11-24-08 Monday (Curse of the Mummy)

Earlier this week, I had decided it was time to post the story of how this RV adventure came to be. I finished it this morning. For those of you who want to know the story, click here.


The RV service guys came this morning. Our oven needs a part which is no longer made anymore. They suggest buying a new one. I priced it out to be $600 with install. Once we have the part number, we'll search the Internet for it; I'm sure someone has it. Our extended service contract has a $500 deductible so we'd like to be able to just replace the part. We'll see.


We stopped at a plumbing supply store for the shower faucet rebuild kit we need. After Jim installs it, we'll see if that takes care of the nasty drip, otherwise its back to replacing all the guts.


We managed to salvage the day by going to "The Museum of Idaho". Here we viewed "World of the Pharaohs", presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Here's my review: It was $6.00 per adult, so what could I expect? I would have preferred the type of tour that used headphones to walk you through the exhibits. This tour was read, read, read. 2 museum employees were holding a conversation about food and were heard louder than I would have liked. I almost asked them to find a lounge, but refrained. A few times children ran through. Why were children at a museum featuring Egyptian artifacts, I'll never know. A few spelling errors here and there on some display boards but all in all the exhibits were nicely presented by dynasties. The museum also offered other permanent exhibits such as: "Hot Type, Hard Times, 1900-1910" featuring printing press history. "Race for Atomic Power" about EBR1 (mentioned in yesterday's entry) and nuclear power and its history. I didn't take any pictures because 1- I forgot my camera, which is rare 2- No cameras were permitted. Click here to see some photos from the museum's website. The exhibits look the same but I don't think the museum itself is.


The faucet project didn't work out. It still leaks. Luckily, the parts were under $5. I'm not sure what our next route will be. Perhaps the $45.00 part?

We're still on the hunt for the oven part. We got the part number from the repair guy but corporate Magic Chef says the number doesn't work. Jim printed the picture of what we found online so we can confirm with the RV place. If it's sold in an assembly, we found plenty of them online for $95.00.

If we don't get the oven fixed soon, we'll need to eat out on Thanksgiving. Worse things could happen, I know, but I was kinda looking forward to the little turkey breast. We've heard numerous ads for a Thanksgiving buffet at a local hotel. Turkey, ham, prime rib, etc. Sounds good, I just wonder if an all-you-can-eat buffet for Thanksgiving would be for us? If it's too cheap then I'll know they're serving crap quality. Another tell tale sign is if the turkey looks like round slices. Round slices are OK for lunch meat but nothing more. Well, we might have to make a reservation somewhere for our backup plan. We bought a pork tenderloin for one of this weeks meals. Looks like that will have to go into the freezer as well.