Big change...

We had some work to do on the RV - the seals around our slide-outs needed to be replaced.  The premise: undo a screw, slide out the old seals, trim the new seals, slide them in place, put the screw back in.

The reality: 4 1/2 hours of fussing with 'em in the heat and humidity.  "Heat?" you say, "It's getting close to Thanksgiving - is it really hot there?"

Thanks for asking, and yes, it got to 89º here today.  But, with the humidity, it only felt like ... well, I have never been in 140º heat, but this is how I would imagine it.  Since you asked, I sweated through two shirts.  There was a cold front predicted to hit this afternoon, so we wanted to get this work done.

Joan helped me get the seals slid into the track, then while I screwed them in place, she scrubbed the edges of the slide-outs... where the previous seals turned to goo... well, perhaps not goo, more like whatever it is they use on those No-Pest Strips.  OK, like used gum you step in on the sidewalk, only 80' long, 'cause that's how long the tracks for the seals are.

While up on the roof of the RV, I resealed some seams - even though it was hotter than the gates of Hell while we worked on the RV, the weather weasels are predicting a big change in the weather.  By 5:00 this afternoon, a nasty cold front is supposed to come in from the north.  They are predicting a lot of wind, heavy rain, occasional thunderstorms, and highs in the upper 40s to low 50s for the next several days.

It was about 2:30 by the time we finished on the 5th wheel... a soak in the jacuzzi tub was necessary, with the temp set not too warm, and the jets aimed at all those aching muscles.  We had skipped lunch while working, the growling of my belly was a reminder that we needed to do something about that.

Early supper at BurgerFi... the sky had turned black on our way there.  While eating, the wind changed direction, started gusting to over 45 mph... followed by torrential rain.  It looked like this...

The visibility was down to about 200 feet, the gutters were filling with rain water.  And more of the same predicted for the next 3 days.

I got a nice surprise in the mail: a guitar t-shirt from a music store in east Texas; they had a drawing on a guitar forum for some t-shirts to promote their store... I was one of those selected...

It says, "Yes, Honey, its another guitar."  Free is my favorite price.  Thanks to Acoustic Pro Musicican in Beaumont.

The temp is down to 63º right now (down 26º from the high today), and headed lower.  We may have to turn on some heat.