Pumped Out

The honey wagon guy came back yesterday to get everybody's tanks pumped out that had freezing problems on Monday. There were no freezing issues yesterday, but we had another issue to deal with. The grey water tank discharge valve stuck and we were not able to open it right away to be emptied. The honey wagon did everyone else's tanks and returned to do ours after I struggled to get the valve open. The grey water valve has a "bend" in the stem valve as a result of the tank placement under the rig. Somehow, it got snagged where the bend is located and I had to work it loose which I finally accomplished in time for them to drain the tanks. We should be ready now for the return of the Artic cold that is forecasted for next week, starting on Monday. This time, it is supposed to get even colder than it was this week. Hard to believe!

We also tried to schedule a visit from the nearest mobile RV technician to come out and fix our warranty related problems - the front jacks and the water pump. I still haven't gotten the details worked out for that but hope to get that done today. I was able to get a reference number from Lippert Components (the hydraulics company) which indicates they are prepared to cover the costs for the repair of the front jacks. As you may recall, when we were arriving here in early November, the front jacks were "drifting" down as we were traveling. It's a very dangerous situation if not fixed promptly. As we are getting closer to our departure from here, it is important to get those details finalized.

The group of us - Karen, George, Hank and Brenda included - went to dinner last night at the Creek Side Restaurant where we had our Thanksgiving dinner. It was a very good buffet dinner and was only $7.99 per person. It was a real bargain for us since we used one of our two $5 discount certificates that we won at work in their daily drawings for prizes. We still have another to use for a final visit to that nice restaurant before we leave.

It's back to work today for another marathon work week of 5 eleven hour days. With only 9 more scheduled work days left, we will muster the energy somehow to complete the commitment. Our paycheck was deposited last night for the last 2 weeks and it makes it easier to go to work when we see how much the work translates to in real dollars. We're ready to go...