At Simpatico's Bar

Going the Long Way Round

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August 5th 2013
The mechanic from Brewers is working on our battery problem by 9am and has it all solved and fixed by 10:30am. I will not bore you with the details but the core problem turned out to be a corroded fuse-holder. Our batteries are in fact fine. The problems were in the charging set-up and the instruments that were lying to us as a result of the bad fuse-holder ... :-) We decide that we do not want ... read more

North America » United States » Rhode Island » Jamestown

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more