Hello Spring!!!

The Farm Road is moving slow! That's in reference to my lack of posts, but also in reference to the lack of activity in farm country at this time. We enjoyed a few days of sunshine last week but last night another storm set farm activity back once again. On a positive note, this morning I noticed my tulips are blooming. That put a smile on my face because it's just a matter of time till the flowerbed is full of color!!
Before I catch you up on one of the latest adventure, note the "KMZU Facebook" link to the right. We have a challenge we are trying to meet… reach 1000 "KMZU friends" by May 5th! If we reach the goal the sales staff will supply the on air hoodlums free margaritas and nachos (maybe with cheese)!!! Help some starving radio peeps out!!
Now, onto the latest adventure, and I use that term loosely…
If you refer back to late 2008, you'll see pictures of my former Jeep. That's the Jeep that met its demise on a dark road when it collided with the hind end of a large steer. After that sad encounter I bought a 96 Jetta to get me by for a bit. The Jetta held true to those expectations, though "a bit" was a little shorter than I hoped. The transmission started slipping on week number two and I've been nursing her along since then. Now fast forward to February 2010….
I was supposed to be at the Linn Tech Campus on the 25th. I'd planned to go down the night before and visit with friends but that fell through. The morning of, I was throwing things together and packing up stuff for Chilly (more on her later). I made a call to the campus to double check something when I learned I was a month early. I needed to be there the 25th of March. Ooops. I had other things to do anyway so I directed the Jetta to KMZU corporate. I made it two blocks and could tell something wasn't right. I was driving down the next hill when I had the feeling I was coasting instead of driving. At the next stop sign on the hillside I attempted multiple gears D, 1st and 2nd. As two cars gave up and drove around me, I finally found success... in reverse.