on November 14th, 2009 at 3:32 pm by MJ

We thought the Saga of the Awning was over, but it’s not. Turns out the RV dealership replaced the cheapo awning they initially tried to pawn off on us with HALF a new Dometic awning. They bought new fabric and hardware and strung it all up on our old roller, all without telling [...]

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on November 7th, 2009 at 5:08 am by MJ

Tonight’s the first freeze of the season. Of course, I hadn’t bothered to put the heat tape on the drinking water hose, so I found myself outside after dark in the cold with a lantern, electrical tape, pipe insulation, a pair of scissors and the heat cable. Half an hour later, voila, toasty-warm [...]

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on October 18th, 2009 at 2:39 pm by MJ

I started putting the Frost King winterizing kits on my windows yesterday. I managed to get three windows done before I gave up for the day. It’s a lot of work!
Basically, I have to apply double-sided tape around the edge of the window frame, cut a piece of the heat-sensitive plastic to fit [...]

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