Daily Archives: March 26, 2013
Old Friends and Goodbyes . . .
A little after 10am, Chris and Charles Yust headed out this morning, on their way to Waco, TX for another rally. Through their C & C Marketing and Insurance, they sell GMAC Insurance for RV’s and autos, as well as Good Sam products, such as Extended Service Plans, Roadside Assistance, and their new product TravelAssist.
We buy our insurance from them. You should too. (How’s that, Chris?)
About 10:30 Jan and I drove over to Poco & Mom’s to meet our friend’s Al & Adrienne for brunch.
A small family restaurant, it only has 12 tables and if you don’t get there early, you will have a wait. But it’s worth it because they can perform culinary magic with Hatch Green Chilies.
After a delicious meal and a lot of conversation Jan and I drove over to a nearby Bookman’s used bookstore. If you’re familiar with Half-Price Books in Texas, this is the Arizona clone. Then it was on down the road to a Chase Bank to get a replacement check book cover, and since we didn’t have coffee this morning, we stopped off at Starbuck’s for our Cinnamon Dolce Latte fix. Then home for the day.
Several blog readers have asked about the Taillight Test Box that I’ve mentioned lately.
It looks like this.
It’s built in a 98 cent Wal-Mart 3×5 file box, and that box, and one of the 3 switches are all I had to buy. That was because I wanted a center-off SPDT switch so I could switch the turn signals off.
The black and red cables are connected to the vehicle battery. The other cable connects to the vehicle lights.
The left switch turns the unit on and off. The center switch turns the taillights on and off, and the right switch turns the left or right turn signals on and off.
Besides the interconnecting wiring, the only parts inside the box are a 5amp inline fuse and a 2 prong turn signal flasher.
And because I never throw anything away, I think my total cost was about $4. If you have any questions, leave me a comment.
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Thought for the Day:
"Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well." – John Gardner
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