Monthly Archives: July 2017
Stumped, Baffled, and Confused . . .
Sounds like a good name for a law firm.
Up about 7am, with everything pretty much ready to roll by 8, we headed out for breakfast at Cracker Barrel, kind of a ‘leaving Lake Conroe’ ritual of ours.
Jan went with the Maine Blueberry Pancakes with Bacon,
while I got the Fresh Strawberry Sourdough French Toast with Over Medium Eggs and Bacon.
And of course, coffee, lots of coffee.
Back at the rig we were hitched up and pulling out of Lake Conroe Thousand Trails by 10:15, heading for Colorado River TT about 120 miles away.
After a nice trip, but seemingly more traffic than usual, we pulled into Colorado River about 12:30 and got set up in A28, a new site for us, but with a nice big shade tree.
About 10 minutes out we lost the generator when the fuel level dropped to about 25%, which of course still leaves us almost 40 gallons, so no problem. We plan on fueling up at Colorado County Oil when we leave for Alabama on Wednesday.
Unfortunately the generator shutting off early didn’t make a difference in cooling the coach, since despite my airflow baffle modification yesterday, we couldn’t tell any difference in cooling from the front AC. Bummer!
I thought that it would at least do something. Actually my big worry was whether or not it would survive the trip, and not get ripped off in the wind stream.
I was able to install the panels without making any holes in the cover by utilizing pre-existing holes and slats.
For the top panels, I drilled holes that matched the mounting bolts holding on the cover,
while for the side panels I used 1/8” toggle bolts poking through the side slats
Then I taped it all together with Heavy Duty Packing Tape, especially along the front edges where it might catch the wind and be ripped off.
So, basically what I have here is a good solid installation of something that just doesn’t work. And that’s why I’m –
Stumped, Baffled, and Confused . . .
I really don’t have anywhere else to go on this right now. The only two variables here are AC Voltage on the generator and airflow. And the generator voltage stays at 118VAC whether we’re moving or sitting still.
And when we’re parked and using the generator, the AC works great.
So for right now, I’m stuck. Back to the drawing board.
Thought for the Day:
You do realize, don’t you, that there is no ‘cloud’ out there storing your data. The ‘cloud’ holding all your data, all your secrets, is really just someone else’s computer. Feel better now?
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Now We’ll See How It Works . . .
Today I finished mapping out our upcoming Alabama trip, and making the reservations that we’ll need.
We’re leaving from Colorado River on Wednesday with a stopover in Breaux Bridge, LA and Theodore, AL. Then we’ll spend two nights in Montgomery, AL visiting old friends from when we moved from there to Houston in 1978.
Then it’s on up to our relative’s RV park in Athens, Al for five days or so, visiting relatives. And while we’ll there, we’ll make a day trip down to Birmingham to visit friends from when we lived there too.
Then on the 4th of August we’ll head back home by a different route, through Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Meridian, Breaux Bridge again, and then back to Lake Conroe on the 6th of August.
About 4pm today Jan and I drove into Conroe to have dinner at El Bosque, probably our favorite local Mexican place, although Mama Juanita’s is pretty good, too.
Jan got her favorite Pollo a la Parrilla,
while I got my usual Fajitas a la Diabla.
Both delicious as always, with plenty left over for dinner tomorrow night.
Then it was next door to the Home Depot to get the last few things I needed for my AC Baffle project up on the roof,
Coming home I waited until a little after 7pm, hoping it had cooled off, and with the overcast it really had.
It only took me about 45 minutes to mount the Plexiglass sheets on the top and sides of the AC cover.
I used heavy duty packing tape to seal the edges and lock the pieces together. In hindsight I should have used a rod or something to bridge across the two top sheets, but that’s for next time. If it works this time, of course.
So tomorrow we’ll see how it’s going to work on our trip back to the Colorado River Thousand Trails.
Thought for the Day:
I’ve always thought that the freezer deserves a light as well.
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