Thursday, April 25, 2013

Transfer Day # 2 and # 3 and # 4


While Sandi was go I went over to the 5er to empty cabinets and start to  transfer the kitchen STUFF.  The MH has quite a bit of inside storage, although not as much as the 5er.  So as I transferred , I also purged a lot.  Out of date / in the trash.  If it was glass, it didn’t make the cut. 
Sandi would be back after church to help again.  When she got here I took some pictures with her phone of her Easter finery.  Then she changed  clothes and we got back to work.  We finished transferring  everything except the flat screen TV and the W/D.  Russ would take care of that later.  We locked the 5er and got everything secure and headed south to the campground.   For some reason I didn’t have any turn signals or 4 way flashers.  So we would have to go back on Monday.  We got everything hooked up and turned on the water in the kitchen to wash our hands and  then we had a flood on the floor.  NOT a good thing.  Sandi called Russ at home and he said to bring it back in.  So that’s what we did, UN  hooked and drove back to McClain’s.  I backed it in again with no problems hooked up the power and water and spent the night.  Sandi had to go home.
So while I had to wait to be seen in the morning, I continued to find homes for the things that I had and continued to purge. 
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                             At least I can see the table and counter.
Corey came over to find the source of the flood.  Evidently a connector popped off the drain pipe.  He was able to re-connect it and then secured the hoses to the wall of the slide so there wouldn’t be so much stress on the connection when the slide moves.  He then found a loose wire under the dash and fixed that.  I had some other questions about some of the things that Daren went over in the PDI, so helped with those. 
Since I have problems using the TV antenna on the ceiling, I asked Russ what it would low take to replace it with one that I wouldn’t have to raise or lower and if they could do it right away.   Russ offered to use his employee discount to save me some money and of course I accepted the offer.  They installed it in the afternoon.  (It’s a JACK Digital HDTV Over-the-Air Antenna with built-in SureLock Digital TV Signal Meter)  I turned over the keys to Russ  and he also took out the flat screen TV out of the 5er and I put it on the bed in the MH until I can replace the ones that are currently in the MH.  There were a couple of minor things that needed to be done, but it was late and the techs had all left, so I stayed one more night.  In the morning I would settle up the bill and finish the last couple of things that needed to be done.
I had a bit of a scare last night.  I got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.  There were some storms going through during the night and Angel was laying with me.  Sometime during the night she got up and left me.  I called her and NO answer.  I knew that she was inside, but I couldn’t find her.  I kept calling her, beginning to panic.  I had looked everywhere, from the bedroom to under the dash, in her tent and crate, just EVERYWHERE.  I went back to the bedroom calling louder.  Then all of a sudden I see this little black nose push it’s way out from below a mountain of pillows as if to say, “What do you want?  I was nice and comfy here!”
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That brings us to today.  Here it is, Tuesday.  Of course they had to work me in, because, I wasn’t on any schedule, but eventually I got everything that I needed and paid for the TV antenna installation.  I got out of there before 11:00 am, just in time for another thunder storm to roll through.  Okay now I have the experience of driving in the rain or should I say a gully-washer.  I took my time and pulled into the CG about 20 minutes later and sat for a while until the rain let up.  When it did I went outside to hook up everything.  WOW, it is soooooo much easier.  It only took maybe ten minutes.  The only things that I have to figure out again is the leveling jacks and setting up the TV.
So I’m settled in for a couple of days and then Sandi will pick me  up to take me to the hospital for my pre-op check up on Thursday.  Charlie will come back with me to spend the weekend to help me go through the outside storage.  I will try to purge more STUFF.  Hopefully we will have some decent weather or we will do more inside.  Now that I have full-timing for almost two years, I know what use all the time and now that I know how much room I have, I can get a better handle on what stays or goes.  I will have most of it done before I go in for surgery on the 22nd.  After that I can go through papers, which is what I usually put off until “tomorrow”.
I think that I will fix something for dinner and maybe continue to figure out the TV.
Take care and stay dry.
Thanks for visiting
IMG_0640 Hey Mom, here I am, but do I have to come?
Susan and Angel

11 comments:

  1. How adorable! Poor Angel..nervous from the weather, I suppose :)

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    1. I think that she was just so tired and didn't hear me, you know, like getting a kid up that doesn't want to.

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  2. How exciting! Congratulations again on your new home. Looking forward to seeing more photos when you get settled. So glad it's easier for you.

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    1. Thanks, it feels better knowing that I am getting rid of so much that I really don't need. And I don't dread the hooking up and getting ready to roll.

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  3. It is always a real chore to move but it seems you have everything pretty much under control. Is it wonderful not having to deal with hitching & unhitching the 5th wheel? Do you notice much difference between the two RV;s when it comes to maneuvering, turning corners, etc.?

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    1. I never have minded "moving" (over 50 addresses). It certainly forces one to grt rid of the dead weight. It always helps if you have someone to help, not only the physical part, but the mental, emotional and being the one to ? , what do you need this for? Sandi has been amazing in many ways. I've said it before, she's my hero!
      As to differences in the two RVs, absolutely, the MH is much easier to maneuver and you still have make wide turns but not as much as the 5ver. It helps so much to have a rear camera too. You might like a class C, if you're thinking about getting another RV.

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  4. Big changes girl but it looks like you are surviving okay through it all. Hope you can get settled in and comfortable soon. We have a big storm heading that will hit us about midnight. Need the rain but hoping for no hail.

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    1. We've been hit with storms too, but at least not when I was actually transferring the STUFF. I slept in the bed last night because the I was able to get some reception there and it was just as comfortable as my old one, since it has the 2" memory foam on it. Looks like there are more storms headed this way. "April Showers Bring May Flowers". Maybe that will happen the lake will fill for a nice green summer.

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  5. That dog is utterly adorable -- so wiry! Love it.

    Started following your site, hope you follow back my Coachella travel blog soon :)

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  6. Mom... you saying that one phrase... gives me a new outlook each and every time. I don't help to get that I help because I love you and I'm supposed to help. I can't wait till ALL this is done and then you can just CHILL!

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  7. It's pretty amazing what you've been through the last two years. Hasn't it just flown by??? I remember sitting in my campsite at Quartzsite. I was still a new full-timer and you were just ready to start. And here we are - I think we're doing pretty well!

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