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I do a lot of spreadsheet work on my computer. Much of that consists of copying data from one place and pasting it into another place. The commands for doing that are “Control C” and “Control V”. The “C” and “V” keys are right next to each other. Sometimes I hit the wrong one. I just pasted data over a URL I was trying to copy. That’s when I really appreciate the “undo” command.

I wish life had an undo command. I wish I could unsay some things I’ve said. I sometimes wish I could make a different decision than one I already made. I wish I could go back with knowledge I have now and undo some things I did long ago.

Wouldn’t it be great if life had an “undo” button?

TTYL,

Linda

Have you ever filled a long-neck bottle using your kitchen faucet? The typical pattern for doing that is to turn the water on fast to fill most of the bottle then to slow the water down so it won’t overflow as you finish filling it. If you then wanted to maintain that level of water you could set the faucet to a slow drip to compensate for evaporation.

Charging your batteries from your generator with a three stage charger works the same. The first stage is called “bulk” charging and it puts in lots of power very quickly until the battery is about 75% full. Stage two is called “absorb” and it puts in power more slowly until the other 25% is reached which can take up to 12 hours. Stage three is called “float” and it keeps a trickle of power going in to keep them level without overcharging them before you turn the generator off.

Then you turn the generator off, turn the inverter on, and keep right on using power from your batteries until the next time you decide to fill them up again.

We have a problem with our charging system. But we don’t know if it is the charger or the monitor that is the problem. Our system charges quickly but the monitor says the batteries are not full.

Oh, goody! Another puzzle to solve!  🙁

TTYL,

Linda

For the SKP reunion we just attended we parked in the desert on BLM land where you can stay two weeks for free. Now we are parked in the desert on BLM land for two weeks for $40. ???!!!

The difference is this section of BLM land comes with amenities and the $40 allows us the right to use those amenities as much as we want to. Like dumping our full black and gray water tanks.

Filling our fresh water tank.

And getting rid of all the garbage we’ve been accumulating.

There’s nothing like partying with your friends without those facilities to make you appreciate those amenities.

We expect to go through the lines three times if we stay the full two weeks. Once on arrival today and then the end of each week until we leave.

Or we could stay all season for $180 but I can’t imagine us parking in one place that long, can you?

TTYL,

Linda

I know I haven’t been talking to you all lately. I’ve been busy talking to members of the Escapee’s RV Club at our small group’s annual reunion. The group gets bigger every year. Here’s some of this year’s group at Da Boyz Pizza and Pasta:

And from the other end of the table:

Big group. And not everyone was there!

Here’s some of the guys solving our world problems.

That’s a lot of people to catch up with. Your turn will come again. Sometime.

TTYL,

Linda

Headed to a party following directions from memory. The party is on BLM land in an area we’ve visited before so we think we know where we are going. Past the Shell station, turn right, go about three miles, look for our group on the left. Likely to be the only RV group with a boat here in the desert.

So, we go past the Shell station, turn right at the sign that says BLM 14 day use area, drive about two and a half miles down the road and suddenly find ourselves in this.

Now, we know all the other RVs in our group did NOT drive down this road. So we pull off to the side to turn around.

And get our Sandcastle caught in a sand trap!

Put boards under the jacks to lift the wheels enough to put boards under the wheels then try to drive out.

Alley oop! Onto and over the boards. Into another hole. Now what?

Call for reinforcements. Dave, Lee (driving his 4-wheel drive truck) and Mike come to the rescue.

Much discussion. More people arrive to help. More discussion. I start worrying about the view through our windshield.

Lee drives his truck around the area in front of us looking for the firmest ground. We jack up the RV again and make use of every one’s wood to build a road out of the hole.

And drive right out!

And down the correct road, the one RIGHT behind the Shell station. The one that’s paved all the way down to our site.

It’s dark by the time we get to the right place but, hey! We are HERE!

TTYL,

Linda

Oh, did I tell you that when we got stuck we discovered our toilet is leaking again and had overflowed? Now where’s that boat?