Daily Archives: August 26, 2010
…drove my Chevy to the levee..
Today I got an early start about 10am (well, that’s early for me) wanting to finish up on Nick’s tail light repair.
And I did, almost
Since I had completely removed the old harness, it took a while to get the new one routed and ZipTied into place, but finally the job was done.
But since Miss Terry was away in the van, I was unable to do a final check out. That’s where the “almost” comes in.
While I was out working, this photo came in from Brandi, of Landon sleeping, still wearing his bilirubin light vest. I can hardly wait to see him in a couple of weeks.
Then a little after 2 pm I headed back out to beg for more gift certificates from local restaurants for rally door prizes. I picked up several, with a bunch more to be picked up tomorrow or Saturday.
We’ll see.
While I was at Cracker Barrel I took this photo of what Nick says is a 1955 Chevy Bel Air. (I thought it was a 58. What do I know?) It’s a really nice-looking car. A little Googling told me that new, this car cost a little under $2,000, and today, depending on condition, now goes for $40,000 – $60,000. WOW! 
When I got back, Nick said he and Terry had hooked up the van and checked out the lights, and still found a problem. The description of the problem didn’t make sense, but we decided to check it out again after supper.
About 5 pm Nick, Terry, and I drove over to Ryan’s for some of their great fried chicken. Just as we were leaving, Jan called from Houston, and said that Landon went back to the pediatrician today and found that his bilirubin count is now down to 9, so Landon won’t have to wear the light vest anymore.
After we got back, we checked out the lights again, and it became obvious the problem was with the extension cord that runs between the rig and the van. When I replaced the corroded plug, two of the four wires were already loose, so I had to make a “best-guess” on how it was wired up. But apparently my “best-guess” wasn’t quite good enough, but it should be pretty simple to figure out what’s wrong tomorrow.
Till then…
Quote of the Day:
“But many of Mr. DeLay’s actions remain legal only because lawmakers have chosen not to criminalize them.” – New York Times Huh?
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