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BEFORE LEAVING UMATILLA, OREGON, (THE NICE CAMPGROUND PICTURED ABOVE) WE STOPPED AT A PLACE CALLED "HAT ROCK STATE PARK"... DOESNT ILEA ROCK THAT 'HAT' ABOVE HER HEAD? YOU WON'T BE SMILING SOON KIDDO....
UH OH!! WE NEED A TOW. ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN UMATILLA AND NEXT STOP , BOISE (1/2 HOUR WEST OF BAKER CITY) I SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I HAD ANY POWER STEERING IN THE RV! QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO INVESTIGATE AND SURE ENOUGH APPARENTLY ONE OF THE POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC HOSES INSTANTANEOUSLY HEMMORAGED OUT ALL ITS FLUID- ALL OVER THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALSO ONTO THE POOR INNOCENT CRV WE TOW!
TOOK ABOUT 3 HOURS TO GET THE ACTUAL TOWING ROLLING ALONG- BUT HURRAY FOR US, WE HAVE BOTH AAA AND GOOD SAM SO WERE COVERED FOR THE TOW... RIGHT? RIGHT??????? RIGHT ??????????????? OH BOY, WE ARE ONLY COVERED FOR THE FIRST $500....... AND THIS TOW COST US AS EXTRA $900 OUT OF POCKET UNFORTUNATLY. NOW WE ARE MINDFUL THIS DAY IS JULY 1ST AND WE ARE GOING INTO THE SHOP AROUND 2PM ON WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY EVERYTHING IS CLOSED FOR THE 3 DAY 250TH CELEBRATIONS. YIKES- NOT GOOD!!! IF WE DON'T GET SOMEONE ON THIS IMMEDIATELY, WE'D LIKELY BE MAROONED FOR THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND (LOSING MONEY SPENT FOR CAMPING AT BOISE KOA, AND HAVING TO PAY OUT FOR NEW ACCOMMODATIONS. LUCKY FOR US, I FOUND 'GRUMPYS', A HIGHLY RATED TRUCK PLACE WHO WITH A LITTLE PERSUASION AGREED TO WORK ON IT THIS VERY DAY (EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BOOKED A FEW WEEKS OUT).... BUT, THIS WORK WOULD NEED TO BE DONE AT AN HOURLY RATE EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICE RATE. 4 HOURS LATER WITH YET ANOTHER FEW GRAND LESS IN THE BANK ACCOUNT, WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO BOISE.
BOISE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY AT A LOCAL PARK WITH AN EAGLE/FLAG SCULPTURE.
BOISE IS THE CAPITOL CITY IN IDAHO, AND THE PICTURE BELOW IS SHOT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAPITOL LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE STREET- THROUGH THE FLAG HANGING OUTSIDE ON THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING..
BELOW AT THE CAPITOL BUILDING, IT APPEARS THAT THE PEOPLE IN THIS STATE DO TAKE PRIDE IN THEY'RE BEING CONNECTED TO THE POTATO!!!
BILL IS THRILLED THAT THIS CITY ACTUALLY HAS LAWS THAT REQUIRE ONE TO BACK INTO THEIR PARKING SPACE!!!!!! WHOOOO HOOO!!!!
BOISE WAS VERY IMPRESSED YEARS AGO BY A TRAVELING EXHIBITION FOR THE HOLOCAUST WHICH INCLUDED SCULPTURES OF ANNE FRANK. SO MUCH WERE THEY IMPRESSED THAT THEY WENT AND CREATED THEIR OWN ANNE FRANK MEMORIAL... WHICH WAS A TOUCHING TRIBUTE. ESPECIALLY SO NOWADAYS WHEN IDIOTS LIKE THE PROUD BOYS MARCH AROUND OUR COUNTRY DISSING JEWS AND OTHER MINORITIES.
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