The saga of my weekend woes continues. :( Temperatures were once again in the high eighties and muggy today. The temp inside the rig when I got up was 79*, which is six degrees warmer than I like it. It's impossible to clean my glasses on my tee shirt because it is so soaked with perspiration. :) Andy came over about 8:00 this morning to help me get started on transferring everything from the outside storage compartments. I have done quite a bit of purging of unused items on this move. It's hard to believe I had so much stuff crammed into that 29' rig, and still was withing the weight range of the vehicle.
Andy suggested I just drive the old rig in "as is" without cleaning it first since they be will detailing it anyway, but I told him that's not how I do things. It took us until noon to get all the unloading and loading done, and I was hungry! After lunch, Andy and the boys took a nap. I tried to cool down a bit, and then started on the inside cleaning. It had been over four years since I'd seen the area behind the drawers I had put in to replace the removed passenger's seat. You can imagine the build up of grime in that area. Dang, that was hot sweaty work! By the time I finished, Andy returned with a shop vac and gave all the outside storage compartments a once over. I must say that the rig looked pretty good, considering I'd lived in it fulltime for four years. What a relief it was to be done with emptying and cleaning the old rig!!
So, what were the further woes you might ask? Well, throughout the day I noticed several things. First, was the fact that when I tried to use the outside outlet to plug in the vacuum cleaner, it didn't work. Second, when I tried to make some toast for my lunchtime sandwich, that outlet didn't work. And finally, I noticed that the ice maker was no longer making ice (it had made ice yesterday). So....I took the advice of a comment from Jack, and decided I would try to solve some of these problems myself. I got out all the owner's manuals and read everything on the electrical system and generator. I checked every circuit breaker (they were all OK). Then I checked the ground circuit; it was OK but I reset it anyway. Next was the about 50 fuses located in several places. They were all fine. I unplugged and re-plugged the electric current. Then I took the cover off of the generator and reset the circuit breakers there even though they weren't tripped. I once again tried to start the gen, and nothing happened. :( All that checking and resetting also did nothing for the malfunctioning outlets. I then gave up on solving these problems myself. I gave the good old college try, but to no avail. :(
After I was satisfied with the looks of the old rig, I drove it to Universal and dropped it off in their service line drop off area. Andy followed in a car with the boys, and we returned home.
Now my list of things for the dealership is a page long in my list tablet! Tonight I have to make a final push to get all the miscellaneous items that are scattered throughout the rig secured. I hope to be on the road by 8:30 tomorrow morning on my way to Universal Marine and RV. I am taking Emma (aka Wild Child) with me. We will both take up residence in the waiting area until all problems are resolved. Perhaps between my scowling countenance and my companion's unflagging energy, it will provide incentive for them to get things done quickly. One can only hope.
Thanks for stopping by....talk to you later, Judy
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