Awake: 7:00am Temp 53 sleep 7+33 partly sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
Kathy did (2) laundry loads early this morning. While she was doing that easy & soft cushion chore, I got out the new gate valve that Newell sent over a month ago
& proceeded to get ready to replace the old (4) yr, gate valve with the new one.
A few months ago, while dumping the gray water, the old valve started opening less than half way each time & I don't want that thing to fail completely, especially now. So after dumping the soapy wash water from the system, the gray water lines were reasonably clean & I got busy disconnecting the old gate valve.....
& replacing it with a new valve. Next I copied the re-wiring exactly as the Newell technician specified. All was going well until I tested the system & then: IT DIDN'T WORK! Yikes.
Meanwhile, Kathy & I had planned on cutting each other's hair today & when I sheepishly admitted my failure; she was very, very disappointed. I was going to start trouble-shooting but the time was ticking & we had another most important engagement coming up fast, so I changed my mind & we did cut each other's hair with only minutes to spare. After a quick change of clothes, we were en-route to Gary & Rosemary's home.
As we approached their spotless white house, we eyed their Halloween decorations on their porch...but wait a minute; they also have their Christmas lights up....already; Wow!
1st of all, Gary wanted me to see his (7) yr old Sears tractor with the bent steering mechanism; he's been having trouble getting a replacement part from Sears as they have sent him the wrong (opposite part) (3) times! That would be frustrating.
Then to help cheer him up, we had somewhat of a surprise for Gary: (5) rather large boxes of remnants from the 2X2's, 2X4's & 2X6's of our house building. Each box was packed tight with care.
They will come in handy when starting their Pot Belly Stove. Yes, there are (5).
Next, we spent some good time relaxing with wine on the porch just kibitzing & catching up on each other's retired life style.
Dinner by Rosemary: Boneless pork chops, homegrown beans, homemade applesauce, muffins, rice & a veggie tray; all very delicious.....especially the chocolate cake for dessert. Ahem, & I didn't complain about the ..... ice cream.
After the table was cleared, we played (2) rounds of: Diminishing Bridge, one of my favorite games. However, during the 1st round, I nearly divorced my love for this outrageous & annoying bunch of crooked card tossing stuff.
Good thing I worked hard to keep my cool as the 2nd round of Diminishing Bridge went much better...only because my opponent, Rosemary, sort of encouraged me to: "quit focusing on the dump valve thing & concentrate on the card game." Thus, she & I tied for 1st place on that round.
Thanks guys, for the splendid meal & a fun, fun time.
Back in our motor home, we called my sister, Mary Jo; she was busy studying for her mid year child CPR test & would rather call at a later time & talk longer. That was fine with us.
Lights out: 11:53pm.
& proceeded to get ready to replace the old (4) yr, gate valve with the new one. A few months ago, while dumping the gray water, the old valve started opening less than half way each time & I don't want that thing to fail completely, especially now. So after dumping the soapy wash water from the system, the gray water lines were reasonably clean & I got busy disconnecting the old gate valve.....
& replacing it with a new valve. Next I copied the re-wiring exactly as the Newell technician specified. All was going well until I tested the system & then: IT DIDN'T WORK! Yikes.
Meanwhile, Kathy & I had planned on cutting each other's hair today & when I sheepishly admitted my failure; she was very, very disappointed. I was going to start trouble-shooting but the time was ticking & we had another most important engagement coming up fast, so I changed my mind & we did cut each other's hair with only minutes to spare. After a quick change of clothes, we were en-route to Gary & Rosemary's home.
As we approached their spotless white house, we eyed their Halloween decorations on their porch...but wait a minute; they also have their Christmas lights up....already; Wow!
1st of all, Gary wanted me to see his (7) yr old Sears tractor with the bent steering mechanism; he's been having trouble getting a replacement part from Sears as they have sent him the wrong (opposite part) (3) times! That would be frustrating.
Then to help cheer him up, we had somewhat of a surprise for Gary: (5) rather large boxes of remnants from the 2X2's, 2X4's & 2X6's of our house building. Each box was packed tight with care.
They will come in handy when starting their Pot Belly Stove. Yes, there are (5). Next, we spent some good time relaxing with wine on the porch just kibitzing & catching up on each other's retired life style.
Dinner by Rosemary: Boneless pork chops, homegrown beans, homemade applesauce, muffins, rice & a veggie tray; all very delicious.....especially the chocolate cake for dessert. Ahem, & I didn't complain about the ..... ice cream.
After the table was cleared, we played (2) rounds of: Diminishing Bridge, one of my favorite games. However, during the 1st round, I nearly divorced my love for this outrageous & annoying bunch of crooked card tossing stuff.
Good thing I worked hard to keep my cool as the 2nd round of Diminishing Bridge went much better...only because my opponent, Rosemary, sort of encouraged me to: "quit focusing on the dump valve thing & concentrate on the card game." Thus, she & I tied for 1st place on that round.
Thanks guys, for the splendid meal & a fun, fun time.
Back in our motor home, we called my sister, Mary Jo; she was busy studying for her mid year child CPR test & would rather call at a later time & talk longer. That was fine with us.
Lights out: 11:53pm.
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