Monthly Archives: March 2014
They sent the wrong %#@$*%^ parts . . .
We were promised heavy rain and thunderstorms, but except for a few minutes of light sprinkles, it didn’t show up. That make it a little easier to get back on my slide problem. So about noon I headed outside to give it another shot.
The first thing I did was to release the motor brake so I can move the slide manually. You just pull it down until it clicks. This brake is what keeps the slide retracted while we’re traveling.
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This is how the slide can be moved manually.
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After a lot of trial and error I managed to get the shear pin holes in the shaft and spur gear lined up and was then able to use a pin punch to knock out the rest of the pin.
So now all I needed to do was hammer in the replacement pin, and I was all done, right?
WRONG!!
They sent the wrong %#@$*%^ pins!
When I first looked at the pins that American Coach sent me, they did look a little big. But I figured once I got the old one out, the new one would fit. But it was definitely too big.
About this time, Janice Evans showed up with a breakfast casserole for us to have tomorrow morning before we leave to go back the Colorado River Thousand Trails for another two weeks. Thanks, Janice.
Since we were heading out about 1:30 for Wal-Mart, I decided to check the Tractor Supply Store that’s right down the Interstate. So after dropping Jan off to get her hair cut, I drove down there to see what they had.
But unfortunately, they didn’t have exactly what I needed. I found a close one, but it’s a little small and may not be strong enough. I did check to see if they had any bolts that looked like they could work, but didn’t find anything. The pin is only 9/64” and I couldn’t find any Grade 8 or Grade 5 bolts that small.
Getting back to Jan, we picked up some stuff there, and then, just to taunt Nick, we drove across the street to have dinner at Culver’s, one of Nick’s favorite places, and of course, one of ours too.
We’ve eaten at a number of Culver’s. but never in this area. It’s always been up in the IN/IL area. Didn’t realize that they were spreading down here. But we’re glad to see them.
Jan had a Mushroom and Cheddar Butterburger, and I had a double Bacon Cheese Deluxe Butterburger. Really, really good.
On the way home we made a quick stop at the Lane Bryant store in the Outlet Mall. Back home I installed the new pin, but I’ll be surprised if it works.
While I was doing this, Lynette and Gregg McHenry dropped off a jar of hot sauce he’d made.. Later I tasted it and it’s really, really good. Thanks Gregg and Lynette.
Depending on how long it takes to get the slide in tomorrow morning, we hope to head out around 10am, but we’ll see how it goes.
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Thought for the Day:
"Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" – Sam Adams
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Now It’s Three in a Row . . .
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I was up about 10am and kind of moped around, delaying going outside and working on the slide, and then I was saved by the bell, or at least by the phone call.
Our son and daughter-in-law, Chris & Linda were in the area checking out the bluebonnets, and looking at some property, and were going to come by and visit for a while.
Wow, dodged a bullet.
We had a great time, and even better, by the time they left, I could justify it being too late to start on the slide before we headed out for dinner.
A good visit, and a good excuse. It’s a Two’fer!
About 4 pm we drove over to Jan and Dave Evans’ site to pick them up for dinner, and then we went by Lynette and Gregg McHenry’s so they could follow us.
We were heading to Cilantro’s Mexican Grill, a Mexican (obviously) restaurant over in Willis, right off the Interstate, and near the Kroger Marketplace that I mentioned the other day.
And, yes, that means we’ve had Mexican food three days in a row. Not really a record for us, though. When our kids were young, we once had dinner at the same Mexican restaurant 7 days in a row. It was that good.
Jan had the Cilantro Jalapeno Chicken,
and I had the Combo Fajitas once again.
I lost track of what the other couples had, but we had a good time, and spent almost 3 hours talking and laughing.
Later, Jan and I both agreed that had we not had dinner the two previous nights at El Bosque, we would have been really impressed with Cilantro’s. But in comparison, it wasn’t quite up to snuff. It was good, just not as good as El Bosque.
Tomorrow I’ll take another look at the slide, and start getting ready to travel on Monday.
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Thought for the Day:
The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.
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