RV Living
Wind storm
On Tuesday this week a cold front came through Ft Myers. It didn’t get a lot colder, but the front produced some bodacious winds. The forecast was for “gusts to 40 mph” but I am sure the gusts were much stronger than that – my estimate is 60 mph. Enough to rock the RV. I … Continue reading
End of the road for the GMC?
When the exploding tire took out the right rear quarter panel, I knew that repairing it would be difficult as the truck is 17 years old and parts are difficult to obtain. The GMC dealer in August told me that just one part was available in the US – in Nebraska. Well, that part is … Continue reading
My $553 faucet
I think I have mentioned that both of my bathroom faucets were useless for the entire 51 days of the TS7. The upper bathroom faucet was useless even longer – it was reduced to a dribble mid-summer. So my first RV maintenance priority when I got to Ft Myers was to fix the faucet problem. … Continue reading
The beginning of the end?
This morning I spent some time looking at the prices of 2-bedroom, 2-bath condos in southwest Florida. I am finding it very difficult to deal with the constant truck failures. Diesel engines are supposed to last forever and I have tried very hard to maintain the engine properly. But the truck is 17 years old, … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 2 – Saco ME to Hermon ME
135 miles via US 1, I-295 (through Portland), I-95, ME 69 and US 2. Cumulative tow miles: 279. Truck miles: 141. Cumulative truck miles: 285. The extra truck miles were due to refueling. This was another (thankfully!) uneventful hop. The weather was nice and so were the roads. I arrived before 1pm and got set … Continue reading
Sewer!
At each step along the way in the construction of the shed in Ft Myers I posted a blog entry with an exclamation-point title (e.g., Insulation!). I don’t own my summer site but my excitement at (finally!) getting a sewer hookup was similar to a major step along the way in the shed construction. I … Continue reading
A month without television
Well, just shy of four weeks, actually, and not completely without television because I did have a weekend away in which I immersed myself in Law and Order. But it is my most TV-free span since my parents acquired our first set back in 1954. Even the transatlantic cruise in 2018 had television on board. … Continue reading
Getting settled or just passing time?
I have now been residing at my summer site in Orange MA for two weeks. Normally, after two weeks in a place, I would be settled – unpacked, lawn furniture deployed, gas grill set up, etc. But not this time. Because I am in a “temporary site” I have left everything as close to ready … Continue reading
Return to Pigeon Forge
Wednesday was a lousy day, weather-wise. Cool, wet, dreary. I got stir-crazy and decided to take a road trip to Pigeon Forge, about 30 miles to the east of Walland. I wanted to see the town again, which I first saw in 2012 in our first month on the road. I wasn’t expecting it to … Continue reading
A thaw in the long, cold COVID winter?
Recently I attended an event at my resort – an outdoor concert with a food truck. I was able to get dinner (a cajun fish po-boy – messy but good) and listen to some very nice music. It was almost like the old days. Still lots of social distancing and some masks worn, but it … Continue reading