Howdy, Y'all.
After having a very pleasant and restful stay of 10 days at Daingerfield State Park in
Daingerfield,TX we are presently parked in the back yard of Ralph and Charolette
Fullenwider in Duncan, OK. This is the first time I have been in Oklahoma and I really
like the wide open spaces of this area. Lots of farmland.
We lost the use of our generator as its' cooling fan would not function. We figured that
we would have to replace that fan motor. However, Ralph found an extra switch that
controls the fan motor circuit breaker. This switch was turned off. Gee, how did that
happen? Was it turned off during the genset service performed by Bleakley RV? There is no
way to really be certain. What a relief to know that we have one less repair to worry
about.
We are waiting upon the arrival of 2 fan motors, one for the bed room air conditioners
and one for the LR air conditioner. Ralph also found a fist-sized hole in a section of
the exhaust pipe of the Detroit diesel engine. Jack is going to work on removing the
affected part. Then he will replace it. This should prove interesting as the area that he
needs to work in is not all that big.<grin>
The coach's steps received a performance tweaking and lubrication from Ralph. They work
better, now. Jack and Ralph realigned the front door and it closes a lot tighter now.
Jack is going to investigate the electric door lock's mechanism to determine why it
doesn't work. There is some minor plumbing issues to deal with. Ralph and Jack are going
to perform some lubrication on the chassis. Ralph is also going to perform an inspection
of the brakes.
We are learning a lot about our Wanderlodge's systems from Ralph. He is a very good
technician, teacher and a really nice person. His wife, Charolette, has made us feel
right at home.
We found out that our cat, Oreo, is afraid of storms. She will hide under the kitchen
table or Jack's chair and cower. Poor kitty. While traveling, she rides in her luxurious
carrier complete with psuedo-sheepskin padding. <Smile> She still doesn't go into that
carrier willingly, though.
I had a weird thing happen to my cell phone. It stopped "talking" to my computer via
cable for about 4 days. That was really frustrating as I could not get our email.
Yesterday I dropped the phone on the kitchen floor. It was dead as far as I could tell.
Jack re-seated the battery and the phone was revived. And guess what?! The phone now
"talks" to the computer and I can get our email!!! Black magic!!<grin>
We expect to be here through next week. Our son, Matt, may drive up from Fort Worth, TX
with our grandson, Cole. Cole will spend his 2 months of summer vacation with us. We are
going to see Bob and Bev Maxwell in Belen, NM. That is our planned next stop. That is the
news from our Wanderlodge.
Hope that this message find y'all in good health and spirits.
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Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce and Oreo.
After having a very pleasant and restful stay of 10 days at Daingerfield State Park in
Daingerfield,TX we are presently parked in the back yard of Ralph and Charolette
Fullenwider in Duncan, OK. This is the first time I have been in Oklahoma and I really
like the wide open spaces of this area. Lots of farmland.
We lost the use of our generator as its' cooling fan would not function. We figured that
we would have to replace that fan motor. However, Ralph found an extra switch that
controls the fan motor circuit breaker. This switch was turned off. Gee, how did that
happen? Was it turned off during the genset service performed by Bleakley RV? There is no
way to really be certain. What a relief to know that we have one less repair to worry
about.
We are waiting upon the arrival of 2 fan motors, one for the bed room air conditioners
and one for the LR air conditioner. Ralph also found a fist-sized hole in a section of
the exhaust pipe of the Detroit diesel engine. Jack is going to work on removing the
affected part. Then he will replace it. This should prove interesting as the area that he
needs to work in is not all that big.<grin>
The coach's steps received a performance tweaking and lubrication from Ralph. They work
better, now. Jack and Ralph realigned the front door and it closes a lot tighter now.
Jack is going to investigate the electric door lock's mechanism to determine why it
doesn't work. There is some minor plumbing issues to deal with. Ralph and Jack are going
to perform some lubrication on the chassis. Ralph is also going to perform an inspection
of the brakes.
We are learning a lot about our Wanderlodge's systems from Ralph. He is a very good
technician, teacher and a really nice person. His wife, Charolette, has made us feel
right at home.
We found out that our cat, Oreo, is afraid of storms. She will hide under the kitchen
table or Jack's chair and cower. Poor kitty. While traveling, she rides in her luxurious
carrier complete with psuedo-sheepskin padding. <Smile> She still doesn't go into that
carrier willingly, though.
I had a weird thing happen to my cell phone. It stopped "talking" to my computer via
cable for about 4 days. That was really frustrating as I could not get our email.
Yesterday I dropped the phone on the kitchen floor. It was dead as far as I could tell.
Jack re-seated the battery and the phone was revived. And guess what?! The phone now
"talks" to the computer and I can get our email!!! Black magic!!<grin>
We expect to be here through next week. Our son, Matt, may drive up from Fort Worth, TX
with our grandson, Cole. Cole will spend his 2 months of summer vacation with us. We are
going to see Bob and Bev Maxwell in Belen, NM. That is our planned next stop. That is the
news from our Wanderlodge.
Hope that this message find y'all in good health and spirits.
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce and Oreo.