Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Cordova, Alaska

We finally got 3 or 4 inches today. Did you see where Cordova is getting it's more typical rain at last. Can you say two feet of slush? I had a bulb go out in my little workshop in the basement so I grabbed one out of the box of "left behind" bulbs here. Got immersed in soldering my keyboard cord and piddling around. Couple of hours later I saw a little movement and realized that the little pull sting on the bare fixture had burned off from the heat. :D Lucky I didn't walk away and burn the house down. Got a CFL down there now. Best headline today: Global warming might make lizards super-intelligent (io9.com)

You want to snowshoe, sounds like Cordova is your place to be. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived to help an Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes, and triggered avalanches. Cordova is used to snow, but not like this season's blanketing. The Guard reported more than 18 feet of snow has fallen in the past weeks, although the National Weather Service did not immediately have a measurement. "There's nowhere to go with the snow because it's piled up so high," said Wendy Rainney, who owns the Orca Adventure Lodge. 37 years in Alaska and I never got to Cordova. I have friends that have a fishing permit for there. They invited me and I never made it. My son's job shut down because -15 degree weather in Wasilla. Kind of early for that kind of cold. I am sure most of AK would go for a little of the warming trend.

Cyclic or apocalyptic? Bummer about all the trees dying in Austin where the Statesman reports they had the hottest year on record in '11, but I'm enjoying the snow pics from Valdez and Cordova from the Alaska Dispatch site.

Catalina sedans and coupes came standard with cloth-and-Morrokide vinyl upholstery while convertibles and Safari wagons came with expanded Morrokide trims (optional on sedans and coupes most years). The Ventura option delivered a somewhat plusher cloth-and-Morrokide or all-Morrokide trimmings along with a deluxe steering wheel, upgraded door panels, full wheel covers and custom pedal trim plates similar to what was found in the longer-wheelbase Star Chief/Executive series (Catalinas could be had with a Decor Group option that added the deluxe steering wheel, full wheel covers, additional exterior trim and the custom pedal trim plates - the pedal trim actually came with all cars ordered with factory power brakes and Hydra-matic transmission in some years, regardless of whether the Decor Group was ordered). Don't think carpeted door panels were used in Star Chief/Executive models until about 1969 or 1970 - that was mostly reserved for Bonnevilles and Grand Prixs. Bonnevilles came with more luxurious cloth-and-Morrokide or all-Morrokide bench seats on sedans [with folding front center armrest] and coupes (all-Morrokide only on Safari wagons), or leather upholstery in convertibles (before 1967 and for 1968-69 when the Brougham option was ordered on the ragtop). The Bonnies also got carpeted lower door panels and wood trim on the instrument panel. Bonneville Brougham models came with even more luxurious cloth-and-Morrokide trims with notchback or Strato bench seats - and folding front and rear armrests, while the 68-69 Brougham convertibles had leather notchback bench seats. The Broughams also came with upgraded door panels with full-length built-in armrests that also housed the controls for the power windows (standard on Brougham beginning 1967). And all Brougham sedans and coupes had Cordova tops. Grand Prix (the full-sized jobs through 1968) came standard with bucket seats upholstered in expanded Morrokide and center console, along with door panels similar to the Bonneville Brougham that included power window switches on cars so equipped mounted in the front end of the armrest), wood trim on instrument panel and other trim similar to Bonnevilles. Starting in 1965, a notchback bench seat became a no-cost option along with cloth-and-Morrokide upholstery - while 66-68 bench-seat GPs used the Strato bench in both trims and seat backs similar to the same year GPs with Strato bucket seats.

Just be very careful. We just finished up a trial here in Memphis over a parking dispute. NEITHER one came out ahead in this one. One dead and buried, the other convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to up to 25 years. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jul/16/coleman-guilty-Cordova-parking-- lot-shooting/ It does not happen very often, but when it does the outcome is not good for anyone. Bill