Monthly Archives: August 2011
Coffee and Chores . . .
This morning started with our coffee, bagels, and Jan pretty much back to normal.
After working on client Internet stuff during the morning, after lunch I got back on my chore list.
Many of today’s things were rig-based, things I wanted to take care of before we travel on Wednesday.
First up was topping off oil and coolant levels, and then adding water to the coach batteries. (My engine batteries are sealed and maintenance free.) As I started to do this, I decided to call Interstate Batteries to find out exactly how high I was supposed to fill my four U2400 6 volt coach batteries.
My batteries have a flange extending about 1-1/2 inches down from the top, and I had been told to fill the battery up to the bottom of the flange, but I’d heard different from other places, so I decided to go straight to the source.
And I got some information I didn’t expect. I was told by Interstate to fill the batteries to about 1/4” from the top of the fill opening. So I had to add a good bit of distilled water to each cell. In fact I didn’t have enough water to fill all 12 cells, so I’ll have to get some more tomorrow and finish up.
Nick Russell called about 2:45 to check in and let us know that they were heading up to Michigan for a couple of days to visit a sick relative, but thought they’d be back before we get there Wednesday afternoon.
Next I got my socket set out and tightened up the passenger-side outside mirror. It had started to loosen up and was moving slightly from wind pressure as we drive.
About 4 pm our daughter Brandi called to check in and say hi. She said Landon’s got more teeth coming in and walking everywhere. We can’t wait to see him again in November.
Then I finished up recaulking the shower base. I started cleaning out all the old caulk over the last few days, It looks like the previous owner had recaulked it with one that was not mildrew-resistant. So it was turning black underneath the clear caulking. So, after digging out all the old stuff, spraying it with bleach and letting it dry, I recaulked it with a white, mildrew-proof, silicone caulk. It turned out pretty good.
My last task for the day was to install a power line radio filter on my new radio to filter out any residual noise in the system.
Not sure what Mister was doing here. He knocked the trash can over and crawled into it, but It was completely empty so I don’t know what he was looking for. After a few minutes he gave up and took a nap.
Tomorrow Jan and I are going into Terre Haute to pick up some groceries, see the new movie “The Help”, and eat dinner, probably at Buffalo Wild Wings. We need a hot wing fix.
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Thought for the Day:
The role of a journalist is to take a topic that he does not understand and write about it so that it can be misunderstood by anyone.
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A Quiet Sunday . . .
Not much new today. Jan’s feeling a little better, not nearly as nauseous. So hopefully by tomorrow, she’ll be back to normal.
After our morning coffee and bagels, Jan settled in on the sofa with her Kindle while I mostly goofed off on the computer, while trying to get up the will to start ripping up the last of the carpet.
We had planned to Skype with Landon, Brandi, and Lowell this afternoon, but after waiting, Brandi called and said they were having problems with their AT&T U-verse Internet service so we had to put that on hold.
Nick called about 1pm so I could try and talk him out of buying an Apple Mac computer. We’re really looking forward to seeing Nick and Terry when we head to Elkhart this coming Wednesday.
Finally later in the afternoon, I bit the bullet and crawled back under the steering wheel and started ripping out the last few stubborn pieces of carpet, while trying to ignore the screaming from my knees. They don’t like this.
Late in the afternoon a park ranger came by with a flyer and telling us that the water would be off starting about 7 am tomorrow while the nearby town of St. Bernice replaced a part on their water system. Apparently the park gets their water from the town. The also said we should boil our water for the next 48 hours afterwards.
My answer to this was to go outside, top off our 100 gallon fresh water tank, and take us off the park water. No problem.
That’s about it for now, just a nice, quiet, easy day.
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Thought for the Day:
"Politicians are worse than thieves. At least when thieves take your money, they don’t expect you to thank them for it." – Walter Williams
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