Day 1649

I woke up at 8 today and turned over to sleep for another half hour.  Then it was pet stuff and breakfast.  I did a little surfing and then went out to install the tailgate lights in the truck.

The install was typical for that kind of thing.  The tasks were easy once you figured out how to do them.  For example, I had to take off four plastic panels.  It took awhile to figure out how to remove one without damaging it or the truck.  After getting the first off, the rest were a piece of cake.

I had to disconnect one wire connector.  It wasn't fun.  Fortunately the new wiring harness had the same connectors.  That allowed me to connect on that wasn't hidden back in the tailgate.  The connector has a safety.  I recognized that immediately.  What I didn't know was that with the safety off the connector is still latched.  You have to bend the connector to one side while pulling on it to get it off.  To do it in the truck I had to bend the back of the connector using a screwdriver while hitting it with a small hammer to get it off.

After that the rest of the job was easy.  The lights work and look neat.  I wonder if I'll ever actually use them.  They are only usable when the tailgate step is down and you turn them one via a switch in the cab.

When I went back inside I asked Ellen whether the Audi guy had contacted her.  She said "oh yeah, the car's ready, I forgot to tell you".  So we got in the truck and went to the dealership.  Apparently the fix involved tracing a fault in the wiring harness that require disassembly of the passenger side of the dash and removal of the rear seat.  I'm sure glad it's under warranty.

I stopped at the donut place on the way home for another bacon croissant.  I liked the one we got on Thursday.  After that it was surfing.  Surfing got old, so I played games for awhile.  The people I'm playing against are kicking my ass.

Surfing got boring as usual, so I went back to working on the Lego shovel.  The current step is beginning to build the house on top of the crawler base.  I did my usual - work until it started to feel like work.  When I was finished with that it was a little TV and reading.

I took Lucy to the mailbox.  She did a little better than usual.  There was a package at the gate.  The one I was expecting has been delayed.  This was another one that was schedule for next week.  I guess it all balances out.

Ellen fixed Rudy's sausages and hash browns for dinner.  Of course they were good.  After dinner was game playing, reading, and a movie.