As many of you know, we are leaving this morning for Seattle. It's going to be 3-4 long days in the car and truck, with the not-so-happy cats. But what I'd like to talk to you about today is limits. anyone who has ever told you that there are no limits, or that the sky is the limit, has lied to you. Or has clearly not seen Apollo 13, excellent movie, Ron Howard, good stuff. But back to our discussion, limits are important to know. Our limit is 2000 lbs. that is how much weight our hitch can tow. now the trailer we have is around 850 lbs. I'll do the math for you. The amount we can tow < The weight of all our possessions. So we've packed it as full as we can and left a few things behind. (scooter, cat tree, booze, gardening equipment, huge body pillows, etc.) Now I've stood back and looked at the marvelous packing job I've done, and thought, that looks like 1150 lbs of stuff... right? This is where the point of no return comes into play. I have to assume that my possessions are less than 1150 lbs. otherwise I'm risking the hitch falling off. HOWEVER. If I AM over 1150 lbs., are these big pillows really going to make that much of a difference? You get to the point where its all or nothing. if I leave anything here its of no use to me. and If I bring it with and it gets destroyed, its still of no use to me, but atleast then it's insured.
I'll blog again from Seattle to let you all know we made it safe. Or if I don't, you'll all recieve little white cards in the mail with solemn print inviting you to a slightly different occasion. in any case. so long till then. :-)
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