Jerry's Comments 2/20/11

Lessons Learned

Have you ever heard of gray water?  For those of you who may not know, gray water is the waste water from the RV sinks and shower. RV’s today have monitors that track (gray, black and fresh) water levels allowing the RV’er to know when to empty the tank.  We have learned there are two methods to monitor the gray water. 1). Watch the idiot lights (idiot because they are not accurate)  2).  Wait until it backs up in the shower.  You guessed it.   Gray water backing up in the shower is not the best and it sloshes around while you drive the RV to a dump site.

Never fill the hydraulic reservoir when the slides are out and the jacks are down.  The hydraulic fluid moves from the reservoir into the lines resulting in a low reading.  Filling the reservoir causes quite a mess when the slides and jacks are retracted.

When a BB-Q is used to cook a pizza, the coals must be at least 6-8 inches from the pizza.  When the coals are closer, it is a quick and easy way to send smoke signals to the locals.

Check tire air pressure routinely being especially aware of the inner tire on the rear axel.  Occasionally a valve will freeze up and not allow air in or out.  Big O tires is the best and they did the replacement valve for free.

Never ever give your wife the keys to the truck when helping friends prepare for an art show.  Unless of course, one of your friends is an expert in unlocking a Ford Ranger.  We did not know Steve was a lock smith during the darker days of his life.

If you friends are vendors at an art show and you’re going to help them, check the weather the day of the show and especially check for wind gust.  After holding on to the tent during gust of (40+ mph) we can now safely say we are “Anchor Man/Women”.

Laundromats have not changed much over the years other than they are few and far between.  Storing your dirty laundry in the shower is not a good idea if you do not have a handle on the gray water.  Yup, it was off to the laundry!

Never ever go to an upscale Mexican restaurant on the same block as a B of A during a bomb threat especially if you are not sure of the address.  Fate has a way of always taking one to the center of the action.  The food was the best ever and the chef truly did a bang up job!