The Mother Ukraine Van
The van is the thing. When it comes right down to it, it’s the practical things that matter. In order to deliver humanitarian supplies you need a van or a truck. So I bought this van for Mother For Ukraine from a wholesaler in Poland at the end of August and picked it up yesterday. I also collected the gear from storage that I had left in June and gear brought over when I bought the van. Now that I’ve updated associates about my return, my phone is lighting up.
The Van is the Thing
The van is pulling to the right, so it needs a front-end alignment. I brought it to my friend who sent me to a diagnostic center first. I am dropping the van off at my friend’s business tomorrow morning. I am also having his guys do an oil and filter change, top off the fluids, clean and tighten the battery cables, replace the wiper blades and do a general maintenance service. Hoping they can complete all of the work tomorrow so I can leave Sunday for Ukraine. Next month I will need to put on snow tires and will have them install a back-up camera and an extra lock on the back doors assuming it doesn’t get blown up.
I walked over to where my van is being serviced to check on the progress and was told the work on my van will most likely not be completed today. Given that they closed at 16:00, I won’t be getting my van back until sometime on Monday. Therefore, depending on the time it is ready, I may or may not be able to drive across the border on Monday. If it’s too late in the day, I will have to drive in on Tuesday.
Thankfully, I am in Tomaszów Lubelski, PL so I am only 20 minutes from the Hrebenne/Rava-Ruska border crossing, and once across, if all goes well it’s only an hour drive to Lviv. All this being said, I may change my destination if Lviv is bombed again causing issues with electricity, internet, cell service, etc.
