The weather up here in the Kingdom has been calling for snow (flurries and shower type) for the last week but has yet to really show at all but with the bite in the air lately, it’s not too far off. Been pretty gray and rainy lately and it won’t take much to change that rain into snow. Can’t wait (or can I?).

On another note, right after I stated in a previous post that I would keep my old and trusty Jeep Cherokee until the body rusts off etc, etc I found (last week), while loading some items into the back end, that the floor of the cargo area would no longer hold my weight which was placed upon my right knee at the time and that, much to my surprise, broke half way through the cargo area floor with a sickening crunch and the only thing keeping it from going all the way through was the carpet. This would end up becoming a problem when inspection time rolled around for sure. This plus the fact that I was looking forward to doing a complete brake job including rotors and drums, replacing the rear universal joint, a few door gaskets, a wiring harness connector (wires held together with electricians tape) and a new battery was making my outlook fairly dim when it came to ol’ trusty. The truth of the matter was, my rig was getting mighty old.

I had resigned myself to the inevitable at that point that since the wallet was still suffering from the repercussions of surgery and the recovery thereof, that I would have to tackle one of repair at a time and since I can longer place myself under cars/trucks anymore due to a previous back injury (service related) my mechanic would have the pleasure of tackling it for me one bill at a time.

Then, while I was rolling around the countryside last weekend, I happened to pass the auto dealership (little dirt parking lot type) that I had bought a vehicle from previously and there to my wondering eyes, sat another Cherokee of the same year (I like the ’95′s…best year Jeep made) and looking in great shape too. Seems that the Jeep had been in an accident and the dealership had bought it at the auction and completely rebuilt it. The dealership may look small but they are actually fairly large and have several of these small lots in and around two States so they have the means to do this.

So, to make a fairly short story even shorter…I traded in my old rusty old beater for one in much better shape complete with new brakes, tight drive train, a good floorboard and a new paint job as well. Like any old beast, it has it’s quirks but so do new vehicles that you pay a lot more for and for a much longer time. Hopefully, it will run as well as my previous Cherokee did.

As far as work goes these late Autumn days, I’m feeling much better (knock on wood) and increasing my hours from my current 32 (part time you know) to 36 per week. We’ll see how the old backside takes it. My back was “crunched” during my time in the service and although I can still get around fairly well, it has gotten worse with age.

All in a days work ya’ know. We shall see.

A good day to all.

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