Cars
It turns out that the little red car, which I bought in ND for $150 and which had been running very well indeed till we got here, but needed many repairs to make it fit for registration in this state (which requires more of its cars than ND does) has, while it sat waiting for repairs or a return to ND, turned to junk.

Alas, at this point the repairs would be far beyond its worth, even though it gets excellent gas mileage. Not only does it still need a catalytic converter and other such items for registration here, but during the year of its enforced rest its rubber parts have developed dry rot and its oil leaks have increased beyond all that is reasonable. Moreover, the repair person is not at all sure that he could get any replacement parts for it even if he tried to repair it.

It is to sigh. I did like that little red car; and it's not at all clear that the pickup (which gets half the red car's gas mileage) is any more fit to drive to ND than the car is. Next we'll have to take it in to the garage to see. And I guess the Red Cross will receive a gift of the red car, for whatever good it will do them.