For the time being, this forum is as close to socializing as any Beavers around here will get, Mandy. The Buscuit Burner has been itching to see the Southwest for the first time this winter, but circumstances just aren't helping us get there. You're right; I'll bet Monty Rae will be doing a lot of creaking and groaning when she finally gets loose of her chains. It's the possibility of algae in her gullet that worries me; hopefully the biocide and full tank will help.
Hopefully the New Year will bring some time on the road, so thanks for the good wishes. In 2008 I won a guided flyfishing trip with a famous guide in SW Montana; I'd better get my rear over that way next summer or he may bail on me!
-Joel