So we arose at 5am and drove the truck to the third Ford dealer in Phoenix. Who kept the truck for half a day and came to the conclusion that “Nothin’ wrong with your truck Mister.” He suggested turning up the power on the brake controller when connected to the trailer. Or return with the truck and trailer so they can test both.
Ha ha, tow our trailer down to Phoenix to a Ford dealer. (For those of you new to this blog, we live in our trailer.)
Went home, plugged in the trailer and turned up the power. Nothing.
New plan. When we leave here in a week, take a slight detour on our route the first day to Prescott, AZ. Take the trailer and truck to the local Ford dealer for them to poke at. Hope springs eternal, AKA no other choice.
Oh yeah, since our last post, the one with the refrigerator door falling off too, we received a recall notice for a part in our stove.
Still no response from readers about owning an RV. Good thing we’re retired, so we have time to keep up with the parts falling off our home.
Bruce
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Refrigerator Brakes
No, that’s not a typo.
Do you ever wonder what distinguishes a moving home (RV) from a stationary one (Stixandbrix)?
Do you ever wonder what distinguishes a moving home (RV) from a stationary one (Stixandbrix)?
- Plumbing?
- Heating?
- Roof?
- Wood floors?
Nope, nope, nope, nope.
Brakes. The thing moves. What goes forward must stand still. You need brakes.
Well, we don’t have ‘em. No brakes since we arrived at Imperial Dam north of Yuma in December. What’s wrong with this trailer anyway? We towed it to Quartzsite to a mechanic, who couldn’t find nothin’. Then to our current park north of Phoenix, moving with care.
Since then, I have poked the trailer wiring and hired another mechanic for the same. Latter fella replaced a fuse in the truck and pronounced all was well in the trailer and truck.
Except when I tested it a few days ago, just to be sure, prior to our impending departure, nothing had changed. No brakes.
A trip to the Ford dealer to check the truck brake controller. “Nothin’ wrong with your truck Mister. It’s always the trailer.”
Except now a neighbor and I have determined that fault lies in the truck. Steaming mad, I was, ‘cause that dealer didn’t know and didn’t even try.
Now I feel confident that I can get the brakes fixed at a new dealer on Thursday. OK!
Except today the refrigerator door fell off the hinges.
Hence the title of this post.
Don’t you wish you had an RV?
Bruce
Monday, March 31, 2008
Who are you people?
Have you notice the counter on the right side of this blog? Under the Cognitive Transporter? We get a weekly report of page visits. An average of 9 users/day last week.
Who are you people? We hear from a few readers, mostly our friends and relations with a morbid curiosity about our life. Like,
“Are they still alive?”
“Have they come to their senses yet?”
“Have they killed each other in that tiny space and the dog has eaten them to survive?” (Of course not. He can’t type nor remember the blog password.)
That kinda thing.
But even they don’t match those numbers. (Not that many people like us.) So who are you people reading this blog? And don’t you have better things to do? (Or as Click and Clack on NPR would say, ”You wasted another perfectly good hour listening to our program.”)
C'mon now, speak up. Make a Comment just below the signature. Reveal yourselves as we have opened our lives to you (sorta). Or just make something up in the spirit of this blog. Creative writing. Did you really think I ran over cute women with my electric cart at Costco? Shoot, they walk too fast to catch 'em with those puny carts.
Bruce
Who are you people? We hear from a few readers, mostly our friends and relations with a morbid curiosity about our life. Like,
“Are they still alive?”
“Have they come to their senses yet?”
“Have they killed each other in that tiny space and the dog has eaten them to survive?” (Of course not. He can’t type nor remember the blog password.)
That kinda thing.
But even they don’t match those numbers. (Not that many people like us.) So who are you people reading this blog? And don’t you have better things to do? (Or as Click and Clack on NPR would say, ”You wasted another perfectly good hour listening to our program.”)
C'mon now, speak up. Make a Comment just below the signature. Reveal yourselves as we have opened our lives to you (sorta). Or just make something up in the spirit of this blog. Creative writing. Did you really think I ran over cute women with my electric cart at Costco? Shoot, they walk too fast to catch 'em with those puny carts.
Bruce
Friday, March 28, 2008
Home improvements
Today the cabinetmakers installed the desk and cabinets for the back of our trailer. The RV came with two large swivel rockers. Nice, but heavy. To use them, you would pull them out from the wall with great effort. To close the slides, you would push them back to the wall, again with great effort and some profanity. No can do. We sold them within two weeks of moving in.
BEFORE
With no desk space for two computer users, who read newspapers and blogs all day, our kitchen table turned into desks. NG also.
AFTER
So we found a cabinet maker in Phoenix, who designed a deskspace for us plus two three drawer cabinets. Very nice.
We are happy for work space plus return of our dining room table.
Again, you say, what does have to do with RV adventuring? Fortunately this is not a dialogue.
Just be patient for another two weeks, when we hit the road again. We promise you gripping dramas, extended vistas, and detailed analyses of our septic system.
Bruce
BEFORE
With no desk space for two computer users, who read newspapers and blogs all day, our kitchen table turned into desks. NG also.
AFTER
So we found a cabinet maker in Phoenix, who designed a deskspace for us plus two three drawer cabinets. Very nice.
We are happy for work space plus return of our dining room table.
Again, you say, what does have to do with RV adventuring? Fortunately this is not a dialogue.
Just be patient for another two weeks, when we hit the road again. We promise you gripping dramas, extended vistas, and detailed analyses of our septic system.
Bruce
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
We decide!
Two events today in the Brod trailerhold.
1. We drive north to Prescott, AZ, just to get out. Nice little town, with a beautiful court house and a series of shops all around. We stop in the local brewpub for lunch. This qualifies as a big outing around here. For more information…there isn’t any.
2. We decide on a departure date. Rather than leaving our plans to the condition of Bruce’s knee, which could care less about our feelings, we decide to stay for another three weeks of physical therapy, then continue our travels on Sunday, April 13, 08. We make our third set of reservations at Zion National Park, where we will stay for eight nights following a week or so at Lake Mead, east of Las Vegas. For further details, read the earlier blog post. Naah.
Looking for more excitement in a blog? Us too.
Bruce
1. We drive north to Prescott, AZ, just to get out. Nice little town, with a beautiful court house and a series of shops all around. We stop in the local brewpub for lunch. This qualifies as a big outing around here. For more information…there isn’t any.
2. We decide on a departure date. Rather than leaving our plans to the condition of Bruce’s knee, which could care less about our feelings, we decide to stay for another three weeks of physical therapy, then continue our travels on Sunday, April 13, 08. We make our third set of reservations at Zion National Park, where we will stay for eight nights following a week or so at Lake Mead, east of Las Vegas. For further details, read the earlier blog post. Naah.
Looking for more excitement in a blog? Us too.
Bruce
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sooner, or later
Physical therapist disabused Bruce of his notion that he is ready to move on right now. Maybe in a few weeks, with more flex and strength in the knee.
Move plans again. Sighhhh.
Bruce
Move plans again. Sighhhh.
Bruce
Friday, March 21, 2008
Maybe go soon?
Today Bruce’s physical therapist revealed that he is aiming for his release by the end of this month, that being March, rather than April. Huh? That would register in the GOOD column of coming events.
One more month of travel this Spring. One less month of sitting around listening to moaning (Bruce). Flee Arizona in April, as most of our neighbors intend due to rising temps.
OK, calm down. Let’s get some information next week.
WHAT? Leave in March??? Like in nine days?
Bruce
PS We sent in our applications for host positions in OR parks. Last night we looked up vacancies for October. Two docent positions in coast lighthouses. Cool!
One more month of travel this Spring. One less month of sitting around listening to moaning (Bruce). Flee Arizona in April, as most of our neighbors intend due to rising temps.
OK, calm down. Let’s get some information next week.
WHAT? Leave in March??? Like in nine days?
Bruce
PS We sent in our applications for host positions in OR parks. Last night we looked up vacancies for October. Two docent positions in coast lighthouses. Cool!
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