While waiting for G. Stone to finish work on the Ranger, got the forms off two of the concrete columns. Quite curvilicious. The vibrating (in addition to blowing out the form bottoms) caused the wood grain in the plywood to transfer to the concrete, so there are some beautiful imprints preserved for posterity. G. Stone sent their courtesy van to fetch me back to their shop to pick up the pickup. They also only charged the 4 hour “book” time for the repairs to the front hubs, even though the invoice showed they actually worked on the truck for 55 hours over the two weeks the truck was in their care. On top of that, they took the initiative to address an outstanding recall notice for the cruise control (a feature I use ALL the time out in the woods!) at no charge. And, finally, they washed the accumulated mud and grime off the outside and vacuumed (shoveled-out is more likely) the inside of the cab. Impressive service… which I guess you should expect when getting the key back costs $900. Sure hope the 4WD works! With the Ranger returned to Fern Lake, headed to South Burlington in the van to begin ceiling repairs / painting at our condo.
