Good morning to all! Low of 21°, going up to 44°, sunny, lighter winds at 10-15 mph. Winds were battering stuff around last night, highest gust recorded was 56 mph.
The winds were strange last night.... sounded like a wall hitting --- a low boom. Then the winds would last 15-20 minutes, and then nothing.... like a switch turned it off. A few minutes later ---- repeat the same. Strange for sure. You could almost hear the wind coming.
Drew, seems to be a good buy. As long as major work not needed. I would be concerned about blowing a turbo. That could be oil pressure issues. You have the right approach getting it checked out. The RV rental was high priced ....
Ken and Wng, hope the mini-split installs go as planned.
I/we have been considering getting a Mr. Cool unit. Is there anything in the manual about installing the outside unit in a shady area? On spot I was thinking about doesn't get any sun except for very late afternoon, couple hours tops.
Don, nice campground. Odd that they have the same price for all the different spots. Most places charge more for the big 'pull throughs', especially one with a 'yard'.
A story about keys..... When at work, there were 'key boxes' for each of the ambulances. They had gas cards and 2 sets of keys, one set for each crew member. When you started the shift, they were handed out by the logistics crew. A third set always stayed with the rig.
So, we get our 'key box' and head out for duty. It was a very quiet Saturday morning, not many calls, so we decide to make a quick stop for some coffee. We park, lock the rig (leaving it running), and go into the shop. Of course we get a call, so head back to the rig. None of our spare keys open the truck!
UH,OH..... called dispatch and told them what was going on. They assigned the call to another crew. A couple minutes later, the on duty commander calls me. 30 minutes later, he shows up with our correct key box..... apparently another crew going out at the same time had ours, we had theirs. A few days later, there was a new procedure when being assigned a truck, especially how key boxes were accounted for.....
Today's agenda will be to continue to work on the list. Nothing else added (yet), so making progress..... probably tackle flushing the tankless WH. Need to set up a recirculating pump / bucket and let it run for about an hour. Hopefully, there won't be a lot of scale to get out. It's overdue being done for a year.
I will have to go to the auto parts store though. When I was getting filters for the car/truck, I was curious if they had filters for the tractor.... lo and behold, they actually had the tractor listed in the computer! Had to order them out of Lubbock Tx, but they got transferred in a day. Forgot to pick them up yesterday. Same price as the dealer, but then don't have to pay $15 for shipping.
The stock tank heater in the pond has kept it ice free for the past few days. Finally a plan comes together. The birds are appreciating the water. Flocks have been taking turns getting drinks and baths.
Forgot to look for birdseed at Costco yesterday.... didn't put it on the list. Maybe have one more fill left. Maybe I'll stop at Wally World when I go for the filters......
Everyone have a great day!
slow and easy. 
Instead of the RV maybe you should move to Texas and take dance lessons. Texas honky tonks are famous for positive results in that respect. 