Lincoln and I have made the heart wrenching executive decision that we’re going to have to put the ‘Raith on hold.
Can you believe the Carlisle Truck Nationals are 90 days away. If all the planets lined up perfectly, I could finish the ‘Raith, finish the improvements on the Road Ranger and it’s step trailer, do some desperately needed maintenance on my three Lincolns, get my deferred home maintenance caught up, keep Sweet Pea happy, - ? ! -
WHA?? WAIT A MINUTE!!! I could never keep Sweet Pea happy for 90 days!
And, when was the last time the planets lined up more than two at a time?
I did some of the big fixes, changes and additions on the Road Ranger as soon as I got back from Carlisle last year. I played with it a little, and then moved on to other projects, since there was just a “little bit” more to do. I was thinking about what a “little bit“ was while I did the ‘Raith fenders for the third/fourth time, I did the front wheels two/three times, etc., for the last few weeks….
In the last few weeks, I’ve been kicked in the shins by life a few times, had some unexpected good but distracting things come up in my day job in real estate, and I had a few bad health days. The bad health days, maybe a blessing in disguise, they had me sitting for a couple days and I had time to think everything out a little bit.
Ain’t no way I’m gonna get the ‘Raith done, the upgrades on the Road Ranger done, some urgently needed home maintenance, my day job and adult person obligations before August 2. Something had to give.
So I’m laying the ‘Raith to rest for now. (Get it, laid to rest? Hahaha). That doesn’t mean bringing it to Carlisle is dead. (Hahaha).
I’m going to shift my emphasis back to the Road Ranger, and hopefully get it where I want it to be. And then some of the adult person responsibilities. If by some chance, I have enough time to get the ‘Raith to a point where I can move it, I’ll bring it along, but that seems unlikely at the moment.
I’m also thinking of getting a banner:
“ ‘Raith at Nationals in ‘25! ”