The Nissan Leaf Gets a New Rear Axle

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Well, I finally have a salvage title for the 2013 Nissan LEAF (Actually I dont have the title yet, but I think they mail it to me. We are far from settled with the insurance company for sure. It has been six months since Angie was rear ended. The following chart shows a very sad and disturbing trend. Insurance companies aren't paying out. It should be criminal. I went shopping for a new rear axle so I can get the car driving again. The rear ended axle was so bent, the car couldn't move. The new one with no connecting bits was over a thousand dollars. The cheapest used ones I could find on ebay were over 500 dollars. I finally scored at a local used parts place for 95 dollars (removed) and with associated bits such as bearings, bushings, parts of the brakes. It took me a concentrated day with cancelled and moved meetings to get the axle replaced and the car running again. The accomplishment felt good. I am now configuring the car with tractor tires and other modifications t...

Being back in McMurdo is more of a sensory treat than I expected. I can only imagine what New Zealand will be like. I have my Ice flight on January 30th. It is all subject to change, delays and equipment failures.

I have a lot to do in this last week.

I made freinds with an ex-senior chief from the navy and he said when he left some of the ships he was on he couldn't look back. There have been a lot of people who have left impressions on me here. Almost all of these impressions were generously shared experiences of which I am grateful.

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