Awake: 5:32am Temp 63 sleep 6+45 mostly cloudy overnight @ Watertown, WI.
It was soooo nice sleeping on our comfortable Murphy bed again. We will be keeping a close eye on that mattress to make sure it doesn’t send us to the couch again….unless we want to.
Sallie asks us to do her a favor this morning: run (2) errands; pickup a piece of Granite @ the “Design in Marble Company” in Ixonia, WI (20) miles east of Watertown; then take a water sample from the swimming pool to be tested @ the Pool Supply store in Oconomowoc, WI on the return trip. We both enjoy a nice serene ride in the Wisconsin countryside by doing this small favor & we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to buy some needed groceries @ Wal-Mart before returning to our bus.
Once again, Larry was called by the Madison Rabbi to complete a Minion this morning.
A few days ago, Sallie had asked me to do something with the gate leading to their swimming pool; “it’s too complicated for the children to keep the gate closed; can you fix it & make it easier for them to operate?” she inquires. I figured maybe (15) min @ the most for this simple request but I’m out of practice. It took over an hr for that amateur type of fix.
When Larry returns from his Minion, he suggests we take that starter from the Galion Crane over to the Jensch Auto Parts & Service @ 1:00pm. Bob, the starter repair expert, didn’t like the looks of our unit; “the bearing is worn & shot” he tells us. He did indicate that he’ll try & have it repaired & ready on the 3rd of July.
Back @ the house, while Larry is busy with the air condition fellow tending to an outside compressor, I use the telescoping limb cutter again & continue cutting down a number of low hanging limbs along the west side of their circular driveway. Only (3) trees remaining (with many low limbs) & this project will be finished for the summer.
Meanwhile, Larry has a leaking air conditioning condensation drain leading to his basement. “It’s been leaking for awhile” says Larry. I didn’t want to remind him immediately that this is the same drain that was leaking last yr when we visited them. Anyway, working together & using a propane torch, the copper tubing funnel catch separated easily. Now a trip to Ace Hardware to match the copper tube sections we need for the repair.
Back @ their house, we nearly get into trouble by making too much noise while Molly is sleeping. The initial soldering went well, but when making that last connection, it was difficult to get enough heat on the (2) sections coming together. We had to resort to the final fix being: “Silicon glue.” After all, this drain is being used to drain cool water; our testing proved no leaks so it should work well.
Wine time on the back porch by the pool; then dinner by Sallie: Hamburger (Kosher), whole wheat buns, tomatoes, onions & a mixed salad. (8) for dinner tonight; no Carrie, Bengi or Don; tonight it’s Micha, Cindy, & the rest of us.
Larry & Sallie have a new Dyson vacuum cleaner; Larry insists that we try it in our coach. We thought our rugs were pretty clean but after using that high tech machine, we were amazed @ how new & clean they looked + amazed at all the dirt that accumulated in the collection unit. We were impressed! It was returned (20) min later with high accolades.
High temp=70 Lights out: 11:42pm
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