Sandia Peak

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This morning our friends took us all up the Sandia Peak Tram for a beautiful view of Albuquerque and beyond. Pizza and beers followed that up. The pizza place gave the kids balls of dough to play with, and we didn’t hear a word from Ouest for the next two hours. … Read More

We Were All Wrong

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I took the bus to a shop today with the new master cylinder in hand. Bum friends have lent us a car for our stay in town, so Ali and the kids got to do some running around while I did that, which was certainly a welcome change from our … Read More

Albuquerque

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We left the State Park and drove to the next town down the road, Las Vegas. New Mexico, not the big Las Vegas. It was Friday evening and we found a brake place just about to close up. They said they’d take a look but we’d have to be there … Read More

Conchas Lake

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Yesterday morning Ali and I got to work and bled the brakes. That firmed them up again, so we drove down the road and I dropped Ali and the kids off at breakfast while I spent an hour driving around town, stopping, starting, parking, and anything else I could think … Read More

Brakes

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Okay car guys and gals, this one is for you. After a stop today I started up the bus and went to drive away only to find the brakes were locked up. Like so locked up the bus wouldn’t move. For a second I thought the tranny had gone out … Read More

What else is new?

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So the other day the mechanic mentioned to me that these engines were designed to run on 95 octane gas. Nowadays, in Amarillo at least, premium is only 90. He said I might want to try a bottle of octane booster and see if it gets any extra mileage out … Read More