After having replaced the bumper cover on the Monte Carlo I went back on the hunt for tail lights for the car. The units that were in place were damaged by the hailstorm that came through earlier this year, knocking out the lenses from the shells. I managed to find a replacement left light on ebay but the seller didn't put a picture on the ad that would indicate that it was a complete unit. Since the ad didn't have a thorough description I had to ask if the light was a complete shell. After exchanging texts I ended up getting pics of the unit and to my satisfaction it was a complete light housing, lens and all. They wanted $30 for the shell, free shipping so of course I bought it. Unfortunately they didn't have a right side though. After a brief wait the light came in and I went to work on replacing the unit. These tail light housings were only held in by a couple of screws, no bolts or anything fancy. Of course this meant that the old unit was pulled out quickly and tossed aside as it is no longer needed in any capacity. There were three light sockets in the housing; brake, turn signal and back up light. These twist and pop out. After pulling the old shell out I placed the sockets back into their respective holes and quickly re-secured the light housing. As quickly as I started the whole job ended rather fast. Now the next thing is to find a replacement right side tail light housing. On a lighter note, after putting the tail light in on the Monte, I went into the garden to check things out to see if I could harvest something prior to going inside for the day. I did manage to get a few small habanero peppers, a couple of small tomatoes from one of the late planted tomatoes, and my first harvest of salad greens. I got a few varieties of lettuce so I could duplicate my spring mix salad that I normally use. I snipped several leaves from most of the plants, not taking all the leaves so the plants can continue to grow. I had enough leaves to make a couple of reasonable salads. There is still some season left that I should be able to take advantage of harvesting some more salad greens before the first frost sets in. The tomatoes and peppers will be pretty much done for in probably the next few weeks. All it takes is one or two good nights of being in the 40s and its pretty much done for those fair weather plants. The lettuce and other greens should last well into the frosty season. With some preemptive care I may be able to keep those plants growing well into the winter, frost or no frost. With the switching up of plants its always nice to be able to still grow our own food even as the regular growing season is just about done. The only thing that would make all this better is a greenhouse....
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