I find it hard to believe how much time has passed since my last post. Since November of 2013, I've done so much to Tom's Riv, and Tom himself has shuffled off this mortal coil. Some quick bullet points:
* Shortly after Labor Day of 2014, I drove the car over to Then and Now Automotive, and gave them what I thought was a generous budget of $7,000. But the pay-as-you-go plan soon laid waste to that idea.
* After several months and a little more than twice the budget spent, the Riv came home in May of 2015 with a new engine, a new power steering system, and a few other needed repairs.
* Tom Ettinger, the man who sold me the Riv in 2008 after ten years of stewardship, died in September of 2015. Fortunately, I had made it up to see him with the Riviera. He was sick, to be sure, but I hope I brightened his day a little.
* In October of 2015, I joined the other North Georgia Riviera owners for their annual meet at Lake Lanier. It was a beautiful day, and Tom's Riv is the second car in.
* Then yesterday, I took the family for a first top-down drive of spring. We cruised down to Morgan Falls Park, and caught lunch on the way home. That's when the idea of checking in on the blog began to set in. Let's see if I can keep it up!
