If you said, "A line from the Rolling Stones song 19th Nervous Breakdown, 1966," you get 15 bonus points. If you said, "The first time the temperature in Phoenix is going to reach 110º," you are right, but no bonus points. They don't even blink about 100º here... just another day in the desert.
We will be getting the van out to load it, but it will probably be early tomorrow... before the heat of the day (supposed to get to 114º tomorrow). There isn't that much storage in it, so it shouldn't take long.
In the meantime, we deal with the heat. One way of doing that is to stay in the shade. You can see in this photo that Murph knows how to do that, too...
The sunny side of those pavers would burn his paw pads; it's bearable in the shade. Besides the pergola, we use patio umbrellas to keep shade where we want (need) it...
It makes a difference.
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Joan asked about making a trip to Camping World to check out some levelers for the van. Not the type that use jacks and are automated (the van chassis isn't made for that), but the type you roll up on with your tires. We have the blocks that we have used in the past, but I am thinking the type that are like an arch that you drive up on would be faster and easier. I've looked at them on-line, but haven't seen any in-person.
"And, since we're going that way, do you want to take the van? Make sure everything is working on it, and go out for lunch?" It's Father's Day weekend - of course I am in for all of that. ;-)
I like driving the van. Yeah, I've said that before. Nice to be out in it. Camping World has a couple of the type of levelers we are considering, but I liked the look and specs of some we checked out on-line. There was some discussion of where to have lunch... there is a Portillo's nearby and I mentioned that they have cheese fries. Before making the turn to Portillo's, Joan asked, "Would you rather have the Schnitz (that's Weinerschnitzel for those not in the know)?"
"Don't tease me, woman!" I got out of that turn lane and we headed north. Devine intervention: the Schnitz has a "Chili-Cheese special" with 2 chili-cheese dogs and chili-cheese fries for $6. That is a hot deal and exactly what I would order. I am a cheap date. Joan got the same special, too.
Back home, we investigated electrical circuits: the van electrical system does not like being plugged into a GFCI protected circuit. Yes, the Roadtrek has the whiz-bang lithium batteries and can run the a/c on that... but it is going to be hotter than the Gates of Hell tomorrow (it is only as hot as the Highway to Hell today) - we will need the air conditioning to get the van loaded. I figured out that there is one outlet in the garage that is the only thing on that circuit; it is made to plug in a freezer, and we don't have one. It has a GFCI outlet on it, but the circuit is not GFCI protected. I ran into the same issue with the Aspect last year when we were loading up; we wound up running the generator in the ungodly heat.
This should work. Besides, it is a 20 amp circuit, where all the rest of the outlets in the garages are 15 amp. We'll find out tomorrow.
Murphy wanted to go out when we came in the house. A glance at our weather station...
"I don't think so, Buddy." We had put down umbrellas before we went out. Time to get those back up. And just a glance at other places in the house...
76º and 40% humidity in the music room; the wood guitars appreciate that. The carbon fiber guitars laugh at the wood ones. But, I digress.
Oh, and the leveling ramps: Joan ordered a set of two that are nicer than what they had at Camping World, and less $$. They'll be here tomorrow. First thing in the morning.
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