Sidentta Mai

 I planned to wish my Norwegian readers a happy Constitution Day this morning, but as usual, I'm running late, so instead I'll offer my sympathies to anyone suffering a painful celebration hangover! 

My father's grandparents came to America from Norway in the 1870s and my grandmother and her sister came here when they were both teenagers in the late 1890s. They crossed an ocean and then half of the United States all by themselves to homestead on the frigid North Dakota prairie. My grandparents always kept the Scandinavian culture alive and today would have been a special day to feast on a table filled with traditional food.

My Plymouth hasn't got much dedicated attention lately, so I'm still working on wiring. problems. Right now, I'm trying to isolate a short-to-ground in the taillight/backup light circuit, but I can't seem to find enough time to troubleshoot. I just get started and then something around the house takes priority, so I forget where I am and have to start over.  Getting old and forgetful sucks.

Got my speedometer back from NVU warranty repair and the backlighting still doesn't work and there was no message about what they fixed...or didn't fix! I decided to install a connector between the speedometer and the wire bundle so the speedometer can be removed without cutting and splicing wires. When that's done, I'll verify the wiring and contact them to find out their story. Since they haven't billed me, I want to make sure my work is correct before I make waves.