Monthly Archives: August 2010
More Landon
Finally found the last problem with Nick’s tail light system. The person who originally installed this screwed-up system should be dragged behind someone’s RV
Around 12:30 I headed back out to collect more gift cards. I don’t know what’s different about Elkhart, but I’m certainly having more trouble here getting donations than I did last March in Yuma at the Western Gypsy Gathering.
Then a little before 5 pm Nick & Terry, Stu & Donna, Mike & Elaine, and I drove over to North Garden Chinese Buffet for a good meal and a lot of great conversation. About 5:30 Jan called from Houston to let me know how things are going down there. She said it will be hard to leave Landon, but she’s anxious to get back home.
Speaking of Landon, Lowell sent this photo of the three of them taken right before they left the hospital the other day.
And then later, Brandi sent this one. Looks like he thinks everyone is being too loud and won’t let him sleep. 
Tomorrow I’ll take one last pass at getting gift cards, and that will wrap it up. Then Sunday I’ll pick up Jan in Chicago coming back from Houston. I can hardly wait.
More tomorrow…
Quote of the Day:
A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw
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…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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