Day Eight
The heroes in residence at NAPA Auto Parts
There wasn’t a lot of activity on Sunday. Cody had to go on base for a five hour stint. It wasn’t expected, so it threw a little crimp in their departure plans. While Lindsay was packing, I told her that I was sorry we didn’t do more (I was feeling a little like I didn’t do much with her). Lindsay looked at me and told me the visit was awesome. She said it was great to be able to relax and not be alone. In my line of work we would call this the Ministry of Presence. Just being available and present is healing and good.
I checked on my bike and it was dead. Cody gave me a jump, I took the bike for a short ride, started it later, and thought we were good. Also, I had Lindsay take my tennis shoes back home as I wasn’t going to need them. At this point you should be hearing some kind of ominous music, like someone was making a big mistake. Well, about an hour after they left, I checked on my bike. It was dead. I started trying to find places that would carry a motorcycle battery.
Well, I found one that was .8 of a mile away. I took out my battery, and walked to get the new one. I sure missed my tennis shoes. But, I was thankful that I didn’t have to take a car battery back.
One interesting thing I found. I have VZ Navigate on my phone, but it is really hard to trust. It is trustworthy, but it is just hard to trust it. At one point it told me that I had arrived at my destination. Well, if Di’ Shekinah is a Georgia code word for NAPA Auto Parts, then I was there. I asked a guy if there was a NAPA store around. I couldn’t see any street sign, so I was nervous. Well, I was just a half a block away. So, while it is reliable, it is just hard to trust.
Now, it’s on to Jacksonville to see my friends, Al and Lisa Lewis. Al was my roommate in Flight School. Woo Hoo!