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  • About to update Motorpool’s blog #
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  • Mrs Murphy arrives in New Orleans. Next post coming soon. Delayed by poor Internet connection! #
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  • Made it to Hollywood, CA. #
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  • Leaving Flagstaff. Getting 6.1 mpg. at 7,500 feet. #
  • Stopping every 50 miles for gas. 100 miles to Vegas. #
  • Over Hoover Dam. 30 miles to go. #
  • Made it (barely). #
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  • Locked the keys in the car at a gas station in Amarillo. Now that was dumb. So much for my early start! #
  • Car stumped the locksmith. He could not pick the lock or jimmy the window. Anybody have a coathanger? #
  • My friend Peter suggests a. Using the remote b. Updating to Cadillac v. 3.0 or c. Picking up the car and shaking vigorously. I vote “c.” #
  • Borrowed a coat hanger and popped the lock myself. Motorpool rolls again! Just 867 miles to go today. #
  • Into New Mexico. Running 75 mph, no air. 750 miles to go. #
  • Just passed Santa Rosa, NM. Car is running warmish, but not hot. Feels underpowered, though. #
  • Just shot through to the Continental Divide. 457 miles to Vegas. Sparkplugs fouled? #
  • Just pulled a test plug–black as the devil. #
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  • Made it to Kansas City in the classic car with Bebe and Charlie Bugg. Now at the Intercontinental. http://yfrog.com/0wrqvzj #
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  • The generator is not charging. Alas. Anyone have a 1958 Eldorado Brougham generator handy? #
  • Voltage regulator was to blame! Old wiring replaced. Car is now charging properly. By we are still in St. Paul. #
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  • Unbelievably,we are stranded again, this time in Hixton, IL with an ignition problem. Contemplating burning car & staying for hay festival. #
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