A pesky fan, Elder Johnson at work, and Canadian food humour

 The heater fan in our Touareg TDI started growling and making serious noises like it was going to come apart.  Kept getting worse.  So I look on youTube and sure enough, another enthusiast has posted a video on how to remove and replace it.  Actually quite simple once you know how, almost impossible if I would have had to figure it out by myself.  A new fan is required of course, but we being where we are and the worldwide supply chain problems being what they are, there isn't one here.  But there is in the US.  So I ordered one, had it drop shipped to my friend Dave, who bundled it with some other items we need, and he mailed it to me here.  In the meantime, I lubricated this one and put it back in.  The front bearing is really worn, but so far it's holding, and is quiet.  So if it's got a few more weeks of life, the replacement will arrive and I will swap it out.  We need to be as self-sufficient as we can up here.  So far my toolbox has come in handy several times.  Other than that, we've put about 11,000 miles on the car since we we left home and it's holding together quite well.  If it will keep running for another 11,000 it will have done its duty.



Our Friday mornings are spent at Loaves and Fishes in downtown Sydney.  I'm working my way up and now they trust me with sharp objects:  I'm now dicing potatoes or cutting up veggies and meats for stews and sauces.  It is a good project, and we work with several fine people here who are really dedicated to helping the community.  My Canadian Tilley hat is my trademark look up here.



Canadians have their own brand of humour (yes, I spelled it correctly).  It extends to food humour.



This is a limited-edition product, intended only for the Canadian market.  I had to buy a bag to check it out.  One bag is enough.  In my book, it's in the same category as Poutine:  OK, but I'll probably try something else before I buy it again.




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