LifeLine Pilots

The day started when Steve came out of the bathroom and said "We don't have any hot water!"  He ran it in the kitchen, for a long time, and it was ice cold. He checked the water heater, it was on. He checked our gas, and it was on. So he called Noah, our heating/air conditioning/water heater guy, and Noah happened to be right up the street. Steve went next door to take his shower, and I let Noah in. He turned the water on in the kitchen while I went to the back room because I hadn't showered or anything yet either and I felt like a slob.  Noah yells "The water's hot".  I come out there, and sure enough, the hot water is working fine.  Steve let it run in the bathroom, he let it run in the kitchen, he "rebooted" the water heater, he brushed his teeth, all in cold water.  Noah stops by in his truck and turns on our water, and it's hot.  No idea why or what happened or what the deal was.  Steve thought we were all pranking him at first.  lol  We've had hot water ever since.  Weird.

My flight today was different. Ethan had asked if I wanted to do a LifeLine flight. I thought that was an emergency patient kind of thing, but that's just the name the company uses for a charity service like "Angel Flight", if you've ever heard of them. Pilots donate their airplane and their time and gas and fly people in need to medical appointments they have trouble getting to otherwise.  Too long or hard to drive, no money, health issues that make it so they can't really fly airlines, etc.  This flight was for a lady in Kentucky--the same airport in Kentucky that I've been to twice with MBros that locks up every weekend and every day after 4 and doesn't allow anyone in, so I sat outside for 5 hours and had to go to the bathroom in the back of the 340.  Same airport with no Uber or Taxi...it's much nicer during daylight hours during the week when someone is there.  ;)  Anyway, we took her from there on up to Burke Lake Airport, which is up by Cleveland, right on the water. I've been there a bunch of times too.  We dropped them off there, the airport waived their $210 fee because we were a charity flight, and we were on our way home.  A little over 3.5 hours flight time, and we saw the sun a lot up there. It was bright and hot and felt wonderful.  It is SO dreary below, and you go up 2500', and it's clear blue and beautiful above. A shot in the arm of Vitamin D.

Down low though, it was IFR. It was supposed to be nice IFR.  I get to the airport and it's back down to low IFR, almost minimums. The weather forecasters can't get anything right, nobody knows what is going on, just that it's a mess, and has been for almost 2 weeks and counting.  This has got to go... In the meantime, at least I get above it now and then.

Tomorrow evening I'm supposed to fly to Mansfield, Ohio. We won't even leave to come home until about 10 pm. Late night. Weather is again sketchy. This time we can add snow or rain or both to the low ceilings and visibility.  *sigh*

Steve, AE and I went to Foxes Trail tonight for dinner. I had a honey chicken mac and cheese that wasn't bad...

Kaylee had her first client today, where she was able to act as the therapist to help a specific young lady. It was her first time, she was nervous, but she said it went well, and it was the start of many.  I'm happy for her.

Ethan, me, daughter, mother with liver issues

Just lots of pictures of the sunshine.