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 October 22nd, 2009 at 9:50 pm by MJ

Eagle RV finally came and installed the correct awning, a Dometic.  It took  nearly two months to get it done, and they still managed to cheat us (or the insurance company, depending on how you look at it).  First they buy the cheaper and smaller awning and pocket the rest of the insurance money, making [...]

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on October 18th, 2009 at 2:26 pm by MJ

About a month or so ago, the igniter on our stovetop stopped working. Rather than bother to try to figure out what was wrong with it, we just started using a lighter to get the burners going.
Today I finally decided to take a moment, pull up the rangetop, and try to figure out what [...]

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on September 5th, 2009 at 11:18 pm by MJ

The RV repairman that the GEICO adjuster contacted won’t be coming out to fix our awning. Lex was trying to call and touch base to find out when we could expect him when she got his voice mail which explained that he wouldn’t be taking calls because he may well have H1N1, the swine [...]

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on August 30th, 2009 at 8:58 pm by MJ

After finishing school work, I gathered up the trash, put away the dishes, swept the floor, cleaned the litter box, and then headed outside to deal with our water flow issue.  We were back down to a trickle again.  I just lived with it for a week or so because I knew what the problem [...]

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