Monthly Archives: September 2018
Rainy Days And Saturdays . . .
always get me down. And keep me from getting much done outside, too.
In between rain bands this afternoon I started prepping to install my new house batteries.
It rained pretty much all night and most of the morning, before slacking off in the early afternoon. So I first started with the new ones, getting them set up by installing the bolt-type connectors.
This was necessary since the rig uses the bolt-on connections rather than conventional automotive posts. Next up I ‘staked’ the posts and the terminals together using a screwdriver and a tap from a hammer.
I learned this trick when I was10 years old, and watching/helping/learning from the mechanic working on the Jimmy (GMC) 6-71 diesel engines in my father’s shrimp boats in Gulf Shores, AL
It locks the two together and helps give them a better connection.
Next I disconnected the outside two Interstate 6 volts batteries and removed them, leaving the other two still connected, making it quicker and easier to swap out the old and new ones when the time comes.
But that time didn’t come this afternoon because the heavy rain showed up again and brought things to a halt. So maybe tomorrow.
About 4:30 Jan and I headed out for a late lunch at Denny’s, and then a stopover at WalMart for a few things before heading back home.
I did make a stop by the PO and found our new (renewed) passports had come in. And in only about 3 weeks. Not bad.
So now we’re all set for next April and another 10 years.
Right now the rain is supposed to slack off tomorrow afternoon so maybe I can finish up with the batteries, and a few other chores as well.
Or maybe not. We’ll see.
Thought for the Day:
If you don’t die, every new day is the best day ever.
hjfh
Now There’s Two Of Them?
I had hoped to get some stuff done around the rig this afternoon after work, maybe get the new rig’s house batteries installed.
But the closely-spaced rainstorms moving through kind of put the kibosh on that. So maybe tomorrow. Same thing goes for looking at my generator problem.
However we may get a break on our upcoming Florida trip, at least as far needing the AC’s on along the way. It’s a little far out for really accurate forecasting, but The Weather Channel shows that the daily high temps between here and Alabama looked to be in the high 70’s-low 80’s during our travel timeframe.
Hopefully it will hold. But we’ll be traveling early in the morning anyway.
The AC power supply for my 6 year old ASUS laptop has gotten kind of flakey so I ordered a new one from Amazon that came in today. And since my battery (the original one) was also pretty worn out, I added one of them too.
This new battery, at 7800 mAh, has about 50% more capacity than the old one.
The perspective here makes it hard to see, but the new one holds the extra capacity by making it a riser.tilting the keyboard to a better angle.
My new (replacement) front wheel hub cover also came in.
So when I put the cover on, it might be good time to check the oil level in my front wheel hubs while I’m at it.
As a follow up to Brandi’s Big Green Backyard Lizard, seems like there may be more than one running loose.
When Brandi posted the story on Facebook, someone alerted her to someone else who had lost their scaly green pet. But when Brandi contacted them, she found that hers wasn’t the missing one.
And when she posted the result of her call, someone said, “So there’s two of them roaming around out there?”
Thought for the Day:
“Be nice, until it’s time to not be nice.”
gsfg
