Sargie at the entrance to the mall in Green Bay

January 24, 2019 - Thursday evening

3 degrees/clear skies/windy

Pentoga Road

It's a tired boy who's writing tonight. We left Pentoga Road this morning and soon ran into several heavy snow squalls on our way to Green Bay.

By and large, the highways weren't horrible, but there were slippery spots every now and then.

We shopped at one place, then another, purchasing household supplies and other needed items. A pleasant surprise was the price of gas.

The price is almost forty cents a gallon less than in Iron River. Needless to say, we filled up while in town!

The Kia was pointed north late in the afternoon. All was going well until a deer ran out in front of us between Spread Eagle and Florence, Wisconsin. 

For the second time this year, the Kia helped to thin the deer herd in the north country. Thankfully, we were able to drive the car home and after a cursory look, it appears I'll be ordering a new front driver's side light assembly, a grill, and a bumper cover. The frame appears to be untouched.

I've already talked to my friend, Mechanic Dave, who's agreed to do the repairs once the parts arrive. Good grief, when it comes to auto repairs, it seems we take three steps forward and four in reverse. Thankfully, neither of us were hurt and the Kia should survive for another hundred thousand miles... assuming the deer keep out of the way.

Sargie's off Friday. I'll be heading to Florence High School bright and early for a day of teaching High School English, a subject I actually know something about. The temperature isn't to reach over zero tomorrow and the wind is to howl. Sounds like a good day to sub if you ask me.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...