Oct. 14

According to the morning weatherman it was supposed to rain most of the day with a possible .7" of rain. By noon, the sky had pretty well cleared and the sun was out most of the afternoon, no rain at all. Seems as though all of the weathermen go to the same school of just guessing at what is supposed to happen. I can generally tell more about what is going to happen by looking out the window. Worked most of the late morning and afternoon on signage for the van rear side windows. Went to town to buy postage, visit Wal-Mart and go out to eat at McBee's BBQ. A really nice homey place with wooden tables and old stuff all around. The cold drinks are kept in a double wash tub like we used to rinse clothes in on wash day. The have really good briskett and on Tuesdays they have 2 sandwiches for $5.00. Really big ones on about 5" buns. We ate with sides for less than $10.00.
On the way to town, Evelyn was driving and noticed that when she would stop the brake pedal would go to the floor and then she would have to pump it to get it to stop. While at Wal-Mart we checked the brake fluid and it was down about half way in the reservoir. I bought a pint of fluid and we filled it up. When we got back home the brakes were still acting the same way and the brake light came on. WHen we parked the van and I got out I could see brake fluid dripping from about a foot, in front of the left rear wheel. Apparently the brake line has rusted and broke or a hole has broken through. In talking with some of the people here they recommended Dixon's garage in Hondo. So, in the morning I will call the shop and make sure that they can get it in and then call Good Sam ERS and have them tow it to the shop for repairs. Always something with an older vehicle, this one is 12 years old, so I guess it is about time to have some problems. Hopefully they can get it repaired tomorrow if someone in town has the brake line. There is a Ford dealer in town but they recommended not going there. Better to rely on local people and their knowledge and experiences.