Drove from Crown Point, IN (to Three Floyds Brewpub and then) along Route 30 to Cedar Rapids, through some of the flooded-out areas up to my parents place in the country between Shellsburg and Urbana, Center Point and Vinton. Going slow because the car temp is crazy. Finally made it to my parents place last […]
My grandfather lives by himself in a town called Hobart Indiana. He has 2 bionic knees. He likes to sing in choir, he loves to cook. He is awesome with his hands because he’s a carpenter. He drives a shiny black Chrysler and likes to swim on Thursdays. My grandfather is 92 years old. Roy […]
Made it to Crown Point and my mom and dad’s place. It felt good to see everybody in a strictly visiting context. Usually, I’m around for disasters and/or emergencies. I’ll be back there next month to help out post medical issue. There’s a lot I’m not saying in this blog. I didn’t write about all […]
We left Atlanta midday Saturday. Around sundown, we rolled into Indianapolis, where Nikki lives now. Nikki and I excelled at the art of deceptive appearances in high school, and have disturbing amounts of dirt on each other. As soon as she opened the door, the first words out of her mouth were “my god, you […]
The new tank is leaking…I cleaned up the area so I could try and figure out where the problem really is and dumped a bunch of water on the tank. Started the car and there’s a continuous bubble on the side of the tank where the two colors of plastic are fused. Share on Facebook
So finishing up in ATL/Decatur: Walked to the Earl for breakfast, and then went to Atlanta Motorcycle & Repair to see Paul’s shop and take lot of pictures of scooters and Courtney had her first ever spin on a scooter around the parking lot. Then we went to my old employer (2000-2001) StudioCom.com and couldn’t […]
Back in Atlanta, and man it feels weird. So many things have been torn down or moved or built in new locations. Decatur has gotten way more popular than it was when I lived there. Most of the locals from days of yore have found various other hangouts, partners, cities, occupations, lives, including us. It’s […]
List of places visited so far: Squash Blossom Boutique: Courtney used to moonlight there. Raging Burrito: which inexplicably has a franchise outpost in Rochester, NY, but it’s in a volleyball court/bar so has a completely different vibe. Twains, the local Decatur hang out of old: now it’s a brewpub as well. The Brickstore Pub: also […]
Eventually figured out where the coolant link was coming from. After we survived a windy night parked in a Walmart in ATL (bad enough a tree fell down on a car on Peachtree Battle and killed the driver). As we started heading to R. Thomas to eat the car temp started rising. Popped the hood […]
The coolant reservoir is sitting in the driver’s seat of the car. A screw apparently popped loose and rashed through the bottom. Roy is out hunting down a new one as I type. This may turn out to be the last of the car drama…at least I hope it is. Woke up in the middle […]