Saturday 28 August 2010

Awake: 6:51am    Temp 51    sleep 6+49    sunny    overnight @ Nicktown.

We skipped the KK meeting this morning, had a small breakfast & then motored to Ebensburg to attend the 10:30am Funeral Mass for my nephew, Eric. We were talking with some of our relatives outside the church when the hearse arrived.

We joined about (50) other people, family & friends, inside the church where we prayed for Eric & his family.

After the Mass, everyone was invited to join Emily & her children to share in a light lunch at the #3 pavilion in the park in the town of Revloc.  We motored the 4 miles to Revloc & joined Emily & others. We had a fairly long talk with Emily, a tough lady who has a lot of things to clear up, but we feel she will be able to meet & beat that challenge.

We also met Emily's friend, Dave, who has become an important source of support for her & her sons. Soon the time came to say goodbye to Emily & her boys + Corinne.

Then I dropped Kathy off @ Wal-Mart for grocery shopping while I visited the Yamaha dealer & purchased a starter solenoid for Al's Big Bear Quad-runner. I was suspicious that Al had a faulty starter solenoid so in lieu of making a trip back to Ebensburg, I decided to purchase one now. After I picked Kathy up, we made another stop @ the West End Market, & then returned to Nicktown.

I changed clothes & started trying to figure out what was really the problem with Al's Big Bear Quad-runner. At first, I couldn't get the engine started using the normal starting sequence. The Solenoid was not kicking in. I was about ready to replace the solenoid but instead, I loosened & tightened the battery connections, & everything started to work as it should. I took it for a test drive, starting & stopping the engine along the way & it all worked fine.

I called Al to see if he could come over & check it out himself...which he did, & he agreed that all was ok. He walked over with his grandson, Sammy & his granddaughter, Lydia, & gave them a slow ride on the BIG BEAR across the alley to Al's home.

K & I walked to 6:00pm vigil Mass, & afterwards, stopped @ the Nicktown Bar for a Shock Top beer.

Dinner: BLT's, with cantaloupe.

After our dinner, Nick Skyped us for (53) min; we talked mostly about their house hunting & our house building as well as Nick's work & upcoming speaking engagement in San Francisco.      

Evening movie: "Murder Most Foul." We watched ½.

Lights out: 12:54.