Father is checking the machines we have, specifically their minivan and the snowblower.  He was always able to provide.  But damn it, of all the things to worry about as we head toward winter, I notice (well, noticed -- I saw this a few weeks ago) that one of the tires on the snowblower is getting flat.  Of all things, man!

I wish I could just carry the whole thing over to a gas station to pump it up, but it's too heavy.  So it looks like I'll need to figure out how to take out the tire, take that to the gas station, pump it up, then put it back on the snowblower.  Sounds pretty easy ... so it probably is incredibly difficult, and I won't be able to do it.

Never a moment's peace. ...