I took the white Montero to the car wash yesterday and was nicely surprised to find out this wash was free. When I got home, I shook up a can of gloss black and sloppily covered up the worst of the scratches on the plastic and the sliders.

Getting ready for Wednesday's early morning appointment at Toasty's for the rear quarter panel chop and gas tank lift action is today's mission. Before that happens, I have to take the rear bumper off and burn off some gas. I think I'll stop over to Harbor Freight and investigate what's available for some temporary reverse lights to hang off the bumper from the Montero of Justice truck that's going on the white truck. I figure a $20 set of cheap lights ought to do until I grind them off on rocks the next time I go out crawling.

I need to pack up some goodies to take to Toasty, too. I wonder what I can pawn off on him to make him happy, plus clear out my driveway...

And were you actually looking to Tay to make a lot of sense anyway? He's been getting his blood right (a drinking term), so that's like progress.

John B.