Good Morning, hopefully the weather isn’t too bad where you are. I just had to take the dogs out and all the steps and sidewalk were ice!!
I hope you find a job, times are indeed tough.
JACOBACCI, Argentina — Spanish driver and former world rally champion Carlos Sainz won Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally on Monday and now holds the overall lead by 5 minutes, 45 seconds over South African Giniel De Villiers. The third stage was 551 kilometers, from Puerto Madryn to Jacobacci.
Sainz, just as on Sunday, bested De Villiers on Monday by 3 minutes, 26 seconds. Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel finished third, 4 minutes, 56 seconds behind.
Stage 4 on Tuesday will be from Jacobacci to Neuquen, a distance of 459 kilometers.
The 2009 Dakar Rally was switched this year from Africa to Argentina and Chile because of security fears. It features 540 competitors from 50 countries and covers 9,000 kilometres over 13 stages — three in Chile and 10 in Argentina — with the finish scheduled for Jan. 18 in Buenos Aires.
The 2008 Dakar, which was to have started in Lisbon before heading to Africa, was cancelled the day before the scheduled start because of specific terrorist threats made against the event. It was the first cancellation in the history of the race since its inception in 1979 due to security concerns after four French tourists were murdered in Mauritania.
The Dakar Rally is being broadcast on Versus, with daily updates on RobbyGordon.com.
Afternoon, we got ice here but it wasn’t the kind falling from the sky. It’s been lightly raining since about 5:30 this morning and that ice has frozen to make icicles all over the trees, power lines and all that above ground stuff. I just came in from checking on things in the back yard and there’s no ground ice, doesn’t look like any on the road - but everything above a foot off the ground is just coated.
But, my dog is medium sized, she’s been inside with me all day. The cat is no doubt holed up someplace cause I only saw him when I put food out before daylight. Both my greenhouses are good, I’m warm inside with hot spaghetti sauce simmering so I guess I’m not too bothered with it.
Thanks for the job wishes. I’ll send some prayers your way too. Would be good to both have a little job close to home to tide us over this economic mess. God Bless.