and spread out in the pen. The sheep were right on top of it after the alpaca was taking her time creeping up even though she could tell it was me shoveling grain. The bottom of the bed liner had frozen some of the grain but it came off with the slam if the bed liner.

I was able to get R to school a little bit later than normal and then noticed the weather was looking like it was getting thicker all around. I checked the doppler and saw the incoming snow. It didn't look like it would be a ton but that changed as the weather moved in over the day.

With the short time available before the snow started I went out and packed my wing up. It was in the stuff bag and taking up a ton of space so I flaked it out and untangled the lines before concertina folding it for storage for winter.

It packed nice and small and I got my gear put away for winter. Next flying will likely not be till spring so no need for it taking up precious space in the house.

10:30 it started to snow.

Got the LoRa cap for my cardputer and managed to get meshtastic on it. Need ot get it connected to my current node so have to figure that out.

Around 2pm we had an inch of snow.

Afternoon I headed out to start work on the truck AGAIN. The boys got home so I chatted with them a bit while trying to decide on what to drain fluids into.

Radiator, fan, belt, intake, wiring, all removed. It does actually go pretty fast now I know what I am doing.

I ran the air hose from the compressor into the repair bay as I need it for the air ratchet to loosen a number of bolts on the exhaust and the a/c pump. I had no desire to hear that noise yesterday so called it good about 4:30.

A big band snow came across the state and dumped another inch or so. We got more into the night and this morning. I was destroyed from the day and the muscle relaxers helped push me to bed, though they did nothing for my hi[p pain I woke with this morning.

Useless sleep overnight, up at 3am and on the couch again. Snow this morning so boys have late start, enough snow to maybe run the snow blower which I need to see if it is even ready to run. I have 2 appointments this morning then will stop at N40 for xmas gifts for the boys, then will be trying to get the engine out of the truck.

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