After picking up John on Friday, a fellow in a neighboring lane informed us that we had no brake lights. We stopped for gas a short time later and wiggled wires with no luck. Back at the hotel, wire wiggling was more successful and I thought the problem solved. We learned that was not the case yesterday and spent some time on it this morning. We acquired new bulbs and some test gear at a nearby parts store and John probed and measured with no breakthrough. We then headed to a shop (Rex Gilbert Auto Electric) recommended by the guys at the parts store. No real breakthrough there, either, but the lights did start working at some point. We left hoping that professional wire wiggling would last longer than the amateur kind.

A cousin of mine lives in Van Wert and a friend lives in between there and Fort Wayne, Indiana. That's me, Dale, Cousin Tammy, and her husband Gary by the car. Dale and I did the Indiana Lincoln Highway together in 2009.