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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...
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The llamas haven't been on the blog too much lately. Professor is looking smart. Aries is showing his fine taste in latin subject matter art. He is quite discriminating and astute. Amy the cat is on mouse patrol.
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The llamas are all washed and nice. They were getting grungy. The cold water slowed them down a bit. They were all pretty well behaved. I got some hay from my neighbors and talked quite a bit about farming. I learn quite a bit every time I have the opportunity. Here is a fascinating link that shows the future I suspect, four-dimensional space. I suspect when we start working and playing in the "matrix" we will have plenty of opportunity for maneuvering around four-plus dimensional space. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/35740/title/Seeing_in_four_dimensions