Hot and Cold

It's been really hot here lately, like most of the country and during this time I got a really bad cold.
After we took that wonderful hike in Whiting Park, we came home and Karen invited us to join her and John for dinner at the Pultneyville Grille.  Great, I thought, another night I don't have to cook.  And ten minutes later I started to feel like I was coming down with a cold.  Most of the time it goes away after some Advil so I thought it would this day too.  No such luck but it wasn't too bad although my throat felt a little scratchy.  We drove out to Pultneyville and met Karen and John who came by boat from Sodus and had a nice dinner.  I even splurged and had real meat, a filet.  I asked for it rare and it wasn't even very pink when I got it, but I thought maybe that's as rare as they're allowed to do.  It was tender though.
After dinner we said our goodbyes as we watched the boat pull away,

and on our way home we hit a deer on Lake Rd.

The next morning I woke up with a horrible cold and Larry had been up since 1:30.  It was a lost day.  I slept most of the next two days and then had some energy again on Tuesday.

Monday a tow truck came and got Larry's car.  Over $6000 worth of damage.  New radiator, fan and all the visible stuff needed to be replaced.  In my sluggish state I managed to drag myself outside to get some pictures of the only 4 month old car.

It was really hot on July 17th, a record high for that day here of 97°.  My car showed 98°

and the thermometer on the deck looked like 100° (in the shade).

Accident Update

Here are some of the pictures I took as we drove by the accident

This must be the news helicopter

and this is the report that I found online conerning the accident.  It's amazing that everyone was OK.
 http://www.accidenton95.com/car-slams-into-disabled-tractor-trailer/#more-2706
 Car Slams Into Disabled Tractor-trailer

Posted by Carol Quinn on Oct 31, 2011

North Carolina (October 31, 2011) 
A BMW crashed into a disabled tractor-trailer on I-95 south near Exit 116 in Wilson County.  The tractor-trailer, loaded with concrete pillars, had broken down around 7 a.m. and was on the right shoulder, with safety markers displayed near mile marker 112.  A crew from Coastal Constructors Heavy Haulers, was in the process of making repairs when around 11 a.m. the BMW crashed into the rear of the tractor-trailer.
The driver of the BMW, Edwin August Jaenke, was towing a U-haul trailer and was traveling south on I-95 when he drove through the safety markers, slamming into the left rear of the semi.  The force of the impact sent the vehicle across the left lanes of I-95 south and into the center median.  The vehicle finally came to rest near the tree line with severe damage to the passenger side.  The U-haul trailer was demolished, littering the roadside with personal belongings.
The tractor-trailer sustained heavy damage to the rear wheel area, fortunately none of the men working on the tractor-trailer were injured.
Edwin August Jaenke was injured and transported by ambulance to the hospital.  Claire Jaenke, his passenger, suffered a compound fracture to her leg and was flown by helicopter to Pitt Memorial Hospital.  According to North Carolina State police the couple, in their 80’s, are from Naples Florida.
The North Carolina State Police are investigating the accident.

There was a mess all over the side of the road from the personal items that were being transported.

I-95 accident

We were stopped on I-95 for about 1 1/2 hours, both lanes closed because of an awful accident which we saw when we drove by. Fortunately we had plenty of food and were listening to the book Unbroken by Nancy Hillenbrand. We would have gotten to Myrtle Beach before the end but now we may be able to hear the whole thing.
I posted these pictures on Facebook.


















I was surprised that I was able to wait to use the rest room when we stopped for gas and didn't have to pee on the side of the road. At least we had that option. The weather was good and many took advantage of it. Better than spending 7 1/2 hours on a tarmac like those poor people on the Jet Blue flight.
- Posted from my iPhone