Power upgrade

16 10 2006

My Subaru Outback has been having electrical problems of some kind over the last few weeks. Last week I took it into the shop and they replaced some parts and gave it it's 90,000 mile checkup. $1500 later and it purrs like a kitten.

I'm not going to take any chances though and have decided to upgrade the electrical distribution system and to protect the main battery from discharge.

I've invested in a Hellroaring battery isolater/combiner, an auxilary Optima Yellow Top battery and some Stinger power wiring and terminals. If something fails on the car..it wont be the electrical. I'll post pictures when I'm done. If it doesn't look like a hack job.

Categories : Storm Chasing
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U-Pick Apples

8 10 2006

Saturday we drove south near Lexington, KY to a U-Pick Apple farm.  Great fun was had by all.  We listened to a banjo player, watched a chainsaw wood carver, took a ride on a hay wagon and feed some corn to some lambs and a donkey.  Oh yeah…we picked Golden Delicious apples and I picked up 24oz of blackberries to make into jam…yum.

 

Categories : The Old Garden
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13 10 2006
nato (09:35:03) :

Something about little girls and apple picking - I dunno :)

My parents took my sisters and nieces out apple picking (they do every year, actually) - and while I’ve never made it back east to share in the fun, I adore the pictures of them enjoying the day.

And the girls always gorge themselves on fresh apples right off the trees *heh* I see your youngest one likes to do the same :)