$821? Ouch!

That's right, yesterday was the day to put some new rubber on my truck. I bought the Open Country AT tire from Les Schwab. Those are the top of the line tire for trucks there at LS and they seemed to be at least as good as all the other choices in town. I did get over 50,000 miles out of the BFG tires that came off yesterday but they sure were worn out. The new tires are quieter and smoother on the highway than the old ones, so I'm pretty certain I got my money's worth from the old set. I'm just glad that replacement requirement only comes around every 3 years or so!

We are leaving in just a week and a half for our annual sojurn to the Oregon coast with the spouse's familial unit and that was one reason to spend big bucks at the tire store yesterday. The old ones might have traveled there and back without fault, but I didn't want to chance having a tire related failure and delay. And, it just wouldn't do to show up around my brother-in-laws with worn treads on my truck now, would it?

What else? I bought an iPod, a used one, on Friday. My buddy Loc found it for me on KSL's classifieds but that link is gone already. It has a 30 gig hard drive and huge photo storage capability, but not the latest video playing capability. So far, I love the iPod but can't dig up any love for the software, iTunes. First, it disabled my CD/DVD drive, that required a trip to CompUSA where the dang machine worked perfectly... I did download the latest version and install it and it seems to be working properly. I just don't love it. For all the hype Apple spends on their easy to use interfaces, I for one, don't find the operation all that intuitive.

And, somehow, I screwed it up and lost access to the 2500 songs that the previous owner had installed, all most al of which would have been deleted anyway. There was some songs that I would have kept though. Strangest thing is, in Windows File Explorer, the songs still seem to be in the Ipod. I just can't see them when searching the iPod! Any expert users out there than can assist me?

The iPod is really going to be a truck accessory for the most part because I really don't like fussing with CDs in the truck. They take up valuable space and getting them in and out of the console and their cases or sleeves is just a distraction while driving. So I'll get an FM transmitter adapter and get my songs loaded up for our upcoming road trip.

That's enough for now. I want to get out to my shop and see if I can't get a relay working, then I've got to do some writing for my marketing class today. There are still movie reviews and a water park trip to report, maybe later this evening.