Ramblings

Well, things are looking up. Friday evening my father came up to Longview to help (or do mostly all by himself) work on my van. He got in town just in time for us to run off and grab some quick dinner. Lucky was at the apartment when dad showed up (he was going to watch Stargate with me later) as he was stranded there after letting Jon borrow his car. So, Lucky joined us for dinner as well.

After heading back to the apartment to meet David and Sara (who forgot to call to see if we were back from dinner), we all gathered around my smallish TV. You see, my parents bought me this cool little TV for Christmas, and it’s perfect for just me. But when you’ve got about five people gathered around to watch a show, it’s a bit small. Next time we bring Jimbo’s TV over. David and Sara were interested in watching Stargate with us, and I sure as heck wasn’t going to turn anyone away.

Lucky, David, and Sara all took off about 10PM when the show was over (both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis). Dad and I sat around messing with stuff and talking until sometime around 1AM , when we finally decided to get some sleep. It was only about seven hours later when dad stuck his head in my room to wake me.

I was anticipating a long day ahead of us, after all, we had a lot to do. We decided to run over to one of the many parts stores here in town (there are a ton of them!) to get brake pads for the front and a new link kit for my stabalizer bar. While there I also picked up some stuff to add to the power steering fluid to help stop the leak that has formed.

We got back to the van (after returning to the store for a large C clamp) and got started on the brakes (bad one first). After looking at the rotor in person, the gouge that looked so bad in the picture was actually nothing more than a surface scratch. It shaved off just enough to cause a color difference. Therefore, no rotor work was needed and we were able to proceed on to the brakes. The brake replacement went really well, and while the wheel was off we fixed the stabalizer bar on that side. After putting the wheel back on, it was time for the other side. The driver side went just as fast, if not a bit faster.

Thanks dad, it drives real nice when it has brakes.