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A Close Call . . .
Or Thank Goodness For Whipping Cream.
Around 4pm Jan and I headed out for Sealy, about 30 miles back east on I-10. We wanted to get some stuff at Wal-Mart, and the one in Sealy is a full SuperCenter, and not a mini SuperCenter like the one in La Grange. And the one in Sealy is only about 4 miles further away.
But first we had planned on eating at the Whataburger, but ended up at the Hinze’s BBQ right next door.
We haven’t eaten at a Hinze’s in years, and never at this one. But we used to eat at one near Katy when we would visit Brandi the first time she lived in the Katy area. But then it closed, so that was it.
Jan had a Sliced Brisket Sandwich with Fried Okra and French Fries, while I had the 2 Meat Plate with Sliced Brisket and Ribs, and Bacon & Onion Potatoes and Green Beans.
Everything was good, especially the Potatoes and Green Beans. The BBQ was pretty good, but not Rudy’s or Peter’s good. But good.
Leaving Hinze’s, we headed right across the street to the Wal-Mart for a few things, before gassing up and heading back home to the rig. Then getting back home and unloading the groceries, it happened.
As I was bringing in a couple of bags, Miss Karma got loose by jumping out the little sliding window in the screen door. She hit the ground and then froze, looking around with eyes the size of quarters. But before I could get to her, she turned and ran under the rig.
I called to her a couple of times, and she would stick her head out for a minute and then retreat. And the next time I looked under the rig, she had disappeared. But as I figured she had just jumped up on the front axle to hide.
So I asked Jan to to hand out the secret weapon from the fridge.
Karma has been crazy for Whipping Cream since the first time she tasted some. In fact, I can even make the “squaawk!” sound and she will come running. So I got down at the front of the rig and squirted some out on the gravel.
But as Karma started to creep forward to the cream, a guy came by walking two small, loudly barking dogs. Karma immediately freaked and ran back under the rig.
So I started all over again, coaxing her out again. But just about then the guy came back by with the #%#$ dogs.
But finally after about 15 minutes I lured her out far enough to grab her and get her back inside the rig.
Glad that’s over.
Brandi and Lowell have introduced us to a new drink. It’s called Jin+Ja and it’s delicious. And very spicy.
It’s made from Fresh Ginger, Cayenne Pepper, Green Tea, Lemon & Mint. It’s supposed to be good for your digestion and metabolism. We haven’t been taking it for that long, so we can’t answer to how good it is for you, but it is tasty.
And with the fresh ginger, and the cayenne pepper, especially the cayenne, it packs a real kick. But it’s very refreshing at the same time.
It’s available on line, and in some stores. Check it out.
Thought for the Day:
Jan and I thought the recipe looks just about perfect.
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More Rig Repairs . . .
One thing really nice about this site is that unlike our two previous sites in the ‘A; circle, we’ve had absolutely no problems with low voltage here. In fact, it rarely goes under 120 volts even in the heat of the day with both AC’s running.
If you remember from when we were here before, we were seeing voltages as low as 105 volts, with momentarily drops below 103, which would kick out our Progressive EMS (Electrical Management System). They’ve definitely got a problem in that area.
Today I thought I’d go back over some more of my repairs.
While we were gate guarding last fall, the flush pedal on our Sealand toilet broke. At first I thought it was the Spring Cartridge, but it turned out to the pedal shaft.
The edges of the plastic square shaft (the black one above) had rounded off over the last 5 years, so when you stepped on the flush pedal, it just rotated inside the spring cartridge without opening the ball.
So here’s how I took the toilet apart and put it back together.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/12/almost-finished/
As part of these same plumbing repairs, I also replaced the bathroom faucet that had a broken handle. But like many of these projects, this one didn’t go quite as planned and took two days. The first day is at the bottom of the toilet repair post, so you can start there again.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/12/almost-finished/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/12/like-butter/
Another repair while we were gate guarding last year was when the electric side of our Attwood water heater died. The propane part still worked, just not the electric. Since we were busy on the gate, we just used the propane side until I finally found the time to take a look at the problem. Here’s that story.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/09/fixed/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/09/brrrrr/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/09/summers-last-gasp-3/
Probably my biggest repair last year was when I replaced our 16 year old Coleman Mach V with a new Coleman Mach 15. The front unit was still cooling OK, but not as good as it should have.
I could have gotten a couple of saddle taps and added some Freon, but I also wanted to increase the BTU output, going from 13,500 up to 15,000, along with a much stronger fan.
Another repair spread out over 3 days, you can check it out here.
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/08/a-good-excuse/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/08/two-minutes/
https://ourrvadventures.com/2015/08/cold-air/
To paraphrase Emily Latella, “With an RV, it’s always something.”
Thought for the Day:
Ever look at your best friend and wonder why you aren’t both comedians?
NIck, Nick?
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