I replaced three panes of broken window glass on the Land Rover today. Regular readers will recall the hardtop got tossed around by last week’s tornado. Banged up the safari top; some scrapes and dings; and the shattered glass. The replacement glass cost about a hundred bucks so I really go off lucky. Oh, and I had to order a new window for the driver-side door. That should be here Tuesday.

You can’t be around Land Rover folks long without hearing them compared to an Erector Set. I was more of a Tinker Toy and Lincoln Log kid but the comparison is apt. The body of a Series III Land Rover is held together with some nuts and bolts and screws. I’d be very surprised if any civilians replace the glass in today’s vehicles.