My son Robby went to the Phish concert last weekend and we last left him on the other side of the Cascades in Cle Ellum getting the water pump fixed on my van. (Cle Ellum is very close to Roslyn, where Northern Exposure was filmed.) I thought he would have it fixed and be home Monday night. Things didn't turn out quite that way. He got back to the van (1976 Chevy) Monday and discovered he had lost the keys. He had the ignition drilled out to discover the battery was dead. His friend found a water pump that they could pick up on Tuesday. Robby made arrangements with a mechanic. Tuesday dawns and it turns out the store that had the water pump didn't. Another day in Cle Ellum waiting for a water pump. The water pump was put in yesterday morning and then the engine was started and it was discovered that the fan had destroyed the radiator. A used radiator later, it became clear the the battery was never going to hold a charge again and in went a new battery. That was around 4 in the afternoon. A little after 7 I get a call from Robby. They are in Marysville (about 30 minutes from the ferry back to the Island) and the radiator was leaking and they had run out of money. I picked them up and brought them home. We got in around 1 this morning. Now it's back to the mainland to try and get the van home. I'll be back later, I hope.