If you’ve known for the past twelve months that you were going to be out of your home this Friday, Wednesday is a poor time begin your search for a new home.
Here’s some helpful advice: embrace the concept of being homeless if you’re unable to plan some simple things.
The kids were playing with Lego… And proudly lined these up on the table.
Can’t remember if I’d updated the map lately.
We’re planning on adding two more next weekend, then three more the weekend after that.
It’s possible we’ll end up with wheels on the ground in all states except AK, HI, MI, ND, and WI by sometime around August.
Had a busy Sunday today:
New front tires mounted. The previous pair were pretty well-worn. Not the tread, as such, but they lost a wheel weight at some point and started wearing unevenly. Downright strangely. Might also be worsened by having some worn front shocks.
Speaking of shocks… I replaced UPGRAYEDD’s rear shocks today. It takes all of five minutes or so. It’s a good thing I replaced them, too. The old ones weren’t just worn–they were completely floppy. I think I’ll order some front shocks and swap them out at the next opportunity.
I did 10,000 mile oil change #n+1, dropping off the used at recycling. It wasn’t due for it just yet but I suspect we won’t have an opportunity at any campgrounds for at least the next three or four months.
Also done today was another step on our generator install–routing the exhaust duct and health/safety testing the result. I’ve a thermometer and a digital-read carbon monoxide detector in the bay as well as another CO detector in the room above it, plus the built-in unit. Triple redundancy and none of them measured more than 1ppm during the half-hour test. I still need to source a transfer switch and a few feet of 6-3/8-1 cable to finish the install, but that can wait a few months.
Next on the agenda: a nearly-empty bottle of whiskey needs to be disposed and this knee needs to be rested.
So, I’m sitting outside while I work today, enjoying the fresh air.
I keep getting distracted by the neighbor’s occasional outbursts as he fiddles about with the wiring on his middle-aged travel trailer. Rather, it’s not so much that he’s fiddling with the wiring on the trailer, but on his tow vehicle.
He’ll periodically walk back to the rear of the trailer and look at its taillights.
Then he’ll walk up and fiddle with his Yukon’s wiring at its taillights.
Light lenses are off. Bulbs hanging out. Wiring pulled up.
Runs back and checks the taillight on the trailer.
Mumbles something and walks back to fiddle about the tow vehicle’s taillights some more.
I wonder if I should mention to him that the stock trailer plug on his Yukon isn’t wired directly to his taillights at all… but to a MBEC under the dash.
Nah, it’s more entertaining this way.
He’s swapped out a few fuses.
He’s swapped out bulbs.
He’s plugged in an extension cord from inside the RV into his truck. I can only guess to maybe charge its battery.
He’s even pulled his other vehicle (seems his wife is driving the chase-car) up to the front of the rig and hooked up jumper cables.
He does seem quite confident that he’s got it entirely under control though.
And yet I seem to find myself speculating wildly about what degree of electrical damage has been done to his vehicle… or trailer.
the rest of me 