We do, thank goodness. Propane is what keeps us warm in the winter. We have back-up electric space heaters, but they don’t keep the whole rig warm, much less the pipes in the underbelly like the furnace does. The furnace isn’t terribly efficient mind you, but it does keep us from freezing. Our big problem [...]
If you’ve been following this blog since last winter, you might recall that I battled against the elements a number of times during the cold months in order to keep our fresh water supply flowing. My number one weapon in this battle: a hair dryer. That’s right. I don’t actually use it to dry my [...]
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The weatherman said that this was it; no more warm weather after today. So I headed over to the Home Depot, got some fiberglass insulation, face masks, duct tape, and a new length of heat tape, came home, and commenced to winterizing. I put down a tarp under the rig, climbed underneath, and trimmed the [...]
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Since we first moved the rig here, we’ve had issues with the septic tank backing up. Even when there was just one rig, whenever it would rain or when I would try to flush the black water tank with fresh water, we’d end up with a stinky puddle in the front yard. Then two more [...]
October is gone, and November has begun. The nights are dipping down to near freezing, and I’m in deep denial. I really can’t continue to drag my feet about winterizing. It needs to be done, and it needs to be done soon. I need to buy a new, shorter fresh water hose, a new length [...]
At long, long last the repairman from the shady RV dealership came and fixed our awning properly. Mind you, it still has the original roller instead of the new one we paid for, but at least that roller now has a spring, and the hardware that broke on the arm of the awning when we [...]
I hate going to the laundromat twice as much as I did before since my favorite washateria closed for remodeling and I now have to go to the 24-hour place that is overpriced and frequented by Creepy Groundskeeper. So desperate am I that I decided to seek out other options. I don’t have the money [...]
So after having the fridge repaired once this summer, it finally gave up the ghost. It began leaking ammonia, and our repairman said that replacing the cooling unit would cost nearly as much as getting an entirely new fridge. He convinced the warranty company of the same, so we ended up with a new, $1800 [...]
Easy. Everything starts to break. First it’s little stuff, odd bits of hardware and minor leaks. Then the problems get bigger and you’re installing a new toilet. Finally, the mechanical decay takes a turn for the worse, and next thing you know, you’re shelling out $1800 to replace the refrigerator. Argh! $2000 spent in just [...]
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Instead of Ms. Fixit, I’m Ms. Breakit. Yesterday I turned off the water in hopes of resolving the fresh water leaks around the toilet. Well, I took the whole, nasty, stinky mess apart and discovered that the water valve and vacuum breaker are leaking. More like spewing, really. Each time I flush, water shoots out [...]
