I saw the news of the Dobbs decision and the overturning of Roe v Wade early this morning, and it’s been hard to think of anything else today. I can’t say that I was surprised by the decision, or even about Thomas’s “suggestion” in his concurring opinion, but it’s still hard to believe.

We got Diane’s car back today; they didn’t find anything wrong with it other than the U0111 code I mentioned yesterday, so I guess it was a transient problem caused by an insufficiently charged 12-volt battery and a long idle during the smog test. We’ll take it out on a long drive this weekend to let it gain back some strength.

We took a late evening walk once it had finally cooled down a bit, and I noticed an interesting antenna that I hadn’t seen before – it reminded me that tomorrow is Field Day. Maybe I’ll get on the air for a little bit and give out some contacts!

We took Diane’s Prius to the mechanic today so they could work on it tomorrow; the “Check Engine” light and the red triangle of death stayed off on the drive.

The mechanic scanned the car and got a U0111 code, which means that the computer lost contact with the energy management system (or something like that).

His best guess is that the 12-volt battery is weak and having the car idling for a while during the smog test triggered the error, but they’ll do more research tomorrow to make sure it’s worth changing the oil. It better be – we have nearly a full tank of gas in the car!