Where are they going? And why are they? Do we know?

Last week, Robert dropped me off at UofH.  On the way there, we passed a very long freight train leaving the Port of Houston.  The train consisted solely of flatbed cars, each loaded with Bradley fighting vehicles, M1A1 Abrams tanks, motorized artillery, Humvees - more than a hundred vehicles - all painted in desert colors.

This was an unusual experience.

Then, today, while waiting for the bus (hopefully for the last time in a LONG time), I see these going by on low-boy trucks - straight through the tony Galleria area, heading in from the west.

These are US Navy, 31 foot River Patrol Boats.  Why are they driving down the middle of Westheimer?  From where were they coming?  Where were they going?  Why?

Victoria rehab spa update

Today is the first day we've had strong sunshine since Victoria went into rehab to dry out following a serious bender two Thursdays ago.  Her carpeting and padding is sitting outside in the sun, baking out the last bits of water.

If you're wondering why she could have gone "Christine" without getting "wet" aka water sloshing into the car, here are a few pictures of the many computer modules that run everything from the climate control to the power windows - all mounted to the floor:

Right there in the center of the picture, you can see a module attached to the floor - that one likely got wet.

Crappy picture, yes, but this is the back seat area - in the center are two big honking black modules.  The wires to the left are where the battery lives.

Here is where Victoria has been drying out - for eleven days now.

They're SAYING that MAYBE today they'll be able to reassemble everything and test her out.  But, then comes the work that's needed on the balancer for the supercharger drive belt.  So, tomorrow at the earliest.