15th Annual John Pechal Memorial Golf Tournament Final Results

The 15th Pechal is in the books. Congratulations go to Owen Mitchell
with a 6 stroke margin. Dr. DruP holds on to second place and the rest
of the Pechalheads are not far behind. Thanks to all for a great
tournament.
Statmaster Rob

The Pechal Plaque

Dr. Dru proudly presents the Pechal plaque.

Valejo View

The view from Mare Island...

Our nightly entertainment. Phil on the harp.

After two rounds, this 15th Pechal is a horserace. Just five strokes
separate five Pechalheads with eighteen holes to play. Tomorrow will
not dissapoint!

Live! From The Vault! THE PECHALHEADS!

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1st round Pechal scores are in. This is the tightest range ever, just 10 strokes. It is any mans game!
Statmaster

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Statmaster Rob receives the green jacket for his 2008 victory in the John Pechal Memorial Golf Tournament. We have seven competing for the 2009 honor. 

Technology Update

Say hello to my new iPhone! This should be my last post from this waterlogged phone. This old LG VX5400 has served me well, but the dip in Fish Creek has put its future reliability in question.

It will be a couple weeks before ATT will let me send a pic message. They say 25-Sep is the launch date. In the meantime, I need to explore alternatives. On suggestion is that I convert to using Facebook. What do you think? Please leave me a comment to let me know your thoughts.

(I have deleted untold dozens of Verizon spam messages, this one stands in memoriam)

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Duct Blaster

My equipment arrived from Minneapolis so I put it to immediate use in Ramona testing the Schacht duct leakage. 19% - not too bad for a 1979 construction, but we'll get it under 10%.

Weather

On the CA-NV border.

What's Wrong With This Picture?

Yes, it is way too dark.

But if you look closely, you might see that a wheel is missing from the Tango. YES, MISSING!

I bought 2 new tires today about 150 miles north of here. Aparently I lost one somewhere in between. Good thing I stopped to walk Ripley and noticed this subtle problem.

We'll fix it in the morning...

Bloomington Lake

Teresa and I hiked to the lake an enjoyed the views. Nice!

Another Tango

I met Dane Found just east of Missoula. He is the president of the company that builds the Tango, Pacific Coachworks. He passed me on I-90 just east of Missoula. Then I saw him parked at the next rest stop so I pulled over. Dane introduced himself and we had an enjoyable conversation. He was headed to Helena to recruit another dealer into his network. We exchanged cards and photos then went our separate ways.

His rig was cleaner, but mine has more stickers.