Blog entry by Jim:
So today's misery. As you may have read in the blog we lost half of one fender on our way from Spokane to Seattle. If not ask Garret to point you to it in the blog. I could not find it to tell you about it. So yesterday I go to this salvage place that says they have one I can get. A new one is nearly $500. We also needed a new converter/battery charger. This is a device that charges the "house" batteries that in turn run the lights, heater fans, and refrigerator brain, while not hooked up to shore power. This device is VERY important because even when hooked up to shore power, you need 12 volt/battery type power to run everything I just mentioned. I came home Tuesday eve to see, or not see because the lights did not work ours had died. This was only an immediate concern because the refrigerator brain needs 12 volt power to tell it to run on the shore power or gas for that matter. Without it the refrigerator does not run. Thankfully Scott from nearby (who I am taking to the airport at 5am) was walking Dasher for me when I came home to discover the problem. He helped me out by loaning me his battery charger to hook up to the house batteries. That did the trick. The only other solution would have been to run the engine, not even the generator, to charge the batteries. That would have been loud and expensive. Anyways, this salvage shop says they should have one of the converters I need, $75. So I drive an hour or two to get there and they have nothing. Not that I had big plans but what a waste of my day. So off I go to Camping World and spend over $300 on a new one. It installed VERY easy. So now we have a new one with a warranty that I can take back to Camping World if there are problems. But I still have no fender and I am probably going to have to put the broken one back on until I find a new one or at least a whole one. Well that typing kept me busy for a bit.
Hey Jim! Good to hear from you! I'm sorry you're having more problems with the RV. Hopefully, once you get the fender fixed, that will be the end of it. I also hope Garret can get back to CA soon. I'm sure you miss him quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking in! I do miss reading about you adventures and MISadventures.
Are you at least having a little fun out there? Any update from Garret? How are you spending your days? Good to hear from you!!
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ReplyDeleteWell, I guess the Misadventures continue, even without Garret about. I would still blame it on him, however. That's how it works at my house. At least the importmant part was easy to install....can't do without a refrigerator or lights. I'm so glad to hear from you, I was afraid G had taken the computer and you had no access. Tell us a bit more about what you've been up to in San Deigo without Garret. Sounds like you know at least one person.
Hi Jim. So sorry for your RV trouble. Next time you speak to Garret, please tell him Casa Hice misses him badly. No one insults me the way he does. I miss it.
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