Scrapin' the Bottom o' the Blogging Barrel VI

Summerface...

AKA the I'm-gonna-be-in-uniform-in-a-week's-time-so-the beard-hadda-go face.  The 'stache still needs some work, though.  That said... we made a command decision.

In other news... I've been informed The Green Hornet will be released from the Automochine Hospital this afternoon.  We're anxiously awaiting a phone call to come pick her up.

Update, 1830 hrs or so:  That call I referenced above never came.  So if the mountain won't come to Mohammad, etc.  I rang up the Mazda Store and Repair Depot and was informed that "we" have problems.  It seems the service tech sheared off a bolt while reinstalling the exhaust system and "they" were in the process of "trying to figure out how to reattach the exhaust."  Which does NOT give us a warm and fuzzy feeling about (a) the competency of all involved and (b) the probabilty our vehicle will be finished and in a drivable condition come Monday.  We DO have a fall-back plan concerning Tuesday's "hard start" date for our trip up Nawth... but still.  Cold and pricklies prevail.  This is NOT good.