Back to Florida?!

So, what's the deal with this car? Did someone steal our dogs? (and here they are, smiling and and waving good-bye?!?) Did we get a new car? Well, not quite but sort of. I will explain...

Senny was due for her rabies shot, so to avoid the $50 exam fee an office vet would charge, we opted for a cheaper, outdoor clinic. But those are few and far between, esp. in that area! So we ended up in Jacksonville, FL. Turned out we didn't save much money on that outing, but it had nothing to do with the rabies vaccine!

We planned for extra time in Jacksonville, so we could make it a bit of a scenic outing as well. We'd been there once before, years ago, and enjoyed the evening spent walking around town, so thought we'd revisit. So, we did - only Ouray and Seneca joined us for the waterfront tour this time.

Neat sculpture.

Neat fountain.

After our walk, we stopped at a hobby shop where Billy got another radio-controlled toy. Then we lunched at Popeye's (our favorite fried chicken place - it's truly a travesty that there are so few of them in the US, they seem to really only be in the south - Chicago being one of the exceptions!!!! They are SOOOOOOOOOO much better than KFC!!!!!). And then...

Well, and then,...nothing. Truck wouldn't start. Remember Austin? That was the last place the truck did exactly the same thing (nothing), only it was in a McDonald's parking lot (yeah, sorry Mom - too much health food, I know!), after hours on a weekend. This time it was at least daylight, but it was Mother's Day (and I hadn't even gotten to call my mom yet!) and a Sunday! So, obviously, that last place (Revolution Motors - so much for their good ratings!!) hadn't fixed the problem (despite the high price tag!!). And here we were, stuck in the same situation - having to get a tow truck and a rental car and a ride to the airport since that would be the only place with rental car offices open on a Sunday... Not to mention the juggling back and forth, since we were staying in Georgia...! Grrrrrr............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Good News? Bill insisted on the work being done by a Ford dealership (even though the one in Encinitas, CA, was terrible and couldn't find the problem after having the truck for almost a whole week!), and the Jacksonville dealership found the problem!!!! Apparently there's an "inertia switch" whose function is to shut off gas to the engine if there's been a collision (or something like that). Well either the switch was broken or somehow thought it had been sort of triggered, sometimes...?? Anyways, they got us up and running, and we haven't had problems with that since, so thank you guys!!! And, with the help of a little red rental car, Senny got her booster shot after all!!