Busy Day Off

Weather: low 60 degrees, high 75 degrees, partly to mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles

One short day is not enough time off work! I had so much to do that I was busy until about 1500 hours. Our laundry had to be washed, which took more than an hour. My friend Bo retired from the same company on the same day as I did. He has worked several of the jobs I have since then. He needed some help with his water heater, since it was acting up. He had previously asked me what might be wrong with it, since it seemed to be using more electricity than normal. The symptoms indicated that his heating element was bad, because it was heating most of the time, or the tank needed flushing, since he hadn't done that in the time he had owned the RV, which was about seven years.

After I returned to the RV with the laundry, I gathered some tools and went to Bo's RV, where we turned off the water heater, and drained the tank. Wow! There was a lot of crud in the tank. His water heater doesn't have a sacrificial anode, so we didn't do anything about that. Instead, we flushed the tank until we had gotten all of the crud out that we could. Then, we filled the tank and turned the power back on to see if the meter had slowed down. Bo said it looked like the meter was turning slower. He's going to see if it turns off like it should when the water gets hot. If it doesn't, he's going to the Atwood website to look at his particular model's specifications, since he doesn't have the paperwork. If needed, he'll order a new heating element.

After helping Bo, we met Lori and the grandkids for lunch at...you guessed it, K-2. Let's face it, there's not many choices in Bay City. And, as we said before, we like their nacho bar on Saturdays. I do have to say that the jalapeno peppers were much hotter today. But, still, we enjoyed the visit and food.

When lunch was finished, we went to the library and picked up some books and a new video to watch tonight. Then I went to the WalMart Mall for groceries and diesel fuel, since they have the cheapest diesel in town. By the time I was finished with all the chores, I was ready for some meditation. But before the meditation, I decided to watch some of the Masters Golf Tournament, primarily because Tiger Woods was playing again. Regardless of what we think about how he has conducted his personal life, we still think he is one of the most talented golfers ever. He brings an excitement and electricity to the game that very few ever have before. Unfortunately, I couldn't concentrate on the show, and soon went to the bedroom for some serious meditation. Boy, was that needed!

Back to work tomorrow, but each day brings us one day closer to the job finishing up. Only about 17 days to go.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Canon City, Colorado: Canon

Not all who wander are lost.