John M.

A thunderstorm is moving through Boston now. According to the doppler radar on my favorite local newscast, it's a fairly nasty one.

I found a 800 number on the recall notice to call and it's all set up for a week from today at the nearest Toyota dealership. It has to order up the replacement parts. Thank you anyway.

I got a recall notice on my 08 Corolla in the mail yesterday that states the driver's airbag will deploy without warning due to some faulty circuit. It's a bit strange that the car is nearly two decades old and I didn't see any such recall while researching the 08 Corolla's history before buying mine from my mechanic back in March.

The styrene bug can at times be worse than it's cousin of the gambling variety. I have close to 150 model cars and a large parts stash that I keep organized. Mostly I buy built ones and an occasional rebuilder that I put together with parts from the forementioned stash. I rotate the cars out of the display cases every two weeks.

I got off the phone with the GM of my school bus company and I still have the same runs that I had for the last few years. I like continuity. The madness aka a new school year starts tomorrow.

I got an E Mail this afternoon from the district court telling me that my appearance for jury duty was cancelled. The reason wasn't specified expect it stated that the needs of the court was changing. The good part is, I thought it was for the 28th when it was for the 26th which is tomorrow. I read the date wrong. I ducked that fast moving freight train. 🙂

I would buy a house and my all time American muscle car (A 68-69 Dodge Charger) for daily driving and weekend cruising during the summer and fall. The trusty Corolla I'll keep for the winter driving. I'd also donate a generous amount to reputable charities that help out people such as military vets and kids. The rest I'd live off of.

The summer camp has wrapped up today and it's 5 days of R&R for me. The camp and my school bus company inked a new 3 year contract this week and before leaving my final stop in Boston the, staff and kids presented a $100 dollar gift card to me for Stop & Shop supermarkets. I never saw that coming but it'll take some pressure off of my bank account. It made my day. 🙂

I've seen Chevettes packing Vortec V6s and the occasional small Chevy small block but never a 427 big block. The car looks factory and is a real sleeper. However, the owner had to really and I mean really had to strengthen the car's unibody so it wouldn't get turned into a pretzel by the engine's torque.

I'm home for now but it's sunny, dry and a crisp 65 degrees in Metro Boston.

The summer camp that we've been servicing wraps up all activity next Thursday. Afterwards, 5 days of R&R and school starts next Wednesday. 90% of our fleet has stayed up and running especially during the hot days. The mechanics have been checking all of the fluids in the busses especially the coolant twice weekly. The big boss runs a tight ship.

I got an E mail from Atlantis yesterday about it. It's taking pre orders on it's website and it has clear glass to boot. It's box art.

I got a summons this past weekend to report for jury duty on the 28th of this month. That's also the first day of the school that I do my runs out of. However, the GM has my run covered.

We'll be here for you Carl. All the best.

Another three day weekend for me again. The summer camp my school bus company services is bringing in the final batch of new campers for orientation so it's closed for today. However, we drivers will get paid for it. One of my job's perks. 🙂

He's the fourth well known person that left us in a week. First it was Terry "Hulk" Hogan, then it was Chuck Mangione and Loni Anderson passed away this past weekend. May all four RIP. 😞

https://apnews.com/article/loni-anderson-actor-died-obituary-3614dc44dbad987f74fc4cd64bd3e7fc

Sunny and low 70s all weekend. A little day road trip to New Hampshire in the Corolla is planned for Sunday.

Model cars. When I was a teen years ago, I'd hop the bus to Woolworth's after Christmas and buy model kits that were part of the store's after holiday clearance sale for $2 each. Mostly it was MPCs

I broke my favorite coffee mug last night and while I told another driver about it this morning, our GM overheard it and came out of his office with not one but two new coffee mugs and gave them to me. Both have the company's name and logo. WHAT GUY!

The summer camp cancelled all activities today because it's real scorcher outside but the drivers and I will still get paid for it. I'm in AC City for today.

Sunny and 97 degrees today with a heat index of 105.

Cherry.

The thunderstorm that came through Boston yesterday took the humidity with it and it's sunny and pleasantly warm today. I could hop into my very trusty 08 Corolla and take a cruise but I'm too lazy to leave my place. The AC is doing a great job.