I went for a nice drive yesterday and this is the weather in front of the Manetarium. It was dumping hard! I think the forecast is a few more days like this and then it will be sunny for the Memorial Day weekend coming up.

Wifey and I went out for a ride this morning. I’ve been wanting to check out this small country market located on Buena Vista Road Ione California. It’s a small establishment that has a saloon next door that would normally be packed with folks enjoying the surround lakes. I think most of the folks would be coming from Pardee Lake or Lake Amador which is just down the road.

The burritos were good and we ended up eating next to Brute 66′ since the indoor dining area was closed off due to the Corona Virus regulations.

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated the stats. This is a global stat as of today.

The current governor of California had a press conference today in regards to the plan opening up the state. As expected it will be a slow process with some businesses opening up sooner than others. This also means some businesses will be pissed of more than others.

One note the lakes that are surrounding our area will be opening up only to the local residence.

As for us, I’ve been back working my normal schedule and location the last couple of weeks. No more telecommuting. It was nice while it lasted.

The school districts are still closed and teaching via online methods. This means wifey is not teaching at her classroom. It is still uncertain when the state will open the schools again.

I picked up a replacement water pump for Beater. I’ll be removing some of the parts tonight and draining the coolant. At least that’s the plan.

Tonight was the last super moon for the year 2020. It was a big mutha’ too. With all the darkness up on the hills the moons brightness is amplified.

I planned on staying up later taking a better shot but that didn’t happen. I did take a few from the west side balcony but I like this one better.

Well, Beater has been leaking coolant for awhile now. So far I’ve identified the sides of the radiator and the water pump weep hole along with the area near the clutch fans mount.

Replaced the radiator this afternoon. The damn transmission lower cooler line was a bitch to get back on.

This goes down as the strangest Easter Sunday I’ve ever experienced. This was the first time without our kids and extended family.

It was just Lorraine and I, for awhile we were able to enjoy each other’s company and not focus on the Pandemic. That was nice.

What a crazy horrible milestone. Over 2000 United States deaths in one day, over 500,000 cases of coronavirus.

This is the ONLY news that matters at this point. I’ve been working from home and partially at work for about three weeks.

I just watched President Trump estimate that at least 100,000 people will die in the next 2 to 4 weeks. This number can reach 240,000 and this is with mitigation in place.