About
77500 miles
- Dr. Bob 12/99
Trip to
Roanoke VA was a Non-Event (almost)
I finally replaced the broken hose! The replacement went smoothly with
nothing out of the ordinary to report. I wanted to have things in order
for my business trip to Roanoke, VA. The trip down went just fine!
The expected comments at gas stations about the D having a Ford
engine, etc. On the way back, silly me tried to adjust the rear view
mirror. It was stiff, and the next thing I knew, I was picking it up off
the floor! Vision out the back of the D is never great, but without the
mirror I was decidedly nervous!
On the way back, I stopped in Harrisonburg, VA to visit my daughter at
school and we stopped at Wal-Mart to pick up some 'Crazy Glue' which
loudly proclaimed "Do not use on rear view mirrors!"
Luckily, the spacer
pads on both the windshield and the mirror were both still intact! So, I
used the glue anyway, pressing the mirror into place for a few minutes
while the "instant" glue finally dried and would support the
weight.
Besides that, the 900+ mile trip went smoothly and I thoroughly enjoyed
the time cruising down I-81 listening to the radio and to the V-6 behind
me!
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