Brett, the pastor at UFC where we attend saw the pics of the truck I posted on Facebook and suggested I stop by his office with it sometime. So this morning I took Pam in to the Tuesday morning women's Bible study at the church's small office building (we meet in a large local H.S.) and he came out to see it.
Brett's a car guy and DIY-er, too. We talked cars, trailers, and the truck.
I like him, even before I knew he was a car guy.
On the way home we stopped at the feed store and got a bale of straw for bedding, a bale of alfalfa hay for feeding, and a bag of chicken feed. It was nice to have the truck for hauling that stuff. But the drive into town and back convinced me I've got to get to work on some punch list items. The brake pedal makes a horrid screeching every time I take my foot off the pedal, but not when depressing it. I'm pretty sure it's coming from friction where it passes through the floorboard, but why it happens one direction and not the other...??? I've also got some work to do on the carb. And the parking brake, windshield wipers, heater.....
I have a new favorite quote. It came in an email from our financial guy in a conversation we were having about being patient through this most recent stock market slump.
"You cannot produce a baby in a month by getting nine women pregnant." - Warren Buffet.
Frankly, I'm not sure how that relates to patience, but I love it anyway.
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I wrote the above paragraphs while eating lunch. Since then I've "fixed" the brake pedal screech. I just took some axle grease and coated the side of the pedal shaft that rubbed against the metal floorboard. That's a bandaid solution; the correct and permanent fix is to remove the pedal shaft and enlarge the opening, but this is acceptable for now.
While I was waiting for Pam this morning I found a speedometer app for my phone. Because this new 5-speed transmission has an electronic sending unit it doesn't work with my mechanical speedometer. The free version of this app will show my speed in either a standard arc format or as just numbers, and includes a compass function. So instead of paying $200 for a GPS unit I'll get a suction cup holder for my phone and be all set! I may pay the $10 for the "pro" version of the app to get rid of the ads that show up at the top of the screen.
I'm nearing the end of Robinson Crusoe. Listening to an audio book is a different experience than reading it. This is my second or third time for this book and the first time in the audio format. I don't remember talking out loud to Robinson when I read it.
Seriously, folks, this is a really good book, full (in the later chapters) of some pretty significant spiritual content. Hence, my conversations with him, mostly in the form of a repeated "Amen." I wish I could engage Crusoe in conversation.
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