Awaiting Phoebe's Repairs

Poor Phoebe; by the time we got to ABQ both sides of the cockpit floor were soaked with coolant and she was running hot within minutes of startup, even with the radiator topped off. The heater core had begun leaking a few weeks earlier and it took a while to discover. We're shooting for Friday afternoon to be ready to ride, but, of course, won't know for sure until we're there.

The new heater core was $1,000.00 (installed) and while waiting for it to come in they -- By The Book -- bypassed it and found a leak in the radiator. It wasn't repairable and the dealer wanted $1,500.00 for a new one. Daniel found one for $500.00, but it's gonna take several days to be shipped in.

In the meantime I've been moving from house-to-house as each became available. Charey, my therapist who owns The Source , also manages several properties and fortunately, so far, there's been a vacancy in one or the other. Not only kind, she's also generous and has been letting me rent them for below market price.

On Anderson Street Southeast (SE), the homes are two and three-bedroom bungalows built in the thirties. It's at the periphery of Ridgecrest, the neighborhood that, in the 1940s and '50s, was the toniest of tony. Lovingly cared for, their gleaming wood floors have renovated bathrooms and kitchens that rival four-star hotels.

A duplex.

We have two Honda FITs, this 2015 and a 2008.
Both were gifts from the brother of my lawfully-wedded spouse.