Hi Marsha thats not so cool good to hear your on the mend
Wrecking yards no they are a rare thing hear now. We can import
late model Japanese second hand cars here so its pretty much a throw
away world as they are cheap to buy and have little re-sale value
Old US stuff holds its own
Yip its summer here but slowly coming to an end its been nice and hot.
We have a similar issue here with winter smog/inversion layer - its getting better as Log burners and open fires are baned mainly electric and gas now.
Yip not good for the Aussies similar to California seasonal and on going problem
we dont have any of that here - different climate/terrain and bush (forest)
Andy