This is a public building that we passed in either Ohio or Indiana. We have seen a lot like this traveling the smaller roads. Probably built during the depression to provide employment - what a good idea.
OK, nothing much to report today either. We are making our way to Milwaukee and really taking our time. The new tires are doing well – I don’t have any negative feelings about them, they didn’t change the feel or handling. They may be a little noisier than the old ones but I can’t tell because of the exhaust manifold leak which is getting louder. I ordered the manifold gaskets from Amazon and they will be delivered to our destination in Milwaukee. Amazon had the right ones at a good price and, because Carol is an Amazon Prime member now, 2-day shipping is free. I tried a couple of auto parts stores including O’Reilly who had them in San Jose, CA last Spring but no one can even find them on their computer.

The picture above is one of several very impressive old buildings that we have seen along the way during both this trip and our previous ones. We don’t really like traveling on the interstate highways because they bypass all of the interesting towns, roads, and buildings along the way. Traveling the pre-interstate highways takes you right through the cities and towns and lets you experience America the way it was when my parents were young and everyone seemed to have more time. Makes us feel like Charles Kuralt. We are thinking that the next time we see one of these buildings we will stop and investigate and try to find a story to tell. It might be interesting.

GMC stuff: We had a rough start this morning.  I got ready to go and it would not start. The starter cranked like crazy but not even a cough. I verified fuel to the carburetor and started looking at the distributor. I pushed on all the connections – especially the 12V supply but felt nothing move. I R&R’d the distributor cap and still nothing. I pulled a wire to verify no spark and there was one and it started. I guess something, probably the 12V supply, was actually loose but I didn’t feel it. No further problems with it and drove all day.

Another item waiting to rear its ugly head is my carburetor. A while ago, in the beginning of the trip, I had to crank the idle speed up to keep it from almost stalling at intersections. After a while, no I can’t remember exactly when, the idle ended up being way too high and I tried to turn it down but it is either too fast or not fast enough. I went for too fast. Now, suddenly, the idle is either just right again or too slow. I think there much be more junk in the carburetor but deeper – just a guess.