Looking For A Lull

For those of you interested in the story I mention in my previous post here we go. Characters: Service Guy - Awesome guy that we've usually dealt with. Parts Guy - Gruff, no customer service skills, shouldn't be dealing with the public. Parts Lady - Very nice, helpful but reports to the Parts Guy.  Poor woman. Preface:  Somewhere on the way back from Michigan the handle for the black water tank fell off and I really needed to get a new one.  I searched online but none of the standard ones they sell on Amazon and other places looked like they would fit, so I set off to the RV dealer to have them order one. RV Dealer Trip 1: We walk into the RV Dealer and head over to the parts an service desk.  "Hey Service Guy!  How have things been?  Hey can you help me?  I'm looking for a handle for my Black tank, mine fell off somewhere on I-80."  I say. "Good to see you AJ, You'll have to check with parts guy.  He should be able to help you out...

We're still getting things ready with Chappy.  I got the spice rack put in and the carpet covers for the stairs so the dogs won't slip as easy.  I still have a few things to repair but we are on track for sure. I've been looking at the Roadlink C2 as another possible weapon in my internet connection arsenal.  Pretty cool little device.  It manages wifi connections and has a broadband connection of it's own using AT&T.  The service from AT&T is separate, but they offer a 1 year unlimited data plan for $360.  That is an awesome price! I found out that the RV dealer near me is supposed to be a place to go to get one of these and after they called me about my tank handles I ordered coming in I though I'd ask about getting one and having it installed. (The tank handle story I really need to do as another post for sure, but lets just say the the "Parts Guy" doesn't like me after that fiasco.)  I talked to the parts lady and she quoted me the ...

Wow, the AZ trip is coming up quick!  I've placed an order for a few things we need for Chappy and already started to cross items off my "to-do before you go" list.  I'm already looking past getting there and thinking about weekend activities.  It will be great to get away and even better to not have to deal with the snow.

Wow!  With everything that's been going on with work and prepping for AZ and now being on Jury duty to top it off, I feel like I'm going non-stop from the time I wake up until I go to bed. Prepping for AZ: Well I was informed that Arizona law, (precisely A.R.S Section 28-958.01) requires that all trucks that are bigger than 3/4 ton have mud flaps.  I don't see an exemption for out of state or 'just passing through' either when I read the law or talk to anyone so guess what I did?  I got mud flaps installed on Bodie so she'll be AZ compliant. Investigating a new piece of equipment that I may look into getting for Chappy.  It's called the TOGO Roadlink C2  and it's pretty cool.  It creates you're own wifi by expanding the range of available wifi networks and using its built in 4G AT&T connection.  Best part, AT&T offers an unlimited data plan for this guy at $360 a year.  That is pretty decent.   Minor repairs.   ...

Last week I took Bodie on the first long road trip (sans Chappie) down to Atlanta.  Here are my observations. The seats were extremely comfortable and I love the lumbar support for long trips.  With record high temps in ATL the week I was there, the cooling feature kept me from getting stuck to them as well. For some reason, I really love the button that folds in my mirrors.  Not sure why. The large backseat easily held all of our stuff with plenty of room. The Android Auto integration is sweet!  Audible and Waze both accessible without touching my phone.  Very nice! My buddy discovered his phone has wireless charging and totally took over the charging area in the center console. :) Very nice road trip.  Now I can take her in for her first oil change.

I'm taking a step back a couple of weeks with this post to talk about my trip to Puebla, Mexico for work.  It's been pretty crazy the last month so I've not updated as often and I normally do and that has resulted in me having much more to discuss now than before. The Mexico trip was nice and we accomplished a lot, but the travel was interesting to say the least.  We had issues on the way down with our flight out of Houston to Puebla and didn't get in until very late.  Our flight from Puebla to Houston going back was cancelled due to the tropical storm and we had to re-route out of Mexico city and leave the hotel at 4AM to have our driver take us there. Puebla is a beautiful place with wonderful people and I can't wait to work more with them. The view from the balcony of the hotel Church and convent in Cholula Inside of the church Reconstruction of the pyramid in Cholula We had an earthquake drill while in the office.  Walking down an...

The last few weeks I've not been able to update as much as I normally do.  I traveled to Mexico, came home and got sick, recovered a little and then off to Atlanta for a week.  I'm home now and I'll try to get back into my routine.  Just a quick catch up: The house: So the first insurance check came through and the work should be starting soon we hope.  The cabinet guy came over and did some measurements and started doing his thing.  It doesn't look promising that the work will be complete by the time we leave for AZ.  Plans are plans however and we are not backing out. The trip: So I've started my list for next month.  I have a TON to do for us to get ready to leave.  I can't wait it will be awesome. Recent travels: Mexico was beautiful and my coworkers down there are AWESOME!  I'll try to follow up with some pictures of Puebla, the volcano etc.