Daily Archives: January 28, 2011
VOIP and Allure . . .
12 Days and Counting . . .
This morning started out with coffee, and our friend Maria calling a little before 10 with a computer problem that took a while to figure out.
After that I packed up the 4 sensors that I’m returning to Doran in a Priority Mail envelope and did a online shipping label so it’s ready to go. We’ll drop it by the P.O. on our way to dinner tonight.
Next I spent some time talking with my new client, and the VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) company that they will be getting their phone service from.
A little later, I went outside and worked a while on double-checking and touching up the caulking on some seams. I started on installing the check valve in the water pump line to prevent the shore water backfilling the fresh water tank through the pump, but ran out of time due to Jan needing to get her shower. I’ll try to finish it up this weekend.
We left the rig about 4 pm to meet our friends Bob & Beth at the Hibachi Grill up in Webster.
On the way we stopped off at Dues RV & Camper in Dickinson to drop off a stack of Gypsy Journals, and to buy a new shower hose inline on/off valve. They were happy to get the Gypsy Journals but they didn’t have the valve.
The Hibachi Grill & Buffet recently opened in the old Ryan’s building with a Chinese buffet and Hibachi grill. Thus, the name.
Once again, the ratings on Yelp.com turned out to be very accurate. It was really good with maybe one of the biggest selections of food I’ve seen. And everything was hot and fresh.
Saying goodbye to our friends, we headed home, stopping off at first Lowe’s, and then Home Depot, where I finally found my valve. The old one had been leaking and dripping for awhile, so this will take care of that.
Getting back home, I went online to rent a 16 ft Budget Truck (I wonder if I still remember how to drive something that short) to haul some of my mother’s furniture up to a friend’s consignment shop. Hopefully they will be able to take some or all of it off our hands so I can stop paying on this storeroom.
Then next I started ripping up the carpet and pad in the front area of the coach. I going to replace it with Allure laminate flooring. Allure, sold by Home Depot, is just the thing for RV’s since it is a thick, slightly flexible rubber laminate that looks like wood. The flexibility makes it perfect for the coach, and being rubber-based, it’s not bothered by water.
The carpet is so hard to keep clean, and has a few stains (cat barf – Thanks, Nick) that just won’t come out. Last year I rented a carpet steamer/cleaner that helped some, but this will take care of the problem permanently.
I’ve noticed the new coaches we’ve looked at all have either ceramic tile or laminate instead of carpeting in the living room. Now I know why.
That’s it for today. I’ve got more carpet to pull up.
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Thought for the Day:
Live the life you have imagined. – Henry David Thoreau
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