Makin' a list...

 

If you were "checking it twice," you may be real busy in the Christmas season.  This list wasn't for gifts...

 

This a partial list of things we needed to work on out at the motorhome.  The to-do list gets moved further down the list when you open the door to the storage unit and see water on the floor.  Not a lot of water, but there shouldn't be any water.  Some of the things on the list are things that we would have had Winnebago address if we had stayed there for a day or two.  One of those things was the fact that they almost closed the drain for the fresh water tank.  Oh, it looked closed, but wasn't quite completely closed.  We did not put any water in the coach for the run (literally) back to Texas... the cold weather was chasing us, so we made do with bottled water... and the shower facilities in an RV park.  Back at our storage unit, I flushed water lines (to get rid of the pink RV antifreeze) and put about 10 gallons in the fresh water tank so we'd have water for the toilet and hand washing while we prep the coach for travel.  Yep, that 10 gallons leaked out on the floor of the storage unit.  Slowly.  It didn't hurt anything, but it gave me concerns about where it was coming from, until I could check it over, thoroughly.

With that done (and checking under the motorhome a bunch of time after putting on some water again), we started on the list.  The top of the list: fix the door.  To be fair, Winnebago fixed the door.  The exterior door works great, now.  The screen door doesn't.  I adjusted the latch.  A couple times.  It stays closed now, but separates from the main door when opened.  Joan thought I might be able to fashion something with a couple magnets, but in studying the latch for the screen door, which Winnebago replaced, I could see where the part on the door frame sticks out just far enough to unlatch the screen when you open the door.  No adjusting that latch.  Well, not by using a screw.  But, a careful application of a hammer to that latch gave me just enough clearance.  It now works like it is supposed to.

We never thought to check the screen door before we left Winnebago... perhaps the fact that it was freezing cold had something to do with that?  We discovered it when we stopped for the night at the Texas/Oklahoma border and it was warm enough to leave the door open.  Until the next morning, if you call 3:30am "morning, and we got out of there in a hurry because the cold front was moving in.  Yeah, we put of dealing with the door until today.

Working methodically, we went through the list.  

Considering all the repair/replacing that Winnebago did, it is amazing we didn't discover more stuff that needs to be addressed.  We'll see what else pops up when we are actually living in the motorhome for a while.

It was a cold day; 45º and snotty wind out of the north.  We got to use the heated seats as we headed towards Harlingen this morning.  An early lunch stop at Olive Garden (and a couple entrees to put in the freezer for the trip west).  No fun stuff, like scooter riding, on a day like this; good time to get this work done.

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Last night, Joan walked by while I was watching a video... "So, is that something you're thinking about?"

"Maybe.  If it's OK with you," I said.

"Well, I was thinking you'd want to try that again one day," she said; "Let's see if anything particular turns you on."

"I have to admit, there's something new that intrigues me."

What?  No, I was looking at a motorcycle video.  I like my Vespa.  A lot.  We did swing by the Honda dealer in Brownsville a few weeks ago.  DCT - Dual Clutch Transmission.  Yep, something to think about.  Later.