A Good Sunday Evening
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 @ 9:19 pm | Personal
Hi All!
I hope everyone had a good weekend. It’s Sunday evening again and even with the workweek looming in front of me, I have to say it’s been a pretty good weekend. I just got back from Applebee’s and a great steak dinner (the kind that practically forces you to take a nap afterwards) to celebrate the birthday of a freind’s grandaughter. If you get the urge for a really good steak and the idea of dragging out the grill is not exactly blowing your skirt up, try Applebee’s New York steak. I highly recommend it….(burp)…..’scuse me 
Anyways…..Saturday morning I decided to check out the new Farmer’s Market they’re having downtown. During the three years I lived in Roanoke, VA, one of my favorite weekend activities was their local Farmer’s Market. I figured it would be worth a shot to see how Fremont was handling the idea.
I was very surprised. I didn’t expect too much in the way of size since this has just started, but the qualitly and atmosphere was great! They definently have the right idea. I took a few pics and thought I’d share them.
This is a look down Front Street at the market area from Chrogan Street.
My friend Curt convienently stolled into the frame as I ran into him and few other people I know.
Folks perusing some of the local produce and goodies offers. Although the mix of vendors was nice, I would have liked to have seen some more local growers offering produce and such.
Some folks just couldn’t help themselves and felt compelled to walk down the sidewalk rather than in the street where the vendors were facing. I guess all those years of being told to stay the hell out of the street are hard to overcome
There was a lot of activity around DaVinci’s Coffee House and the Finishing Touch Gallery. As it should be, this Farmer’s Market is successfully involving the brick and morter businesses on Front Street.
Just a sample of some of the vendors and performers that were there Saturday.
A shot from near the back of the market area towards State Street.
I personally think this a great idea. It not only offers a chance for the basic idea of getting really fresh locally grown produce, one can see what great talents lie hidden in some of the Fremont area’s population. Performers, musicians, wood carvers, all kinds of arts and crafts! I really hope this starts drawing a larger crowd and more vendors on the weekends. Best of all, it’s just plain fun!
Well, it’s getting on to 9pm. I should turn the TV back on, they’re announcing who won the Food Network Challange tonight. Yea, yea, I know, I normally HATE reality shows (because they’re anything but real), but a buddy of mine got me interested in this one and I just gotta know who wins. Crap….they got me hooked too, didn’t they?
I’m finally releasing that God-awful Explorer 4.0 OHC engine I’ve been working on tomorrow. A second oil change, put the hood and front splash pan on and it’s road ready. I fired it up last Friday and much to my amazement, it runs great. In case you’re not a mechanic by trade, the Ford Explorer is available with a 4.0L OHC engine (VIN code E) that has the most Rube Goldberg-ish timing chain setup you’ve ever seen. It’s a friggin’ nightmare and cannot be set up without some expensive factory tools. Of course, this engine is prone to eating chain guides like a starved Beagle going after a thick steak. I finally got the factory tools and this is the first one I’ve done. I have another couple waiting in the lot to do and I will devote a long blog post to this repair with lots of pictures. Whatever sub-human sadistic Detroit engineer thought this timing chain arrangement would be a good idea should be sentenced to hand push everyone of these vehicles that drop the chains and destroy their valve trains!
(Ok, that was a little harsh, but wait ’till you see this goofy engine design.)
I hope eveyone has a nice week and an even better weekend. I’ll be in Michigan all next weekend, so I’ll have a post and a pic or two the following Monday or Tuesday from the trip. I might even squeeze in anothe couple of quick posts this week.
In the meantime, take care.
As Always,
Chris
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