Monday, November 24, '08

This morning we left Canyonville with an exhaust pipe serenade. We clattered and putted down I-5 untill we found a really good muffler shop. You know - the kind of a place where they make the part they need and weld it in - instead of finding a part in a catalog and clamping it in with something made for clamping something else. A true craftsman in a muffler shop in Grant's Pass (Custom Mufflers) made quick work of the new-fangled gasket-less ball and socket couplings. When he was done the pipes sported good ol' double flanges and donut gaskets like the ones that were invented near hundred years ago and lasted lifetimes.

The trip to Redding, CA was lots better! Fog and clouds gave way to sunshine and snowcaps. The weather is about 15 degrees warmer, and I'm glad to crawl under the rig to re-torque the headers before breakfast. Warm and snug, we're well wined and dined. Good days to come!!