viewMonday, October 21st
3:02pm: After over a week waiting to hear back from the engine company on warranty service for the bad lifter, they said it's out of warranty cause it's been more than 6 months (I'm pretty sure it's been something like 6 months and 1 day at this point since they got that engine), so there wasn't really a whole lot of point in waiting for them anyway. The owner of ATC is out today, but he will be back in tomorrow, and then we can formulate a plan for fixing the lifter and finally getting moving.
Today has been quiet. The wifi at our hotel has been down cause apparently the phone company is doing some work on the lines, so haven't been able to get much done. Monkey has actually given me some peace and quiet, which has been nice, but I'm sure he'll rouse any minute. Last night, I had to turn the lights off and get in bed around 10pm just cause it was the only way to get him to understand it was quiet time.
1 day and a wake-up left in quarantine.
Update 3:12pm: Monkey has, in fact, woken up.
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viewMost dogs have fairly simple needs. Keep them well-stocked in food and water, give them a comfortable place to sleep, provide their daily allotment of walks and scritches, and they'll be happy. Coonhounds on the other hand have an entire Maslow's hierarchy. It's sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the bark meaning “I'm hungry” or “I have to pee,” and the one meaning “I'm suffering from spiritual emptiness due to feeling like my life lacks purpose.”
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viewTuesday, October 22nd
So it seems the Dimetrodon's engine has a bad lifter. It was probably a bad part from the beginning—this is the second engine we got from this company after the first was defective—but this was not apparent until after they'd run it for a bit, and now it's developed a bad tick. ATC are very generously doing the repair on it out of their own pocket since it's now past its 6 month warranty. They will have to tear it open and put in a new lifter, maybe new cams. That means probably at least another week's delay.
Monkey is being quiet today, and now on the penultimate day of our quarantine, I need to figure out our next move. I'd figured the remaining repairs couldn't possibly outlast the quarantine, but I guess I was wrong. It might be nice to move to a nicer hotel while this is going on. Looks like we're going into November now. Still need to figure out how the DMV is going to work as well. And towing my Jeep. So much fun.
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viewIn lieu of dealing with the expanse and hassle of staying at a hotel with dogs, we have decided to go find a campground to stay at for the next week. There are a couple of nice ones within a 40 minute drive of here that haven't quite closed down for the winter. This time of winter, most of their campsites are walk-up only. There are a few we could reserve, but they're not as nice. Going in the middle of the week, we shouldn't have any problem finding a nice open walk-up site with electrical hookups and a nearby bathroom. That and #starlink internet are all we really need.
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