Feb 1 - Mid 60's

Haven't been doing a lot this trip, just enjoying Tennessee. The weather wasn't good during the first couple of days.

Sunday AM I went to church at Cumberland Fellowship. I almost had an "event" in the church parking lot. I backed into the center space of a 3 space gap in cars, along the back side of the lot. I noticed that there was a deep ditch at the edge of the asphalt, and I noted the car on my left had backed in with rear tires against a curb stop. I backed & backed and finally thought, "I'm easily as far back as I need to be." I got out of the truck, looked at the back and saw there was no curb stop in my spot. If I had backed up 1" further my rear tires would have dropped down the edge of the steep ditch bank and my truck would have sitting on its frame. It was a relief when I pulled it back away from the edge.

Looking out east cabin window Monday AM

 Looking out south cabin window Monday AM

It was warm enough that the vast majority of the snow melted immediately after it fell. Even so there was enough that school was cancelled on Monday. Cancelling school with this little bit of snow is hard for some from the "flatlands" to understand. Here many secondary roads are very hilly & very twisty.

I went to Crossville Monday PM for a dental check up. Got a good report from the dentist. Roads were still wet but fine other than that.

By Tuesday morning the snow was mostly gone.

Marvin came down Tuesday AM and we put up the track and door up on my shed. I still need to put on the door stops and latch, but I can do that by myself.

  

I went into Crossville midday Tuesday to meet Andy Kindrick, who I haven't see for quite a few years. We had a good time catching up. Andy & his wife Karen are very active in their church. It was uplifting to hear Andy, who does some homebuilding locally, excitedly talk about the annual mission trip he takes with a construction team, to Honduras. The thermometer in my truck said 64 degrees on my way back to the cabin.

In the PM I took some chainsaw chains down to Roger Burgess. He does a great job sharpening them.

We sat on his porch and visited until dusk.

After leaving Rogers I stopped by Tom & Mary Lou's to visit a little with them.

Today looks like another great day.