So, here in north Texas, we had about a week where the outside temp stayed below 32 degrees, and the nighttime temperatures got in the single digits. Meanwhile, neighborhood pools failed, and I worried about whether mine would survive.

My Shop (Where Blue Bug Stays), never got below 40 degrees. I was very happy about that, and surprised. I thought for sure that the shop would drop down near freezing. I had the 66 on the trickle charger and would check the shop briefly each day.

I also put a bubble wrap material on all four windows out there. Surprisingly, on single pane windows you can reduce heat loss by up to 50% by adding bubble wrap. It’s fairly easy, just cut it to size, spray the window with a fine mist of water and stick it on. Trust me, it won’t come off.

The only good thing that came out of the freeze is that I believe all the crickets are dead. Let’s hope so, it’s been a horrible year for them. The other problem this year has been geckos. Although they are harmless, they are a nuisance. However, I believe my shop is free of them as well.

Anyway, back to the important bug.

Saturday is our meeting in Garland and we have been having steady, heavy, rainfall for two days, with two more days of it predicted before the Saturday Meeting. That means two things for me:

  1. If the roads are wet, I’m probably not taking the beetle.
  2. The roads might be dry, but our neighborhood roads and Highway 78 might still have some very deep puddles. Not keen on driving through any of that.

It’s just too cold to deal with having to wash my beetle after driving it in the rain. I’m not going to put it back in the shop covered in dirty water. So, we will see what Saturday looks like. I’d really like to take it but not at the risk of soaking it down to do so.

This type of weather is quite typical for north Texas winters. Rain, Rain, and more Rain. It just doesn’t stop. This is the primary reason we quit pulling the travel straight onto the pad next to the shop and then leaving via the back yard gate. The ground gets so wet, that we had to cancel numerous camping trips. The ground was too soft to pull the truck onto the grass. Now we back the trailer in.

If my ’66 was a daily driver that I didn’t care too much about, I would drive it to the meeting. I wish I had another beetle just for that. In the meantime, the 66 and I may need to try and wait out the winter rains.