Ack! The year is almost over. It's dark when I wake up. It's dark when I go to work. It's dark when I drive home and by default, when I get home. When it's not dark then it's raining. If it's not raining then it's cloudy and overcast.
Speaking of clouds...you're the reason I missed the full lunar eclipse last weekend. Yeah, I'm talking to you!
Why am I blogging about the weather and (non-existent) hours of (null) daylight on a blog devoted to the rebuild of the Hondamatic?
Because the Hondamatic is not getting rebuilt. It's still sitting there. On the street. Alone. Pathetic. Embarrassed.
The engine is done and beautiful. It's all in one piece now. A nice long block. Even the timing belt is on and ready for action. But it's still at the shop. Physically I am simply not able to lift the engine by myself. Collin and I are never together before the shop closes. I'm working, for the most part, up in Arlington at a salvage yard, so I don't get to Seattle until after six most nights. Collin is always at one of his three jobs. It's December, and the hospitality field is at its peak, you know. The double-and-triple-shifts-7-days-a-week-for-an-entire-month will be worth it when there's no work whatsoever in January. So in the meantime I can do nothing except wait for an opportunity to arise when we can get the engine back. I paid for the work and parts already and they were very pleased.
The other night I saw Collin putting a bolt that was missing onto the engine hoist. As far as I can tell it's ready to go. Hmmm. But we have a former roomates possessions (waiting for pick-up) blocking the front of the garage making it difficult to manuever the hoist out...or the Hondamatic in.
I drove my car for 11 days before it blew up in a cloud of smoke and it's been sitting there since MAY. I know it's ridiculous to love the Hondamatic. I seriously think about giving up sometimes but then I remember how much I adore it.
I so want to drive my car again.
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