The downside was: there was a miscommunication somewhere along the line and the overhead line was not removed from the house. (Not to be overly critical, but when you tell someone you need the overhead line removed so you can put a new roof on the house, where is the miscommunication?)
Oh well, they came back and completed their work and now we’re off to the races on the new roof!
Part Two of ‘Off to the Races’ has to do with the fact that our little town happens to be the Sprint Car Capital of the World. In short this means that once a year, drivers and fans from all over the world converge on our town of 8,000 residents. For ten days at the end of each summer, we play host to nearly 70,000 people – many from Canada, Australia, and every state in the US. It’s a lot of fun!
I’m not one to brag about (or even pay attention to) racing in most cases, but our particular brand is really exciting! Unlike some others (NASCAR, Indy, etc.) sprint car races are short, and to the point. You can spend an evening at the track and literally see ten or more events with the overall winner determined at the end of the last race.
It’s also kind of fun because you know that the sprint car racers of today will be the big shot, famous drivers of the future – Tony Stewart comes to town fairly regularly, as does Kasey Kahne and many others. There is also a racing video game with the Knoxville Raceway as the final level. Pretty cool, eh?
Anyway, enough bragging for one day. Now that the overhead line is out of the way, it’s nose back to the grindstone for this guy. Weather permitting, we’ll be back to the house the remainder of this week with (fingers crossed) a roof in place by Sunday evening.
Cheers!
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