31st July 2018
My day of departure is here, but it’s a late flight out of Grand Rapids, so I have a full day still to go.
On our dog walking route I noticed some sheets of OSB outside a house restoration. As we need to be thrifty with our building project, I asked the builders if they were surplus, and if I could buy them. They were happy with what I offered them (beer money I expect) so I walked back to get Kelli and the truck. Of course she could not go without her hair being perfect, but as it was humid she was having issues. Finally we drove to collect the boards. They had some water damage , but not enough that they could not be used. With a lot of effort and dripping with sweat, we loaded nine sheets on to the roof rack. Kelli did very well without gloves, and non perfect hair.
We got to Gerald Ford airport with minutes to spare, but as soon as I got to the gate I was told there was a weather problem in Chicago, so there would be a delay of about forty minutes, which eats into the short transfer time for the London flight.
The flight back was difficult, the girl sitting next to me was a bit smelly, and not in a good way. There were a few babies, and young children exercising their vocal abilities, also not in a good way, but with sound cancelling headphones it helped a bit.
Another Lifetime to go 