Barret-Jackson: People with more money than taste.

For the second year in a row, I (Bryan) went to Barrett-Jackson. It is a fancy auto show where people spend lots of money on old cars. Ray and I noticed that they were even selling wrist watches that retailed for over $500,000.00. But for the show they were reduced to only $462k.
I was great seeing some famous cars, we saw The Monkee's mobile, the original Bat Mobile, Robosaurus (the vehicle that eats other ones at monster truck shows) and even a General Lee.

This year the Corvettes and Chargers were a dime a dozen. You couldn't walk anywhere without seeing a car that you just saw. I was exited to see the rare cars that you dont see every day, like a WW2 Jeep MB, or the cars from the Discovery Channel's Monster Garage. (Ray really liked the Porche that picked up golf balls, then shot them back at the golfers.

I participated in the "Hummer expirence" where they let you take an H2 or an H3 up a hill and through a mud puddle. I will stick with my Jeep, thank you very much.

I kept up the tradition of appearing in TV again, it was right after the Mayberry replica Galaxy, so look for me standing next to one of the bidders on the phone with Jill and my father. (National TV is the first time they have seen me in over a year).
--Bryan

Fun Stuff

Since I thought that people might be more intersted in what Bryan and I are doing besides worrying about batteries and the house I decided to weigh in. Yesterday my dad (Ray) treated Bryan and I to ski lessons up at snowbowl as well as skiing with him. Although we didn't learn a whole lot, Bryan got some pointers and I was told that my turns were excellent. So that gave us the confidence to go down a blue square which was exciting. We went down it and didn't fall! We also took a side route and found a plaque that talked about a crash of a B24 during world war II on the San Francisco Peaks. We saw some great views and had a good time. We've got some pictures of it...

Battery cleanup

I have always tried to clean the batteries as best I knew how, but then I saw this corrosion. It looks like some of the acid and water found its way under the terminals and started eating the case. I went into Northern Arizona Wind and Sun, where we purchased all this equipment, and they said not to worry about it. He also mentioned that once it starts, it won't ever stop.


I asked what I could do and he suggested a mild solution of baking soda and water with some paintbrushes. I did that and wiped down the plastic pieces on the tops of the battery with just enough solution to make it fiz. I kept at it until the fizing went away.


Look at the before pictures to see what I am writing about. Notice the spare distilled water, baking soda, and vasoline (for keeping the contacts from corroding).

--Bryan