Day... oh well whatever day it is.

[Russell E Johnson]

Took at the MMP this morning, after fighting with myself for almost 3 hours about getting up and doing something. I did get more of the styrofoam removed, but I also put a new hole clear through the outside fiberglass. So I now have another hole that needs to be repaird. Nothing like making work for yourself. LOL

My helpers are staying up all night and not getting up till 4PM now so I patiently waited all afternoon for one of them to get up to help me remove the window. I was not feeling brave enough to pull all the screws out, remove the inner ring and go outside and pull out the window. LOL, I had visions of safety glass shattered inside the frame and me with a very irate look on my face and lots of dark blue air surrounding me.

So I got the window out, finally, covered up, to repel the rain that is starting tomorrow and going through Thursday. And what should I find???? Guess, go ahead and guess...if ya said another hole you would be sooooo on the money. The PO, maybe POSO would be more appropriate, did not retract the awning during a storm and it got tore off and left a gaping hole in the side which he filled with..[anticipation should be building at this point].. SILICONE!!! the arch enemy of the RVer.

So after getting the window out I pulled a huge section of insulation and inside paneling down in one fell swoop. I think if the framework had not interrupted the movement I would have pulled down the entire inside in one fell swoop.

Well more tomorrow, I hope, if life does not interrupt me again. Take care all and be safe in all your travels.

[M K Wilkie]

Russ you crack me up and make me go "0h No!!!" All at the same time. I am amazed at how calm you stay through this and don't lose your sense of humor. Our old girl has some "weird" places on her front, back (tree limbs) and near the bottom of one awning support. Maybe the same awning story as yours?? Just starting on our exterior now.

[Russell E Johnson]

Thank you for this, I will admit to being very discouraged for a time as the problems kept coming, but got through that. Which is a good thing, because if I had found this mess when in the 'ready to give up' stage I would have called it quits for sure. 

But with the new mind set, this find, and the new hole to fix, are just part and parcel of not getting a better MH at the start and having to contend with faulty building, even faultier repairs, and far less maintenance that she should have had over her 31 years of existence.

[M K Wilkie]

Paul told me this morning that there were times he wanted to "throw a match in and walk away". But now, in retrospect, were glad we persevered and got this far. My only regret is that life interferes with camping more. Starting now the campgrounds will be filling with families and busier. I need to schedule more fall trips. Your MH will come together and be just great!!

[Russell E Johnson]

Yep, prior to school getting out and after school starts again is the older campers prime time for getting out. I hope to have ours ready for some fall camping this year. But winter camping does not bother me, the gulf coast will likely be my destination of choice this winter.

[M K Wilkie]

After last years 95% dreary and snowless winter I'm scrambling for ways to get south for a month or even a couple of weeks.
It's the cloudiness that gets to me. Just more sun would do it, not even close to the ocean.