Richie Kennedy | route56.com

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    When I bought my 2001 Town & Country, one of the things I found out about it off the bat was that it was a “flex fuel” vehicle, meaning it could run on E85 fuel. I had not had an opportunity to take advantage of that fact until last night. I found out through the…

  • What to say

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    * First off, the place that I have called home for the past 17 years is Up for sale. Most of my free time has been spent keeping the place clean in making improvements here and there. There was a Open House on Saturday, which meant we had to evacuate for the afternoon. Inquiries about…

  • Car work

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    Back in December, I bought a 2001 Chrysler Town and Country. Yesterday, I took it in to Gregg Tire for mainenance. $320 later, I had the transmission and power sterring flushed, and, of course, an Oil Change. The Power Steering was creaking whenever I turned the wheel, and the fluid levels may have been a…

  • I-70 mess

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    Earlier this month, part of I-70 in Elllis county was closed after a truck load sliced through part of the deck. Ryan in Colorado has pictures at his site

  • Dang, It’s Cold

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    While refilling my supposedly empty washer fluid basin, I found that it wasn’t quite as empty. I had the bug-cleaning formula of Prestone, and the recent cold snap caused the mixture to freeze solid!!! Meanwhile, I’m stupid enough to go train watching after over half a foot of snow fell on Wendsday. I did wait…

  • SLT Column Posted

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    With the South Lawrence Trafficway back in the news, I have posted this column.

  • New SLT stuff

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    Two new articles have been published on the front of the local section regarding the South Lawrence Trafficway Quality of new, restored wetlands center of debate — questioning of if any mitigated wetlands will be good enough KDOT could file lawsuit over trafficway — KDOT is prepared to call the “wetland supporters” on wheather they…

  • Egged Again

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    Back in December my car got hit by the Harvard Road Egg Squad. early this morning, they were at it again. This time, however, I think I got most of the egg cleaned off without problem. The last hit caused some damage to the already slghtly weak paint that I have had to touch up…

  • 100,000

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    The car hit 100,000 miles as I hit 6th and Iowa coming home from Kennedy Glass after replacing the Spark Plugs, wires, and the air filter. I noticed a falloff in fuel mileage, and wanted to be proactive to prevent any problems. The spark plugs were visibly worn to the point where the excessive gap…

  • New tags

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    Back in March, I went to the Treasurer’s office and applied for the new personalized “Vanity” tags. I paid the fee and went on my way. Today, I went to the courthouse to renew my tags and pick up the new plates. My car now carries my “handle” of ‘ROUTE56’ Here’s a shot of the…