Finally over "the crud".... I hope

Finally thinking I'm going to survive "the crud".  It was, to me anyways, a severe head cold virus...lots of coughing fits, some fever, nasal drainage and just an all around miserable experience.

It took about 14 days and at the end, some antibiotics to finally enable to sleep through the night (mostly).

There'd be periods, in the latter half of the sickness, where I managed some short rides on both Brigitta, my BMW R80 and Scarlett, my Ural Patrol.  Just local stuff to give them some exercise. No picture opportunities, just me seeing the ever increasing infestation of housing and apartment complexes blotting the landscape.

Lot of house time as you can imagine.  The leak from the master bedroom shower continued to be elusive despite initial success reports.  It would take the complete decaulking and recaulking of the whole shower enclosure to stop the leak.  (So far, anyways).

An investigation into strange noises from the rear of the Honda Ridgeline revealed a failed lock mechanism actuator.  It looks like whoever wired up in the aftermarket Pop&Lock for the tailgate did it incorrectly.  Sure, it worked when the car engine was not running to prove the concept but if you turned the left turn signal while driving, it would also try to unlock the tailgate!  After a while, all that pulsing of the actuator burned it up and caused all the noises we were hearing. 

Along the way, I learned, that Honda had not included a lock for the tailgate.  After all, the pickup portion is open right? Perhaps that is why they incorporated that locking trunk in the bed of the pickup truck? Anyways, I'd never thought about that in terms of pickup trucks since I've never really owned one.

I replace the actuator but could not get the wiring right, so I just gave up on it and disabled the whole thing. If there is stuff to be locked up, it'll go in the trunk or in the passenger compartment. 

All the above chores, were done while I was going through the crud so my patience level and the enjoyment we're not very high as you might imagine. 

Anyways, still alive and feebly kicking.  The weather is supposed to warm into the 60s the next few days so perhaps some more riding before year's end.