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 Today was a strange day

    Jackie had a medical appointment in Rockford at 11:45.  Nothing serious, just an annual thing and she is fine.

    We left the house at 10:45, planning to go Skare Road to 64, 64 to 251 and then 251 north to Rockford.

    But there was a very serious accident at 64 and 251.  It may have even been a fatal accident.  The roads were closed.  

    We sat in traffic for about 5 minutes, then I turned around to take a back road.  

    While there are 3 backroads south from 64, there is only 1 north and that is about 2 miles west.

    So we went that way and although it was longer, we made the appointment on time.

    On the way home we passed by human Beth's house and saw her outside, so we stopped and visited for at least 40 minutes.  

    That was close to 3 hours after the accident, and one damaged car was still on the accident scene as well and several state and county squads.

    Evidently, the car was hit on the driver's side by a semi hauling grain.  It did not look good when we saw the car.

    We had a nice visit with Beth.....we sat in the car while Beth had to stand in the sun.  

    Jackie and I are blessed with some damn good friends.  I sometimes lose sight of that when I am in a grumpy/down  mood, but a lot of people have been with us for a long time. They are now almost like family. Except we don't have to buy them Christmas presents.

    I should have taken a bike ride tonight because the weather was beautiful.  But I got lazy and watched the Cubs win instead.

    And dog Beth raced round the yard with another green ball tonight.  I just hope she leaves some tomatoes for us.

Peace and Love