Adventures on the Road

Between Susanville and Reno and beyond. BTW Angela went to pick some fried chicken at Walmart in Susanville which is the last building in town. I been there in the lot for about half hour parked under a tree (for shadow)  and one young woman with a big Ford pickup came right next to the car and we could not eat there because of her exhaust.

So we left and as soon as i put my first bite in my mouth they started to come from behind, threatening.

But my car, after i did the recent maintenance is in a better shape than ever. A wind hauling big SUV having 500 HP at 70 mph cannot accelerate as fast as my 150 hp much lighter low drag car. So i just put it in sequential mode, accelerated and left them behind cause they were several of them during the whole trip (maybe more than ten).

Many others were driving in front, under speed limits in no passing areas, riding the shoulder to raise dust.

Again last picture came first. From the hotel window, Tuscany tower 14 (out of 19) floor.

Closest to Reno. This guy, i think a Japanese with a glued curly hair and beard came way too close and too fast from behind. Got hout his way, let him pass, he switched lanes etc..

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Correctional (penitentiary vehicle). Was doing more than 80, had to pull fast out of his way.

Riding shoulders, all of them in all directions. Like it was a conspiracy of ninja drivers on the road or something.

This guy was driving for miles and miles with 60 in a 65 area raising dust with his wide rear and smoking. Could not pass it in areas withe interrupting yellow lines because they were two close together.

That airbag warning light is comming on when temperature is high inside the car. That is a meat cooking thermometer i stuck in an AC vent.

The car has a coolant circuit with a weak spring clamp and leaks a bit of coolant. I added a collar type of clamp next to it and when it gets loose, the mpg goes low. Very hard to reach in the maze underhood.

So after i tightened that one in the second part of the trip , the mpg (and power) went up. I believe tiny bubbles of air get in the coolant fooling a sensor. Total for the trip of 38.5 but could have been much better if i did tight it right in Canyonville, but had to do it one more time.  

This guy came at the intersection between 89 and... and i almost passed it but accelerated downhill and a car was coming dangerously from the opposite so i just drove for the next 30 minutes behind the behemoth with 30 mph going uphill leaving much exhaust for us to breath. It could have stopped right after that intersection, and let me pass but no, that was not his intent and purpose.

Never knew what those cisterns were and what were their intent and purpose but thought they were funny, every time i passed them and took a picture. A place called Truck something on I5 just before 89. 

Mount Shasta with almost no snow in September.