Introduction: The high level of Jeep preparation for this trip has thus far paid off nicely. Looking back at the major trek that we took to the Western United States in 2013; it is scary just how ill prepared we were for that trip; and even less so for our trek to Mississippi in 2003. […]
Blog Entry #1 May 24, 2017: Cary, NC to Blacksburg, VA Read More »
When last we talked, Jean and I were in Blacksburg, WV for our overnight stop on our way to Huntington, WV for the AACA Spring National antique car meet. When we left Blacksburg the morning of May 25, 2017, we encountered a couple of challenges. The first challenge may seem a little trite – purchasing
Blog Entry #2 May 25, 2017: Blacksburg, WV to Huntington, WV Read More »
The morning of May 26th presented us with a warm, sunny day. A welcome respite after driving through 2 days of nearly continuous rain showers. I pulled the Jeep out of the dark, dank parking garage on onto a stretch of parking in the sun in front of the hotel and proceeded to look for
Blog Entry #3 May 26, 2017: Huntington, WV – Blenko Glass, Rose Garden Read More »
Saturday, May 27th started out with sky full of broken clouds – not bad weather for the start of the 2017 Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) 2017 South Eastern National Meet. Approximately 180 vehicles had registered for the event. Unfortunately, thunderstorms were predicted for the afternoon. Not a good sign for those who brought
Blog Entry #4 May 27, 2017: Huntington, WV – AACA Meet Read More »
We awoke on the 28th to a beautiful day. Billowing clouds sailing across the sky in the high winds. Tech Stuff About 3am on the morning of the 27tha possible reason for the erratic charging behavior struck me. I recall the service manual specifying that the resistance between the base of the voltage regulator and
Woke up on May 29thto a beautiful sunny morning with strong tailwinds. Wiped the morning dew of off the Jeep, did some correspondence, packed up and left Marion, OH for Ann Arbor, MI. One must-do stopon the way to Ann Arbor was the “OVERLAND” smokestack at the site of the original Jeep manufacturing plant in
Fellow Thermofil alumna and successful plastics business entrepreneur, Don, arranged a once-in-a-lifetime (my lifetime anyway) opportunity at his business for the members of our prior company to get reacquainted over lunch. In August, 1969 I left my position as Plastics Engineer at Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI to join a fledgling plastics compounding company
Blog Entry #7 May 30, 2017: Ann Arbor – Howell, MI – Thermofil 25 year reunion Read More »
By coincidence, on the day that we left Cary, NC on this trek, there arose a need to visit a potential supplier in Lavonia, MI (30 miles from Ann Arbor) for a client. Since that fit with our travel schedule, we elected to have me make the visit while we were in that region on
Blog Entry #8 May 31, 2017: Ann Arbor, Lavonia, & Saline, MI Read More »
Mid-morning of June 1st Jean and I repacked the Jeep and headed out from Ann Arbor, MI on the 3 hour, 125 mile back road journey from Ann Arbor, MI to Ada, OH for my 50th year reunion with my fellow graduates of Ohio Northern University’s Class of 1967. The trip through south-central Michigan and
The Morning of June 2nd, Jean and I drove the Jeep 20 miles up to Riverdale High School where she taught Spanish and Physical Education to fund our last 2 years at Ohio Northern University. Not surprisingly, the school had grown; with the original high school now being a grade school and a new building
Post Entry #10 June 2-3, 2017: ONU 50th Reunion Celebration, Ada, Ohio Read More »
