Post by mtpalms on May 30, 2016 15:40:15 GMT -8
This has been a terrible month, and this weekend capped it (I hope) 
The battery died suddenly in the Tacoma Saturday. It's only a year old, will jump, but not hold a charge. Supposedly it will get replaced free under warranty. The dealership is 50 miles away, and according to their website, doesn't have a service opening until Wednesday afternoon. Pffft. I am calling at 7 AM to see if they will fit me in, as it is only a battery replacement.
Turned the water valve on this morning to get the swamp cooler up and running for the summer, and had a cascade of water falling into the utility room. Stoopyhead me, I forgot to disconnect it last fall, and it froze. Got the water sopped up, and dried out the drywall with fans, So damage is minimal. Luckily, the rupture is right by to opening to the attic, easy to access, hopefully easy to fix. As soon as Memorial Day is over, anyway. (I do a lot of basic maintenance, but indoor plumbing is not one of them.)
My boyfriend has been under tremendous pressure this month, and it finally came to a head this morning, but he's much better now. He needs a few days more to pull himself together, before getting back to the trailer. He has really disliked doing most of the prep work and repairs, but now that the panels are about to go in, as a wood working guy, he is excited. So there's that.
All that to say, I needed to post something cheerful, so here is a pic I took last week of my friend's trailer, that she was renting out on Airbnb. She just has a magical touch when it comes to fixing things up.
She has a cute little mid '50s Shasta that I will take pictures of soon. It has a bit of temporary clutter around it, which should be cleaned up in about a week.
The battery died suddenly in the Tacoma Saturday. It's only a year old, will jump, but not hold a charge. Supposedly it will get replaced free under warranty. The dealership is 50 miles away, and according to their website, doesn't have a service opening until Wednesday afternoon. Pffft. I am calling at 7 AM to see if they will fit me in, as it is only a battery replacement.
Turned the water valve on this morning to get the swamp cooler up and running for the summer, and had a cascade of water falling into the utility room. Stoopyhead me, I forgot to disconnect it last fall, and it froze. Got the water sopped up, and dried out the drywall with fans, So damage is minimal. Luckily, the rupture is right by to opening to the attic, easy to access, hopefully easy to fix. As soon as Memorial Day is over, anyway. (I do a lot of basic maintenance, but indoor plumbing is not one of them.)
My boyfriend has been under tremendous pressure this month, and it finally came to a head this morning, but he's much better now. He needs a few days more to pull himself together, before getting back to the trailer. He has really disliked doing most of the prep work and repairs, but now that the panels are about to go in, as a wood working guy, he is excited. So there's that.
All that to say, I needed to post something cheerful, so here is a pic I took last week of my friend's trailer, that she was renting out on Airbnb. She just has a magical touch when it comes to fixing things up.
She has a cute little mid '50s Shasta that I will take pictures of soon. It has a bit of temporary clutter around it, which should be cleaned up in about a week.
