Location, at
Home, CA
A short note
to bring things up to date.
It is HOT!
At 8:30 PM it is still 85 degrees. While walking this morning a few gusts of
wind came up and right behind it the temperature rose several degrees. By mid
morning the humidity also rose making for a very unusual sticky day.
I am working
under the fifth wheel trying to get the bottom covers back in place after
removing most of them last week to check the hydraulic ram which moves the
living room slide out. The final solution was to lube the slide rubber with
silicone spray and to wax the walls of the slide outs to reduce friction.
I discovered
this remedy by doing an on-line search for slide out problems which wonder of wonders
gave me a manual of my exact hydraulic system. After all the lubing the slide
works fine. Before the lubing it took both Craig and I pushing on the slide
from inside while holding down the pump switch to get the slide to move.
Needless to
say, the work is going slowly in this heat. I also have the problem of aligning
all the holes so the self taping screws go in. The screws go through the bottom
cover and into steel beams. Everything has to be just so to make it work.
I am in no
hurry to get it done as we have no trips planned in the immediate future.
We are going
to the Bay area on Sunday after church to visit friends both in Walnut Creek
and El Dorado hills. We also are stopping in Folsom to pck up a couple of
cases of Bor-Do-Lay sauce for marinating. It is the best for meats going on the
grill.
