... sigh ... since I posted my first list I have since had a second tv/monitor totally go black. It MIGHT be the ac/dc adapter. And yesterday the sound on my cell phone goes KapuT. No TV and no Cell Phone .... is life worth living??????!!

LOL

Some good news ... we were able to find, and finance, a new vehicle: a 2002 Mercury Villager. Miles are a bit high (158,000), but she runs good and overall interior and exterior are in very good shape. We still want to repair the truck, but we have needed something with 4 doors and a bunch of seating room for at least the past 6 years, so this is perfect as it seats 5 comfortably.

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