Warm, overcast day today. I drove the Scout to the train station, and noticed a strange hiccup in the idle when she’s cold- a first. I think the choke needs to be adjusted, which is not a surprise, considering that I had the carb rebuilt almost three years ago.

It will be very good to have the top off her again this year, although I’m still scrambling to find somebody to do the bodywork. As it is, the sills behind the B pillars are going, and every time I get in the truck, I hear the B pillar on the driver’s side settle. I have almost all the money together for a new fiberglas tub, but I’m going to need at least that much more (roughly $4,000) to convince somebody to help me with the work.

My sister, meanwhile, is taking care of Bear, a chow/rottweiler/shepherd mix- he bit somebody a few days ago at his old house, Brian and Jill’s. Unfortunately, somebody got in the way of his fresh kill, an oppossum, and he defended his food like any territorial dog would. They’ve had it with him- in my opinion, he should have been leashed anyway-and so Jill asked Renie if she’d take him. The plan sounds good-she’s going to set up a kennel-type thing in the backyard, and open up the woodshed off the back of the house as his cover. I’ll sleep a little better knowing that she’s got a dog there to bark and keep watch over the place.