Neanderpundit

But sometimes you remember your umbrella.

We got about halfway here last night and the wife’s Escape started acting up. We’ve had so few troubles with it, we were quite concerned.

A local guy my sisterinlaw knows was able to look at it at two this afternoon, and he confirmewd my suspicion- misfire under load is usually vacuum related, and the hose from the PCV valve had become perforated, which caused the engine to run a bit lean at low RPMs under load. Thankfully, he was able to put a temp hose on it which seems to have resolved the issue. One way or the nother we’re back in business under half a benjamin.

The trip up was a real treat. I had to drive around roadblocks three times, and at one point the passengers were sticking their heads out the windows confirming the location of the ditches on either side of the road (some are 12′ deep)

The funeral arrangements are complete,the funeral to be held monday and a reception therafter. I fully expect to be on the road in the wee small hours of the morning. Hope the weather has cleared some by then.

Now, I’m sitting with the Oglet at the brotherinlaws house (not the deceased, another one, the Ogwife’s family being a large old school Catholic group) while the wife’s family visit one another- the funeral is, of course the old traditional family reunion. While they catch up I try to catch up on some of the things I’ve neglected, such as transcribing my African travelogue and drawing up plans for world domination.

We’re healthy and happy, safe and sound. I miss my freakish beagle Max, but I’ll be back in the grind asap. It’s 20 below here. Snot freezes in your nostrils the moment you look outside. They won’t plant my brotherinlaw until spring, scads of mausolea being utilized for the purpose until the ground thaws adequately to take the gravedigger’s spade.

Three roadblocks, roads in ontario sucked. Not as much as a normal chicago rush hour so I went right through. Only dress wearing nancyboys are turned around by roadblocks.
Escape started giving me fits halfway up. Hope they can fix it without a second mortgage on my part.