A ROUGH WEEK

Murphy's Law was in full effect last week.  It all started last Tuesday(7/18) when I began my morning commute of 160 miles from Nescopeck to Huntingdon. I had just barely began driving when I noticed my windshield wipers were moving really slow. I glanced down at the battery charge indicator & it was all the way down.  So I decided to stop at the next exit because there was a TA truckstop there. They checked the battery & told me that it was good but my alternator was shot.  So here I was so far away from our show mechanic thinking, What body parts will I have to part with in order to get the mechanics at the TA to fix it?  They were very generous toward me though. :)  They only charged me $40 labor so that was great!(The alternator was $120)  It only took 4 hours & by 12:30 pm I was ready to continue my trip. 

On Thursday, my computer kept overheating & shutting down.  I use my computer for many different tasks, from typing route sheets to importing & printing pictures.  The adage violence & technology don't mix didn't apply to my remedy.  I hit the back of my laptop a couple of times & it started the fan to keep it cool.

Then on Friday, a storm came thru & killed all city electric.  I went out & fired up my generator but it kept overheating & wouldn't stay running.  I have spent the last 2 days tearing it apart & trying to fix it.  I finally have given up & went to Tractor Supply to get it replaced.  This generator is the same one that I just replaced in May.  The manager told me that they couldn't replace it I would have to get it repaired.  I told him I wasn't from the area & couldn't just drop it off because I wouldn't be around to pick it back up when it was ready.  He said they didn't have one like it & I said that I would be willing to spend some money & upgrade.  He was so nice afterwards.  End result: He did a returned merchandise invoice & I spent $300 more & I now have a 6000 watt generator powering my little travel trailer.

A storm is rolling thru & it is beginning to thunder. By this time next week I'll be back in Easley until Sept. 6 when we resume with the fall tour.

Until then, God Bless, see you down the road!