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Having fun with the grandgirls!!!

Having fun with the grandgirls!!!

Murphy's law kicked in and we lost Shore Power on Thursday afternoonright after returning from my follow-up appoint...

Murphy's law kicked in and we lost Shore Power on Thursday afternoon right after returning from my follow-up appoint from my cataract surgery. Of course that meant no A/C on the hottest muggiest days we've had. Spent the next 2 days getting someone to come out and diagnose the problem. RV Anywhere was finally able to come on Saturday morning ($60 service call, $75 hourly rate) and they determined it was my automatic transfer switch. They didn't have one available nor do they work the weekends except for emergencies. We couldn't take the heat anymore so we ran the generator Saturday and Sunday night so we could have A/C again. Our neighbors here in Smith's Fork park were very sympathetic and didn't complain about the generator running all night. In the meantime, I researched automatic transfer switch boxes since the maker of ours was no longer in business. I also called my friend Bill Boyce to talk about temporarily wireing the Shore Power directly into the motorhome instead of going through the switch box. After working up the nerve to tackle the job ( I hate messing with electric) I visited the hardware this morning and got 3 heavy duty copper lugs for tying the wire directly and bypassing the switch altogether. It worked, and I didn't even ZAP myself!! We are running our A/C on Shore Power now, although we can no longer use the generator as it still goes through the switch. Ordered a new switch box from Amazon and it should be here by the end of the week or so. Will have T & M mobile services put the new box in when it comes. They do most of my RV work when I'm in town. Your RV is just like your house, it needs a lot of TLC!!

Dan & Sandi

Dan & Sandi,

You should get yourself a cheaper RV that can be resold easily, because you will want a different one after you've travelled a bit. Do a few road trips and see if the travelling spark is what you remember it to be. If you still love like you did back then, you'll be much more motivated to get out of your house. If not just sell the RV for about the same price as you paid for it. You can do this while getting your house ready for the market. Have fun!!!
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/rvs/3861089776.html

Had my cataract surgery this morning.

Had my cataract surgery this morning. Everything went well according to my Doctor. Ever notice how when you're wearing an eye patch you lose a bit of your depth perception? In a motorhome that can be a bad as everything is so tight. Let's hope I don't have any accidents today. The patch comes off tomorrow. The doctor says peoples' vision are variable then, may be good or not so good. Smooths out in about two weeks and then it is what it is. I was starting to see double out of my left eye and that's why I chose to have the surgery.

Great picture! !

Great picture! !

Sunday lunch at Olive Garden with the family.

Sunday lunch at Olive Garden with the family. Isaac and Amanda were still on their honeymoon in Mexico but called while we were eating and spoke with everyone. This was Oma Ruth's last get together as she is leaving today for home. Her four weeks here just flew!!