12-13-08 Saturday (Don't be Such a Drip)

It's going to be a disappointing week. I'm going to be upbeat about all of our bad luck lately.




Last night, during more rain, a small leak was found at the forward A/C intake. We suspected that the awning arm, probably hit the A/C unit on the roof. Being it was raining/snowing last night, the best we could do is put something under the intake vent to catch the water.





This morning, Jim went onto the roof to survey for more damage. The A/C unit itself looks OK, but the solar panel which sat on the unit is now missing.

Aside from the storm damage, there's a heavy winter storm rolling in. Of course it wasn't forecasted as such before we bought the GoSeattle card. The weather is expected to get bad later this afternoon. Freezing temps and snow. Parts of Washington and Oregon have been hit. At this point, they expect the roads to freeze and major travel issues later today. We've only used 2 days worth of our 5 day GoSeattle card. It expires 5 days from 1st use. Hopefully, we can safely get more sightseeing in Sunday or Monday.

We've planned out a menu to be sure we won't starve should we get snowed in. We're going to head to a Super Wal-Mart about 30 miles away and do some major grocery shopping. The RV repair guy can come at 2 and work on some issues we're having.

The shower seemed dry enough for us to use. Caulkenstein is dead. It will receive no ceremonious credit, no plaque, no words of silence, no dedications. Oh, and no photos either.

I'm having terrible leg/knee pains since I woke up this morning. I thought maybe it was just leg cramps but I may have twisted something yesterday during the underground tour. I stepped on some cobble stone awkwardly and it hurt for a moment then was OK. I think it stiffened up overnight and I'm paying for it today. It actually feels better after I move it around. OR it hurts more when I move it, so it feels "nice" when I stop? Who knows. I'd hate to do something stupid like have hurt my leg from a 2" fall or something. Boy, that would be dumb, huh?

We're back from our Wal-Mart trip. Diet Coke was only .88! We bought 25 2 liters. We encountered some heavy snow fall through a pass. The landscape was beautiful though. A little scary at times, but still beautiful.

We've extended our stay from Monday to Wednesday. We're gonna wait out some of this storm.

The RV repair guy came by while we were gone. He left us a note that he climbed up on the roof and checked the leak at the A/C unit and notes that it got moved a little. He'll have to move it back.

A little off topic, but you know me, just run my mouth without rhyme or reason. Jim and I watched TV today. It's rare that we do. Anyway, a commercial ran for mascara promising longer lashes. For those who don't know me personally, I've theorized about this long lash thing. For years, companies have advertised how they out do one another. Why aren't lashes a mile long by now? Or at least able to poke me in the eye if I'm speaking to a woman? Just a thought.

We vegged the rest of the evening. It's been snowing and sticking. I made lasagna that came out much better. I used different cheeses, and more sauce. This time, with Jim's recommendation, I made it in aluminum foil bread loaves - 4 of them. We baked 2, 1 for tonight and one for later this week. The other 2 are in the freezer. We watched two on-line episodes of Heroes, which we love. We're gonna go to bed soon; we have a Boeing tour at 10am.