Goodbye Green Machine

 Hey Friends,

Take a moment to rewind to May 2012 by reading Dad’s old post here. He introduced you to our newest mode of transportation.

The Envy Green 2006 Scion XB became a beloved family member. My parents drove it countless miles, and it was towed behind the BoggsMobile for 8.5 years. It also rode thousands of miles in the tent trailer for many years. 

We loved the car that we lovingly called The Green Machine. It was a blessing from God! We prayed for the right car, and God answered our prayers!

We loved the ability to load it down and haul a bunch of stuff. The little thing was so roomy. We got majorly spoiled. It was easy for me to get in and out of. The gas mileage was great! 

Some people hated the green color. Believe it or not, we adored it. We could easily spot our car in a crowded parking lot! 

By the end of 2020, the green machine was tired of road life! It was worn out and needed lots of TLC. We retired her to living at home. 

The KJo Jeep joined our fleet of vehicles, and the Green Machine lived on. Dad used it locally and could not part with the beloved family member. 

Bro. Whiffen in Florida loves Scion XBs, too. He always wanted The Green Machine, but it needs much work on many issues. 

A few months ago, we told him he could get it now. He plans to restore it. I can't wait to see it fixed up!

Florida and Ohio are not neighbors, so getting it to him was a little difficult with his and our schedules. 

Finally, we decided to have it transported to Florida. Now, he did not have to spend money, time and strength on a trip to Ohio to retrieve the car. 

Mom found a company, and the price was reasonable. We scheduled the pickup for sometime this week. 

On Monday morning, we found out the driver was on his way. Mom said he was a very nice young man. He worked diligently to load the car on his truck, which was not easy. 

Here are some pics I took from my porch. Mom had him load it in the Dodds Church 

parking lot. 

The transport driver left Ohio Monday afternoon. By Wednesday morning the car was delivered safe and sound to its new home. 

Thank God for a great vehicle! It served us well!

Thanks for reading!

Odie

Therapist, Fruit And The Green Machine

Thank you for the super great response on our Comprehensive Update Mile Marker Tuesday. We received so many kind comments, texts and emails. We appreciate your kindness, concerns, well wishes and prayers. 

Many of you asked me to keep you updated on our September/October experiment and I will try to do that. 

We are regularly asked if we still have the Green Machine and the answer is, Yes. We purchased this 2006 Scion Xb in May 2012 and it has served us faithfully. I snapped a picture of it this week parked near the tent trailer. I should probably sell both of them. 

It is nice to have the BoggsMobile back in its place. KJo has been working hard to get it packed and loaded for the road. It is coming together. 

I mentioned our wonderful therapists in Tuesday’s Mile Marker and how precious they are to us. We visited the Therapy floor on Tuesday morning with a fruit tray. We have taken pizza a couple times and donuts a few times so we tried a healthier option. 

We were able to visit with a few of them but we only took one picture.🫣 This is KJo with Tracy a Speech Therapist. 

Tracy has been so encouraging and she was at it again on Tuesday. I think she and the other therapists are nearly as excited as we are for us to go out and preach a few weeks of revivals. 

We are determined to attempt this test and it is very helpful for them be so encouraging. May God bless them for their optimism and positivity. It is comforting to us. 

We saw our Neurologist last week and we mentioned our plans to her as well. She was hopeful and reassuring too. 👍🏽

Thank you for dropping in today. 

Davy

A Few Pictures of A Busy Week

We have a very few pictures from this week. It was a busy week but I reckon we are out of the habit of taking pictures.

Odie went to eat with Lisa, Kelly worked on cleaning and organizing the inside of the bus, we both did some things in the barn and to the tent trailer and we worked on the Green Machine for the better part of two days.

Here are all the pictures we have from the week.

Therapy was productive on Monday. We will return to Therapy this morning.

We changed the door lock actuator in the driver's door and then the door would not open. It was not locked but the latch would not release. We both tried our hand at it and then Dad came and worked on it too. My cousin tried it and then we walked away from it.  Dad went back to it later and got it open.

In the process of all that, we also changed the battery in the Green Machine. The old one was about 50 months old at that is pretty good for the little green car. We had to go to three stores to find the right battery, but we got it.

That wraps up our week. Thank you for stopping by.

Davy

The Weekend Dispatch 3/11/24

I hope you had a super great weekend. We had a good weekend and Odie snapped a few pictures to make it real.

One day, I am not sure when, Kelly Jo and I worked on the door locks of the Green Machine. 

The day KJo picked me up from the hospital in January, the driver's door lock stuck in a locked position. We finally unlocked it and removed the door panel. We ordered and received the part we think is bad. I will bring you up-to-date when we are finished.

On Thursday, Kelly’s parents came to visit for a few hours. It is always great to see them and we enjoyed visiting with them very much.

We try to talk Kelly’s Dad into playing the guitar a little and we do not have to twist his arm too much. We enjoyed some music and some singing.

Friday morning we have therapy from nine until noon. One hour of physical therapy, one hour of occupational therapy and one hour of speech therapy.

We have some great therapists and they are helping me. Sometimes they work me hard and I am really sore the next day or maybe the next two days, but I appreciate what they are doing for me.

We have no idea how much longer therapy will last, so I am trying to soak it all up as best I can.

Friday evening my brother Steve and sister Karen brought JoJo by to visit with us for a little while. We really enjoyed seeing them and spending time with Jo. 

Sunday we went to church at Dryden Rd. enjoyed being with our church family. Brother Bennie taught Sunday School and preached and we loved it.

Please remember that A Word For Wednesday has returned. There will be a new episode on Wednesday.

That wraps up our weekend. Thank you for joining us today.

Davy

The Green Machine Lives to Ride Again!

The Green Machine has been part of our family for so many years that it has become part of our identity. Other than the BoggsMobile, we have owned The Green Machine longer than any other vehicle.

People ask about the Green Machine almost everywhere we go. Even though we have not pulled it anywhere since December 2020, it is still missed when we pull onto the parking lot of churches.

I miss the little Green Machine too. With the mad prices of used cars, I have been tempted to sell it, but so far I have resisted the temptation. When a hog has been that good to the family, you hate to eat it all at one time.😍

The Green Machine stays in one place too much now and the battery runs down and needs to be jumped after sitting for several weeks. While jumping the battery earlier this year, something arced and blew a couple of fuses. Dad and Bro. Aster Northern found and replaced the blown fuses and got it running again.

What we did not know and could not know at that moment is that something else blew and the fuse block in the interior of the car was also dead. The wipers, power door locks, power windows, tail lights, brake lights, fan and more were all dead.

KJo checked all the fuses in that fuse block when we were home recently and they were all good. There was no power to the fuses.

The last day we were home, I had a few moments to dig into it. I first checked a large fusible link near the battery, but it was good. Then I decided to check this contraption that is attached to the battery.

There is no way to even see what it is without disconnecting and completely removing the battery. I did that, opened the red lid and this is what is underneath.

These are fusible links in a fashion that I had never seen before. If you look closely, the one in the middle is broken. It is 120 amp and controlled the entire interior fuse block.

This is a better look.

We were already late getting on the road, but I was so close to getting the Green Machine going. I ran to the nearest auto parts place, but they had none. I went to the next store and they had one package of assorted sizes. 

The one that blew was 120 amp. The assorted package had 110 amp and 150 amp among others. I put the 150 amp in temporarily, reinstalled the battery, hooked it up and turned the key. When the Green Machine fired up I checked all of the formerly nonfunctioning features and they were all working.

Time will tell IF the proper fuse will be the final fix, but for now, the Green Machine lives to ride again. That puts a big smile on my face!

Thank you for stopping by today.

Davy