Rob

@hubby2sewistwrites.bsky.social

Husband, dad, and major history geek.

Sometimes packages get damaged, and sometimes it's NOT the carrier's fault. Today while picking up at the "customer shipping location" I watched someone kick their own boxes through the parking lot before carrying them into the store to be shipped. 😳

Why did I drive 4 hours from home and spend the night sleeping in my car at a truck stop? To be an extra in a new film adaptation of "Red Badge of Courage"! I get to be a wounded Union soldier. 😁

I got to see the flag from my ancestor's Civil War regiment, and EVEN GOT TO HELP CARRY IT from the storage racks to the display rack! He was in the 6th PA Heavy Artillery as part of the Washington DC garrison and also guarded railroads and bridges nearby. The PA flag preservation facility is great!

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I didn't want to have to change delivery routes, and some the steep driveways on this new route are a pain to walk up/down while carrying packages, but at least there's some pretty views.

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Andy, Ben, and I had a boys' day out! We saw the city's holiday parade and had lunch at Primanti's afterwards. Andy was a real trooper, walking round-trip about 2.2 miles and sharing parade-thrown candy with other kids around us who hadn't gotten to pick up as much!

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