Umm, well.......I got the Moosic in me. Ha ha
Sunday, June 24, 2012
It's been some time, apologies but HELLO! We have been spending time, about the last 6 weeks, on our floating house in Canada as I had to renew a work visa and other things but most of all, got to see friends and family and enjoy the great weather while we slaved on the yard and driveway.
Currently, we've returned to the catamaran in Naples on the edge of and feeling the effects of Debby, a tropical storm located in the Gulf to the north of us. Not stopping Traci though, she's out cleaning the deck off.
I want to share another video that I compiled of our journey last year. It is effective, makes tears to eyes every time it's watched by us, enjoy.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zidftfc0qiuq0tf/BAHAMAS%202011.wmv?dl=0
Had an interesting time getting ready to return over the past week. I went out to the Galop Canal Rd. from the house last Monday to bring the little car closer to the house so I could pack it up for the journey to Florida and low and behold it wouldn't try to turn over. I checked all the safety crap, nope, checked all the fuses, nope. We gave it a pull with the truck and got it going, took it to the garage and I got under it and had a look around. The wires are on with some sort of clip and since I didn't have a screw driver in my hand to release it, I never bothered and I noticed nothing else out of place or odd and the thing had been faithful with no strange noises or actions all along. We figured a safety switch or something had failed and postponed our trip for a day and took it to the dealer, Star Motors, in Ottawa as he said he'd try and look at it throughout the next day. He called the next day and said it needed a new starter, they had to pound on it to get it to work which to me indicates worn out bushings at either end of the starter. I thought "thats funny, there was no indication of that being a problem." so I asked how much a new starter was, $881.00, GULP. I then asked if it was starting now to which he replied "yes, but you have to fiddle with it." I'm a good fiddler so I said I was coming to pick it up and he then said "Well you can't drive this car, both front coil springs are broken." What? I'm on my way in, how much do I owe so far? It was around $120.00 for one hours labor for troubleshooting. When I got there he said that the wires on the starter were corroded which made a lot more sense to me as it sits near the ocean an awful lot but now I'm wondering which it was, worn out starter or corrosion and whats up with the springs? He said the coils were both "right down" and if we hit a fair bump that it might drive one through a tire, scare tactics! The car started right up like normal and has all the way to Florida and continues to. Just the act of pulling off the wires and putting them back on removed enough corrosion to make it work. The springs? Well I looked briefly underneath and I can see at least 2/3 of them at which point they disappear up into the body and they look fine, make no noise turning the wheels left or right and nothing is different. If broken in two within the exposed part then maybe a bump would send one of the broken ends out into a tire but funny thing is, we got HIT BY A TRANSPORT on the way down here at over 70 miles an hour and forced over to the guard rails on the passing lane side. We had to chase the truck down as he never stopped as he didn't feel anything. While I was chasing him and pointing to the side of the road, Traci was calling 911 and giving them a mile marker and they treated it as a hit and run but we had the guy stopped by the end of the call. The guy was large with a bald head and sun glasses on but I didn't care, I was pissed, and then he made the mistake of appealing to Traci and she wasn't long tuning him in! She was a little excited. She apologized after as did he. Now we have to chase down the trucking company for restitution or their insurance company as they please. I am so tired of being ripped off and taken advantage of just cause you're trying to do the right thing and be a nice guy......watch out.
Pictures are of the little car with a smashed mirror, rubber on both fenders from his rear trailer tires and the marks on his tires from the black pearl, (our little car). We were right up near the back of his cab in the passing lane and there was another transport pulled off the road with flashers on so he decided to come into the passing lane and didn't see us. Lucky.
Dave
Currently, we've returned to the catamaran in Naples on the edge of and feeling the effects of Debby, a tropical storm located in the Gulf to the north of us. Not stopping Traci though, she's out cleaning the deck off.
I want to share another video that I compiled of our journey last year. It is effective, makes tears to eyes every time it's watched by us, enjoy.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zidftfc0qiuq0tf/BAHAMAS%202011.wmv?dl=0
Had an interesting time getting ready to return over the past week. I went out to the Galop Canal Rd. from the house last Monday to bring the little car closer to the house so I could pack it up for the journey to Florida and low and behold it wouldn't try to turn over. I checked all the safety crap, nope, checked all the fuses, nope. We gave it a pull with the truck and got it going, took it to the garage and I got under it and had a look around. The wires are on with some sort of clip and since I didn't have a screw driver in my hand to release it, I never bothered and I noticed nothing else out of place or odd and the thing had been faithful with no strange noises or actions all along. We figured a safety switch or something had failed and postponed our trip for a day and took it to the dealer, Star Motors, in Ottawa as he said he'd try and look at it throughout the next day. He called the next day and said it needed a new starter, they had to pound on it to get it to work which to me indicates worn out bushings at either end of the starter. I thought "thats funny, there was no indication of that being a problem." so I asked how much a new starter was, $881.00, GULP. I then asked if it was starting now to which he replied "yes, but you have to fiddle with it." I'm a good fiddler so I said I was coming to pick it up and he then said "Well you can't drive this car, both front coil springs are broken." What? I'm on my way in, how much do I owe so far? It was around $120.00 for one hours labor for troubleshooting. When I got there he said that the wires on the starter were corroded which made a lot more sense to me as it sits near the ocean an awful lot but now I'm wondering which it was, worn out starter or corrosion and whats up with the springs? He said the coils were both "right down" and if we hit a fair bump that it might drive one through a tire, scare tactics! The car started right up like normal and has all the way to Florida and continues to. Just the act of pulling off the wires and putting them back on removed enough corrosion to make it work. The springs? Well I looked briefly underneath and I can see at least 2/3 of them at which point they disappear up into the body and they look fine, make no noise turning the wheels left or right and nothing is different. If broken in two within the exposed part then maybe a bump would send one of the broken ends out into a tire but funny thing is, we got HIT BY A TRANSPORT on the way down here at over 70 miles an hour and forced over to the guard rails on the passing lane side. We had to chase the truck down as he never stopped as he didn't feel anything. While I was chasing him and pointing to the side of the road, Traci was calling 911 and giving them a mile marker and they treated it as a hit and run but we had the guy stopped by the end of the call. The guy was large with a bald head and sun glasses on but I didn't care, I was pissed, and then he made the mistake of appealing to Traci and she wasn't long tuning him in! She was a little excited. She apologized after as did he. Now we have to chase down the trucking company for restitution or their insurance company as they please. I am so tired of being ripped off and taken advantage of just cause you're trying to do the right thing and be a nice guy......watch out.
Pictures are of the little car with a smashed mirror, rubber on both fenders from his rear trailer tires and the marks on his tires from the black pearl, (our little car). We were right up near the back of his cab in the passing lane and there was another transport pulled off the road with flashers on so he decided to come into the passing lane and didn't see us. Lucky.
Dave
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