Great advice, Mex - my alternator belt gave this time, and one of the pulleys was also pretty mucked up. Sure would have been nice to have a spare belt - especially since it's a rather odd size and can't be found easily. Looks like everything should be taken care of by 5pm today, wish me luck on my journey. It will be a good excuse to stop by the nice grocery store outside of town on the way home, perhaps pick myself up a reward (Haggen Daaz). In the meantime, time to hunker down and watch the Twins beat the Red Sox!