Rantoul, IL.
64 deg. overcast, SE wind @ 6 mph.
Forecast = Overcast. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 84F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday morning, Jim was planning on doing some shopping but as the day wore on, he didn't feel very good, so shopping was canceled and he spent quite a bit of time on the computer, working more on the trip plan for our return to Florida.
Yesterday, he felt quite a bit better, so he took Big RED and headed over to the ACE Hardware store where he bought some chemicals for Nora's toilet, a can of silicone spray and a few other small items. Then, it was next door to the CVS store and then on to Rural King to pick up a new pair of jeans for himself and a few other items. After he returned, he and Linda watched TV and Jim pretty much finalized the trip plan.
Now, as always, this plan is written in pencil and he still has his eraser. ;-)
Anyway, it looks like we'll be leaving Rantoul on the 12th of October. Our first stop will be to see Linda's cousin, Mike, who lives on the South side of Indianapolis, IN. From there, we'll take our time and head East to the Cincinnati area, then into WV, and finally to Virginia Beach, arriving there on or about the 19th of October.
We'll stay in VB for about a week and then head over to the Apex, NC area, where we'll stay another week or so, and then head South from there, following mostly 2 lane roads down to Florida. We'll be getting down there somewhere around the 15 of November.
Oh, did you happen to see the moon last night during the eclipse? It was kind of neat when it turned red for awhile!!! There were some reports on the news that some people were sure that "the end of the earth as we know it" was going to happen, but I guess it didn't, cause everything seems normal this morning. :-)
We had quite a few RVs come to Prairie Pines this weekend. The weather was so nice that I guess a lot of folks decided to camp one more time before the weather changes. By the time we leave here in October, the average high will be 68 deg. and the average low 43 deg.
Did you know that after the September 27/ 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse, a Supermoon eclipse will not happen again for another 18 years, until October 8, 2033?
Wh o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o!!!!
Woof!!!
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, August 24, 2014
China Express and A Slow Weekend At Prairie Pines
Rantoul, IL.
69 deg. partly cloudy, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with patchy fog. Highs around 90°F. Heat index around 107°F. East southeast wind to 8 MPH.
Linda talked to both Laura and Joe on the phone yesterday. Talking with them seemed to help her mood a lot and by the time it was time to go out to eat with Mike and Terri, she was feeling a whole lot better. :-)
As planned, at 5:00, Jim, Linda, Mike and Terri hopped into Big RED and headed over to the China Express Restaurant, here in Rantoul.
Jim and Linda are by no means "experts" on Chinese food, but they thought the food was quite good and so did Mike and Terri. ;-) In fact, Mike thought it was good enough that he went back quite a few times to get more food from the buffet. :-)
It was about 6:30 when Big RED brought the 4 overstuffed people back here to the CG. :-O
The rest of the evening was spent watching the NASCAR race from Bristol, TN on television.
I don't know what's going on here at Prairie Pines Campground. Hardly any campers came in for the weekend!! The only things I can think of is that they have been forecasting very high temperatures and possible storms for this entire weekend and also, next weekend is Labor Day weekend, so maybe the people are just waiting for the holiday weekend to go camping.
Louise says that she's pretty well booked up for that.
Nothing planned for today. It's supposed to be really hot and humid so Jim and Linda probably won't be out and about much. Tomorrow Morning, Mike and Terri are leaving for Northern Illinois for a few days. I'm thinking that they said that they'd be back on Thursday. Also, tomorrow, Linda has that follow-up visit with her primary care doctor over in Fisher, IL. The appointment's not until early afternoon though, so she won't have to get up at the "crack of dawn" this time. ;-)
Did you know that when KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) first translated its advertising slogan "finger lickin' good" into Chinese, it came out as "eat your fingers off?"
Woof!!!
69 deg. partly cloudy, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with patchy fog. Highs around 90°F. Heat index around 107°F. East southeast wind to 8 MPH.
Linda talked to both Laura and Joe on the phone yesterday. Talking with them seemed to help her mood a lot and by the time it was time to go out to eat with Mike and Terri, she was feeling a whole lot better. :-)
As planned, at 5:00, Jim, Linda, Mike and Terri hopped into Big RED and headed over to the China Express Restaurant, here in Rantoul.
Jim and Linda are by no means "experts" on Chinese food, but they thought the food was quite good and so did Mike and Terri. ;-) In fact, Mike thought it was good enough that he went back quite a few times to get more food from the buffet. :-)
It was about 6:30 when Big RED brought the 4 overstuffed people back here to the CG. :-O
The rest of the evening was spent watching the NASCAR race from Bristol, TN on television.
I don't know what's going on here at Prairie Pines Campground. Hardly any campers came in for the weekend!! The only things I can think of is that they have been forecasting very high temperatures and possible storms for this entire weekend and also, next weekend is Labor Day weekend, so maybe the people are just waiting for the holiday weekend to go camping.
Louise says that she's pretty well booked up for that.
Nothing planned for today. It's supposed to be really hot and humid so Jim and Linda probably won't be out and about much. Tomorrow Morning, Mike and Terri are leaving for Northern Illinois for a few days. I'm thinking that they said that they'd be back on Thursday. Also, tomorrow, Linda has that follow-up visit with her primary care doctor over in Fisher, IL. The appointment's not until early afternoon though, so she won't have to get up at the "crack of dawn" this time. ;-)
Did you know that when KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) first translated its advertising slogan "finger lickin' good" into Chinese, it came out as "eat your fingers off?"
Woof!!!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Getting Shot While At Walgreen's
DeBary, FL.
72 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 93F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Not much happening the last few days. Both Linda and Jim have been trying to stay busy so they watched quite a bit of football on TV Sunday and then went to Walgreen's yesterday to get prescriptions refilled and get shot.
No, No!!!! Nothing bad, they got their flu shots for the upcoming flu season. :-)
While they were at Walgreen's, they picked up some other needed items before coming back here to the house. They were busy at the pharmacy and would have had to wait quite awhile, so sometime today, they'll go back and pick the prescriptions up.
For dinner, Linda called the local Chinese Restaurant, (the Lotus Garden), and ordered a carry-out meal. The restaurant is only about a mile from here and both Jim and Linda say the food is good.
This afternoon, Linda and Laura will be heading over to the doctor's office in Daytona Beach to get all the details about what Linda can and can't do before her surgery next Monday. They'll also get instructions and information about where to go and what will be happing that day.
While they're doing that, Jim has some things he wants to try to get done around here. We'll see how that goes though, the forecast is for a pretty hot afternoon, (90 + degrees), with possible T-storms.
Did you know that on this date in 1939, the first televised pro football game was telecast from New York? Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 23-14.
Woof!!!
72 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 93F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Not much happening the last few days. Both Linda and Jim have been trying to stay busy so they watched quite a bit of football on TV Sunday and then went to Walgreen's yesterday to get prescriptions refilled and get shot.
No, No!!!! Nothing bad, they got their flu shots for the upcoming flu season. :-)
While they were at Walgreen's, they picked up some other needed items before coming back here to the house. They were busy at the pharmacy and would have had to wait quite awhile, so sometime today, they'll go back and pick the prescriptions up.
For dinner, Linda called the local Chinese Restaurant, (the Lotus Garden), and ordered a carry-out meal. The restaurant is only about a mile from here and both Jim and Linda say the food is good.
This afternoon, Linda and Laura will be heading over to the doctor's office in Daytona Beach to get all the details about what Linda can and can't do before her surgery next Monday. They'll also get instructions and information about where to go and what will be happing that day.
While they're doing that, Jim has some things he wants to try to get done around here. We'll see how that goes though, the forecast is for a pretty hot afternoon, (90 + degrees), with possible T-storms.
Did you know that on this date in 1939, the first televised pro football game was telecast from New York? Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 23-14.
Woof!!!
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
We Have TV and Waiting For The Results
DeBary, FL.
71 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 93F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Thursday morning, before Linda went to the doctor, "The Antenna Guys" came and talked to Jim about the installation. Ray, one of the "Antenna Guys" had an antenna with him and a small TV to check the signal quality. He determined that a different antenna was needed, but being that he didn't have the needed antenna in his truck, he came back Friday and completed the installation.
We now have TV and are able to receive all the major channels. In fact we receive a total of 48 channels!!
So, for the price of about 2 or 3 months of basic cable or satellite, we have an antenna which receives free over-the-air TV without further costs. For someone who can be satisfied with just the major networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS and some others like CW and ION, this is the way to go.
Of course you have to be near enough to a metropolitan area to be able to receive the signals.
About all that happened Saturday was that CLT took Jim and Linda over to Bed Bath & Beyond to purchase a few items for the house. They didn't get everything that they wanted, (the prices were too high on some items), but they did get some of the things they wanted.
For dinner Saturday, Linda ordered a pizza from a local pizza place, "Gentili's Pizza" and then Jim took CLT and went and picked it up.
Sunday was a day to just kick back and take it easy. You know, football on TV, naps, that kind of thing.
Yesterday, (Monday), was grocery shopping day. Jim and Linda took CLT and went to Winn Dixie and just about bought the store out. There were a lot of sales this week on items that they use regularly, so they stocked up. Then, in the evening, Laura and Lindsey stopped by for a little while just to visit and bring some mail that had come to their house.
Don't know what's going to happen today. The test results from Linda's doctor visit are supposed to be back either today or tomorrow, so both Linda and Jim are waiting for them.
Not much else happening worth posting about. I'll be sure to let you know when those results come in.
Did you know that on this date in 1913 - The Lincoln Highway opened? It was the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the U.S.
Woof!!!
71 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 93F. Breezy. Winds from the ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Thursday morning, before Linda went to the doctor, "The Antenna Guys" came and talked to Jim about the installation. Ray, one of the "Antenna Guys" had an antenna with him and a small TV to check the signal quality. He determined that a different antenna was needed, but being that he didn't have the needed antenna in his truck, he came back Friday and completed the installation.
We now have TV and are able to receive all the major channels. In fact we receive a total of 48 channels!!
So, for the price of about 2 or 3 months of basic cable or satellite, we have an antenna which receives free over-the-air TV without further costs. For someone who can be satisfied with just the major networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS and some others like CW and ION, this is the way to go.
Of course you have to be near enough to a metropolitan area to be able to receive the signals.
About all that happened Saturday was that CLT took Jim and Linda over to Bed Bath & Beyond to purchase a few items for the house. They didn't get everything that they wanted, (the prices were too high on some items), but they did get some of the things they wanted.
For dinner Saturday, Linda ordered a pizza from a local pizza place, "Gentili's Pizza" and then Jim took CLT and went and picked it up.
Sunday was a day to just kick back and take it easy. You know, football on TV, naps, that kind of thing.
Yesterday, (Monday), was grocery shopping day. Jim and Linda took CLT and went to Winn Dixie and just about bought the store out. There were a lot of sales this week on items that they use regularly, so they stocked up. Then, in the evening, Laura and Lindsey stopped by for a little while just to visit and bring some mail that had come to their house.
Don't know what's going to happen today. The test results from Linda's doctor visit are supposed to be back either today or tomorrow, so both Linda and Jim are waiting for them.
Not much else happening worth posting about. I'll be sure to let you know when those results come in.
Did you know that on this date in 1913 - The Lincoln Highway opened? It was the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the U.S.
Woof!!!
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
When They're Ready They Don't Mess Around
DeBary, FL'
73 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 97F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
When Jim and Linda decide to go shopping for things for the house, they don't mess around!! ;-)
They took CLT and left here around 11:00 yesterday morning and headed over to the Target store in Orange City, which is just a few miles from here.
But wait!!! Let me back up a few hours!!! :-)
Before Linda even got up, Jim was on the computer researching TVs and microwaves, trying to find the best units for the money and also reading the many reviews that they had. He then went to the sale adds for this week and researched where the products that he was looking for were on sale as well as available in the stores. So, by the time Linda woke up, he had determined that Target had the items he thought they should look at.
Well, the research paid off and after about an hour and a half or so, they came back with CLT's pickup bed full of items, like a TV, a microwave, a kitchen clock, a few small waste baskets, a milk crate type basket to put under the kitchen counter to put small items in and even some groceries that they picked up at the Winn Dixie Grocery store that they stopped at on the way back here!! ;-)
After getting everything in the house and the groceries put away, Jim got the microwave set up on the kitchen counter and then tackled the TV. Getting the TV out of the box was the hardest part and soon he had it set up on the cabinet in the living room.
Now, there is no antenna or cable hookup yet, but they were able to watch a DVD and a VHS tape on the DVD/VHS recorder/player that they removed from Emrys before they traded him off for Bobbie T. ;-)
Today, I think Linda is planning on doing laundry. And, they still need to do a lot of reorganizing because it seems like everything they need, they have to hunt for. Just yesterday, when Jim was looking for batteries for the remote controls, he looked and looked before he finally found the box that they were in. And, it's been like that with many things. :-(
Jim and Linda are still struggling to cope with the high humidity and high temperatures down here in Florida. Everyone says that they'll get somewhat used to it as time goes by, but that doesn't really help right now when they need to get some things done.
Oh, I almost forgot!!! Last night for dinner, Linda heated up some leftovers in her brand new microwave oven!! ;-) She says that it works great!!!!
Did you know that due to Florida's proximity to the equator, the state receives more than a hundred times the UV exposure that Maine does?
Woof!!!
73 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 97F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
When Jim and Linda decide to go shopping for things for the house, they don't mess around!! ;-)
They took CLT and left here around 11:00 yesterday morning and headed over to the Target store in Orange City, which is just a few miles from here.
But wait!!! Let me back up a few hours!!! :-)
Before Linda even got up, Jim was on the computer researching TVs and microwaves, trying to find the best units for the money and also reading the many reviews that they had. He then went to the sale adds for this week and researched where the products that he was looking for were on sale as well as available in the stores. So, by the time Linda woke up, he had determined that Target had the items he thought they should look at.
Well, the research paid off and after about an hour and a half or so, they came back with CLT's pickup bed full of items, like a TV, a microwave, a kitchen clock, a few small waste baskets, a milk crate type basket to put under the kitchen counter to put small items in and even some groceries that they picked up at the Winn Dixie Grocery store that they stopped at on the way back here!! ;-)
After getting everything in the house and the groceries put away, Jim got the microwave set up on the kitchen counter and then tackled the TV. Getting the TV out of the box was the hardest part and soon he had it set up on the cabinet in the living room.
Now, there is no antenna or cable hookup yet, but they were able to watch a DVD and a VHS tape on the DVD/VHS recorder/player that they removed from Emrys before they traded him off for Bobbie T. ;-)
Today, I think Linda is planning on doing laundry. And, they still need to do a lot of reorganizing because it seems like everything they need, they have to hunt for. Just yesterday, when Jim was looking for batteries for the remote controls, he looked and looked before he finally found the box that they were in. And, it's been like that with many things. :-(
Jim and Linda are still struggling to cope with the high humidity and high temperatures down here in Florida. Everyone says that they'll get somewhat used to it as time goes by, but that doesn't really help right now when they need to get some things done.
Oh, I almost forgot!!! Last night for dinner, Linda heated up some leftovers in her brand new microwave oven!! ;-) She says that it works great!!!!
Did you know that due to Florida's proximity to the equator, the state receives more than a hundred times the UV exposure that Maine does?
Woof!!!
Friday, August 2, 2013
Crandon To Turtle Lake, WI and A Not So Great RV Park
Turtle Lake, WI.
54 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.
We left the County Park near Crandon right at 9:30 yesterday morning and once back to US 8, continued our journey West. About an hour into our trip, we pulled into a gas station and got Bobbie T a nice big drink of 87 octane, before continuing on to the Turtle Lake RV Park.
It was 1:05 by the time we pulled into the park, so we traveled 173 miles stopped for fuel and a quick pit stop in 3 hours and 35 minutes.
We didn't see a sign for this park on US 8, but both Jim and Linda saw the park off to the left just before we came to the US 8 / Rt 63 interchange. It was about a block off of the road and when we came to the entrance, this is the sign we saw.
So, where was the "Blue Building"? About a block away back the way we came, off of US 8!!!!
Jim said that the lady in the Liquor Store was pleasant, but the only information she gave was to "Just go and find a site" and "Make sure that you put the garbage in the barrels provided".
There are no large trees in the RV Park so there's no shade. The sites are actually back-in but you can pull through from the site behind the one you chose. All the sites are full hook-up, with 30 amp electric but the boxes are not placed well, and you have to be careful not to pull too far forward or your cord won't reach.
The above photo is the site Jim finally picked. Actually one is as good as the other.
This is the view from the front of Bobbie T. Not very scenic.
Oh well, it's OK for just a 1 night stay. I really don't think that it's worth $27.47 though. :-(
Oh, one other thing. US 8 became rougher the farther West we came. It never did get too bad, but it sure wasn't nice and smooth like it was yesterday.
Today, we'll head to River Falls, WI. That's where Linda's brother lives. We only have about 55 miles to travel, so it should be a real easy travel day. ;-)
Did you know that Wisconsin has 7,446 streams and rivers? End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
Woof!!!
54 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.
We left the County Park near Crandon right at 9:30 yesterday morning and once back to US 8, continued our journey West. About an hour into our trip, we pulled into a gas station and got Bobbie T a nice big drink of 87 octane, before continuing on to the Turtle Lake RV Park.
It was 1:05 by the time we pulled into the park, so we traveled 173 miles stopped for fuel and a quick pit stop in 3 hours and 35 minutes.
We didn't see a sign for this park on US 8, but both Jim and Linda saw the park off to the left just before we came to the US 8 / Rt 63 interchange. It was about a block off of the road and when we came to the entrance, this is the sign we saw.
So, where was the "Blue Building"? About a block away back the way we came, off of US 8!!!!
Jim said that the lady in the Liquor Store was pleasant, but the only information she gave was to "Just go and find a site" and "Make sure that you put the garbage in the barrels provided".
There are no large trees in the RV Park so there's no shade. The sites are actually back-in but you can pull through from the site behind the one you chose. All the sites are full hook-up, with 30 amp electric but the boxes are not placed well, and you have to be careful not to pull too far forward or your cord won't reach.
Oh well, it's OK for just a 1 night stay. I really don't think that it's worth $27.47 though. :-(
Oh, one other thing. US 8 became rougher the farther West we came. It never did get too bad, but it sure wasn't nice and smooth like it was yesterday.
Today, we'll head to River Falls, WI. That's where Linda's brother lives. We only have about 55 miles to travel, so it should be a real easy travel day. ;-)
Did you know that Wisconsin has 7,446 streams and rivers? End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
Woof!!!
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Heading West From Michigan Into Wisconsin
Crandon, WI.
53 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = High of 73F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
After getting Bobbie T ready to travel, Jim pulled her over to the Dump station and dumped the tanks. Then after hooking CLT up to the back of her, we pulled out of the Driftwood Shores Resort at 9:45.
Once back on US 2, we continued West on 2 until we entered Wisconsin where we turned off on US 8. 8 then brought us to Crandon, where we turned South on Lake Ave, and then East on East Lakeview Rd, which brought us to the Forest County Veteran's Memorial Park .
It was 1:05 when we pulled up to the park office, so it took us 3 hours and 20 minutes to travel 162 miles and that included a quick pit stop at a rest area in Michigan.
As the name implies, this is a county park. It's about 4 miles off of the beaten path, but in my opinion, worth the effort.
Now, before I tell you about the park, I want to caution those of you that have very tall RVs. Lake Ave. as well as East Lakeview Rd. are narrow roads and there are trees on both sides of the roads. Some of the branches could cause a problem for very tall RVs if you are near the edge of the roads. However, the traffic is very light so you probably won't be meeting many other vehicles, so you can stay to the center to avoid them.
Once you get to the park even the largest RVs should have no trouble, and they have quite a few sites that will accommodate them. Another thing of importance, is the fact that there is no water or sewer at any of the sites, but, even though the parks web site says that they only have 20 amp service, I believe that they have recently upgraded all of the electric to 50 amp. as all of the boxes look new, and you can see where they dug trenches to lay the new lines.
The sites are back-in and many of them are in the open. Most of the sites near the lake were taken, but we were able to find one that wasn't. ;-)
The sites to the right of the road are near the lake.
The view looking back through the trees. You can see a path and the lake beyond the trees if you click on the photo to enlarge it.
The view of the lake after walking on the path shown in the previous photo.
This is a pretty nice park. There are a lot of families here so there's kids running around in the park. The park is about 1/2 full today, but I would imagine that by the weekend, it'll be packed. They don't take reservations, so if you're planning on being here over a weekend, you may want to get here at least by Wednesday or Thursday.
Today, we'll be leaving here and heading farther West on US 8. Jim has one more stop planned before we get to Linda's Brother's house on Friday.
Oh, by the way, the TV is still working well. We're getting quite a few channels out of Rhinelander. ;-)
Did you know that Green Bay is Wisconsin's oldest city?
Woof!!!
53 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = High of 73F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
After getting Bobbie T ready to travel, Jim pulled her over to the Dump station and dumped the tanks. Then after hooking CLT up to the back of her, we pulled out of the Driftwood Shores Resort at 9:45.
Once back on US 2, we continued West on 2 until we entered Wisconsin where we turned off on US 8. 8 then brought us to Crandon, where we turned South on Lake Ave, and then East on East Lakeview Rd, which brought us to the Forest County Veteran's Memorial Park .
It was 1:05 when we pulled up to the park office, so it took us 3 hours and 20 minutes to travel 162 miles and that included a quick pit stop at a rest area in Michigan.
As the name implies, this is a county park. It's about 4 miles off of the beaten path, but in my opinion, worth the effort.
Now, before I tell you about the park, I want to caution those of you that have very tall RVs. Lake Ave. as well as East Lakeview Rd. are narrow roads and there are trees on both sides of the roads. Some of the branches could cause a problem for very tall RVs if you are near the edge of the roads. However, the traffic is very light so you probably won't be meeting many other vehicles, so you can stay to the center to avoid them.
Once you get to the park even the largest RVs should have no trouble, and they have quite a few sites that will accommodate them. Another thing of importance, is the fact that there is no water or sewer at any of the sites, but, even though the parks web site says that they only have 20 amp service, I believe that they have recently upgraded all of the electric to 50 amp. as all of the boxes look new, and you can see where they dug trenches to lay the new lines.
This is a pretty nice park. There are a lot of families here so there's kids running around in the park. The park is about 1/2 full today, but I would imagine that by the weekend, it'll be packed. They don't take reservations, so if you're planning on being here over a weekend, you may want to get here at least by Wednesday or Thursday.
Today, we'll be leaving here and heading farther West on US 8. Jim has one more stop planned before we get to Linda's Brother's house on Friday.
Oh, by the way, the TV is still working well. We're getting quite a few channels out of Rhinelander. ;-)
Did you know that Green Bay is Wisconsin's oldest city?
Woof!!!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Busy, Busy, Busy
Thompson, MI.
51 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy. High of 70F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph.
I don't know what got into Jim yesterday, but he was busy, busy, busy, all day!!!
Well, most of it. ;-)
It started out in the morning with him cleaning out a small outside compartment that always seems to get water in it whenever it rains real hard. The other day, we had over an inch of rain in just a short time, and there was actually some water standing in the compartment. He only keeps a few boards in there for leveling, and the lug wrench that came with Bobbie T, so nothing has been damaged.
He has adjusted the latches, and sealed around the door frame with silicone, but nothing seems to help. So, he started looking farther up, and he thinks that the water may be coming in around a window above the compartment and running down in the wall. In fact, after close inspection of the window, it looked like there may be a place where the water could be entering.
By this time, Linda was ready to head to a grocery store to pick up a few items, so they headed back to Jack's again.
The grocery shopping didn't take long, and on the way back, they stopped at an ACE Hardware Store where Jim picked up a tube of silicone sealer.
When they returned, Jim went to work, sealing all around the window.
After he finished with that, he decided that since the weather was so nice, he'd go up on Bobbie T's roof and install that vent cover that he purchased when we were in Shipshewana. Then, since he was already up there, he checked the TV antenna.
Our TV has been "spotty" at best. sometimes we have almost no TV and other times, it seems to come in fairly well. This RV antenna has a booster on it that is operated by a switch inside. For the booster to work, there has to be 12 volts on the center conductor of the coax cable going to it when the switch is turned on. Well, when Jim checked the voltage up there yesterday, he only had 3.4 volts!!! :-( Not Good!!!!
He checked the coax connector where it attached to the antenna and it looked ok, but was only on there finger tight. Then, he pulled back the boot on the coax where it goes down into the roof, and found another connector there. This was a splice connector and none of the connections were tight!!! In fact, when he moved the connection around, the voltage would fluctuate at the antenna connection.
After taking the connection apart, cleaning it up and putting it back together again, (tightened this time), he had 12 volts at the antenna!!!!!
After getting all his tools and sealants put away, he came inside and tried the TV. Now, TV isn't good at all up here, but we haven't been able to get any stations at all since we've been here. But, after repairing the Coax connection, we now have 2 channels!!!! Fox and CBS!!!!
Hooray!!!!!!
By this time, it was getting close to dinner time, so after getting cleaned up, he and Linda headed into town and to a Bob's Big Boy Restaurant, where they had breakfast for dinner. ;-)
After returning, Jim took a little nap, and then they watched TV for the first time since we've been here.
Today is our last day here at Driftwood Shores. Linda wants to do a few more loads of laundry, and I'm sure that Jim will be checking everything outside so that we'll be ready to leave tomorrow morning.
From here, we'll continue heading West into Wisconsin. We'll be taking our time and by Friday, we'll be at Linda's brother's house in River Falls, WI, where we'll stay for a few days before turning South and heading back down into Illinois.
We had another pretty sunrise this morning. Jim went out a took a few photos so I thought I'd share them with you. As usual, you can click on the photos to enlarge them.
Did you know that the Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie — make up the largest body of fresh water on Earth, accounting for one-fifth of the freshwater surface on the planet at 6 quadrillion gallons? The area of all the Great Lakes is 95,160 square miles.
Woof!!!
51 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy. High of 70F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph.
I don't know what got into Jim yesterday, but he was busy, busy, busy, all day!!!
Well, most of it. ;-)
It started out in the morning with him cleaning out a small outside compartment that always seems to get water in it whenever it rains real hard. The other day, we had over an inch of rain in just a short time, and there was actually some water standing in the compartment. He only keeps a few boards in there for leveling, and the lug wrench that came with Bobbie T, so nothing has been damaged.
He has adjusted the latches, and sealed around the door frame with silicone, but nothing seems to help. So, he started looking farther up, and he thinks that the water may be coming in around a window above the compartment and running down in the wall. In fact, after close inspection of the window, it looked like there may be a place where the water could be entering.
By this time, Linda was ready to head to a grocery store to pick up a few items, so they headed back to Jack's again.
The grocery shopping didn't take long, and on the way back, they stopped at an ACE Hardware Store where Jim picked up a tube of silicone sealer.
When they returned, Jim went to work, sealing all around the window.
After he finished with that, he decided that since the weather was so nice, he'd go up on Bobbie T's roof and install that vent cover that he purchased when we were in Shipshewana. Then, since he was already up there, he checked the TV antenna.
Our TV has been "spotty" at best. sometimes we have almost no TV and other times, it seems to come in fairly well. This RV antenna has a booster on it that is operated by a switch inside. For the booster to work, there has to be 12 volts on the center conductor of the coax cable going to it when the switch is turned on. Well, when Jim checked the voltage up there yesterday, he only had 3.4 volts!!! :-( Not Good!!!!
He checked the coax connector where it attached to the antenna and it looked ok, but was only on there finger tight. Then, he pulled back the boot on the coax where it goes down into the roof, and found another connector there. This was a splice connector and none of the connections were tight!!! In fact, when he moved the connection around, the voltage would fluctuate at the antenna connection.
After taking the connection apart, cleaning it up and putting it back together again, (tightened this time), he had 12 volts at the antenna!!!!!
After getting all his tools and sealants put away, he came inside and tried the TV. Now, TV isn't good at all up here, but we haven't been able to get any stations at all since we've been here. But, after repairing the Coax connection, we now have 2 channels!!!! Fox and CBS!!!!
Hooray!!!!!!
By this time, it was getting close to dinner time, so after getting cleaned up, he and Linda headed into town and to a Bob's Big Boy Restaurant, where they had breakfast for dinner. ;-)
After returning, Jim took a little nap, and then they watched TV for the first time since we've been here.
Today is our last day here at Driftwood Shores. Linda wants to do a few more loads of laundry, and I'm sure that Jim will be checking everything outside so that we'll be ready to leave tomorrow morning.
From here, we'll continue heading West into Wisconsin. We'll be taking our time and by Friday, we'll be at Linda's brother's house in River Falls, WI, where we'll stay for a few days before turning South and heading back down into Illinois.
We had another pretty sunrise this morning. Jim went out a took a few photos so I thought I'd share them with you. As usual, you can click on the photos to enlarge them.
Did you know that the Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie — make up the largest body of fresh water on Earth, accounting for one-fifth of the freshwater surface on the planet at 6 quadrillion gallons? The area of all the Great Lakes is 95,160 square miles.
Woof!!!
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