Sweet and son helped us make the last move this past week. For Peggy and I, it was a 5-day adventure up and back. The Sweets helped us on the return journey -- bring the last of the Stovebolt HQ stuff plus ... da Bus! Da bus had been sitting for 6 months in Maryland. When we got back up, all it needed for the road trip were three new batteries... Ouch!!

Anyway, other than getting a little hot climbing the mountain out of Charlottesville, our 700-mile convoy went pretty smooth. We left Maryland about Noon on Friday and arrived HQ (Skyline, AL) about 0530 Saturday. That included a 3-hour nap just north of Chattanooga. The bus consumed about 109 gallons of diesel fuel smile

But now we can officially declare the move complete!

Thanks to all who made it happen:

Sweet and family
Andre
Rover Dan
Mike B and Dana
Mike Roache and family
Erik H
Opie
Peggy's sister

And our wonderful Rosalie Way neighbors!

Here's Sweet in the Quigley doing a fly by. He's just catching up after getting trapped by a doofus Amazon driver at White's in Raphine, VA.
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In Alabama, John loads a modern truck bed to haul North for Sweet's son's project truck.
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Some of the load needing to come south.
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The 3 dead batteries on this bus ... dead as is DRT (Dead Right There)
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At a Virginia Rest area. John and Peggy in da Bus, Chris and son in the Quigley.
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The load in da Bus.
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The scene at HQ upon arrival.
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Another scene of HQ unloading.

Last edited by John Milliman; 06/09/2025 4:06 AM. Reason: added video

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