HMS Beangle
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Category: Repairs
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First things, first. The truck is repaired. We picked it up Monday late afternoon, packed everything back inside it, and drove out of the campground with happy hearts first thing Tuesday morning. We didn’t quite make it across the Georgia border, but we’re close. Georgia is a rather long state. The title is a line…
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. We spent the lead up to the Winter Solstice re-watching the Harry Potter series, like we do every year, like we did every year when Ian lived at home, and like the three of us did separately after he moved away. I still enjoy the movies and the…
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Oh, Phil Connors, it’s like you’re right here with us. It isn’t Groundhog’s Day, but it sure feels like it. Today we were mere minutes from arriving at the repair shop to pick up the truck when they realized there is a problem, a good-sized problem, with the front end. They can’t get the front…
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We spoke with the repair shop on Monday and drove up there today. The truck’s one-piece ‘cage’ was damaged along the driver’s side bottom, so they’re going to shave a portion of the entire driver’s side off (an inch, two, three? I have no idea) and weld a new edge back on. Apparently that is…
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The truck was taken to a repair shop late Tuesday (35 miles away, because insurance). We’re hoping the estimate will be completed by the end of Monday. Once that is in, we’ll learn if the truck will be fixed or if insurance will deem it a total loss. If a total loss, we will need…
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Around 11:30 am, a driver ran a red light and crashed into the side of the truck. There is extensive damage to at least four panels, the front wheel, maybe the tie rod, and possibly the electrical system. At this point, we don’t have any idea of when it’ll be repaired or if it’s going…
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Our campsite last weekend had a lot less shade than most in the Blue Mountain Campground, but that’s okay, its eastern orientation was perfect for sucking up the solar rays. And we had an excellent reason to set up our 180° awning for the entire four days. It handled the light breezes and stronger wind…
