Hey There!
It's 9:44 AM EDT, 52°F, Humidity 61%, Wind 3 mph SE, mostly cloudy
I'm getting a late start this morning because the World Series game went to 12:30 AM, and I was also a bit fatigued from yesterday's activities. So let's get going here.
I hustled up my morning routine a bit as our cleaning person came yesterday to clean for the first time since her husband died. She also had an issue last week with her sister, whose intestines apparently ruptured after a botched tummy tuck. DW had to go out for a hair appointment, so I drank my coffee and did a little work as she was cleaning. What I did was manage to write more emails to arrange interviews. Hopefully some of that will bear fruit today. I also set up my last golf round with my partner for Thursday.
Once she had finished, I had some breakfast - a bagel with half peanut butter and half cream cheese - and then set out once again to the campsite for the day's task, which was to dump the tanks.
When I got there, I first set aside the solar panels I had set up to charge the house battery as well as power stations. I secured the inside and got it ready for the road. But the battery itself was lying on the ground, and the way it was set meant I had to re-route the cables to get it up on its storage rack. Unfortunately, I did not have tools with me, and was unable to remove the cables from the battery.
So I had to make a quick trip to the local lumber yard, which fortunately had an 8" $12 crescent wrench for sale. So I managed to re-route the cables and set the battery on its rack for the journey.
I also had to check the ODI codes, which indicated an evaporative emissions leak, as well as misfirings somewhere in the engine. Also, the RV needs to be inspected. So I cleared the codes, and headed off to the local Love's, which has a dump station. I missed the last opportunity to use the local state park facilities.
I could feel the slight misfirings as I drove the rig. When I got to Love's I had to wait for someone else ahead of me. I paid the fee, but when I went to remove the lock on the hatch opening, the tumblers were in such an awkward positioin that I could not read the numbers. The numbers themselves were also pretty worn away. So I had to go in and get help, which took about 15 minutes to arrive. The woman who helped me also had a hard time getting the numbers to line up, but she finally managed it. What a stupid way to secure the hatch!
I dumped the tanks and took off back to the campsite. I parked the RV in a fairly level spot, but I was not too concerned about leveling it, since no liquids were flowing. I locked everything up and headed home.
Before I had left for Love's, I got an email from someone I wanted to interview that they were available at 6 PM that evening. So when I got home I had to set up a quick interview and do some very quick research on the subject. DW and I managed to get dinner made by 5:30 - grilled steak, potatoes, and a salad. Then I did the 6:00 interview, which actually went OK.
I killed some time with YouTube videos until game time at 8:00 PM. The game was quite tense, and the ending, not what I was hoping for, was thrilling nonetheless. I was hoping the Brewers would wrap it up last night so I didn't have to stay up so late watching the game, but there's one tonight, which gives them another chance to clinch the title. As noted, I went to bed after the 12-inning game ended with the Rays win and after getting the kitchen cleaned up at 12:30 AM. Way too late after this day!
That's all for now. 'Til We Meet Again!