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Traffic is ridiculous everywhere nowadays. I get out here to 460 and there's lines of traffic in both directions any time of day. We went by the Walmart store in Winfall yesterday. I had to pick up a prescription and I was sitting in the parking lot waiting for Zina, she had to pay for a few items that she picked up. Here's a random Walmart parking lot picture- I can get non ethanol gas at the Sheetz in Concord, I think it's 90 octane too. But of course it's the most expensivest gas. I heard that the issues with non ethanol is like Brocky was saying, vehicles that aren't run on a regular basis and the gas sits in them for a long period of time. That's why I use it in the generator, mowers, all the small engines. And from now on the Zinamobile.

Great...I don't know, but he probably did. I checked it yesterday and it was dry, but I guess I'd best get a fuel pump on it and start using non ethanol myself. I only used non ethanol in the big green International that runs now and all my small engines but I'll start using it in the Zinamobile too.

Happy birthday!

2 rabbits have been dropping by to visit periodically. One of them seems to like the Mack.

Happy birthday!

Yes it is tough. Sorry for your loss.

I thought it was perfect! But I took it back out to the grill and gave it another minute per side. Doesn't look much different to me, but she said it was perfect now. 🤔

That was 3 minutes per side.

...and Zina says it's too rare... I give up. I'm a hamburger guy anyway.

I put several heater control valves on the Ford Ranger pickup I used to have. I got one from NAPA- made in China, it leaked from the start. I got another one from O'Reilly's, made in China, leaked from the start. Went to the Ford place and got a Motorcraft part, and that finally took care of it.

I put this ribeye in that ziplock bag with some Dale's Marinade today. I was going to cook it in the cast iron skillet again, I figured since I screwed up the last two I was due to get one right, right? But Zina said "no, please don't, just cook it on the grill!" So I said "OK". I'll have a full report later.

I noticed a spot on the ground in the carport today when I backed the Zinamobile out. I turned it around in the driveway for her, but she drove it to Appomattox. Then I smelled the spot on the ground and it smelled like gasoline, so I licked one of the rocks and it tasted like gas too. It appears to be the fuel pump leaking. The fitting wasn't leaking, or the hose on the intake side, and it's just barely leaking enough to feel wet on the bottom, but I guess I'll put a fuel pump on it. I don't have much confidence in the parts you get nowadays but I'm going to get one. It's either that or just put an electric fuel pump on it and be done with it.