A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay t...
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Glad the dogs got a good report from the vet, Burch. My Brendon is still doing well. I have finally found a dog food he likes and seems to be helping him shed a pound or two. I got home from my British Isles cruise a week ago. The gift I got from the airport was Covid. Been on Paxlovid. Don't feel badly anymore except I still wake up coughing. Also had an ear infection and sinus infections, so it's been slow going trying to shake it all. I was so very disappointed with the trip. I don't think cruising is the way to go see landmarks and sites. So little time. Spent a lot of the time on motorcoaches flying by. . . "If you look out the left you will see Loch Ness as we fly by at 50 kph." The one monument we did get time at was Stonehenge and I was happy for that. I guess I'm not a cruise person. Had to get up each morning early to eat, dress, get ready to hop on the tender or motorcoach, then join other groups trying to do the same thing. It didn't help that August is vacation time for the entire U.K., so in addition to tourists, there were locals trying to see things. I bet they hate tourists in August. Then after sitting at Heathrow for 11 hours for our flight back, it was cancelled after multiple delays. Spent two days in a hotel, then finally flew back. Had to reschedule my flight from Norfolk to Orlando, plus my rental car. What a mess. I didn't think I would ever get home. But I did and Brendon was glad to see me. He is sleeping every night on the bed now. LOL Wants to keep an eye on me.
Next week I have scheduled an oil change/service for The Silver Fox. The garage I used to use change owners and haven't been as reliable, so I am taking her to the Ford dealer in Bartow. The service manager there was very nice to me when I called. Not every dealership will work on the little motorhomes, so I hope this works out. They have a mobile service, but he though I would be better bringing it in. Has to do with the size. Could be after seeing it, they would use the mobile after that. I don't mind taking it down. . . I just hope it's not an all day thing.
Well, I took the little moho to Bartow and got service. Almost $900 later it is home. Whew! I got it all ready to go that morning, but when I went to start it. . . click, click, click. OH NO! I hadn't bargained on that. I kept trying.. . didn't even think to give the "battery boost" a try, which would have prolly worked. But I kept trying and it started up, so I didn't shut it off. I made it to Bartow and the guy there told me to shut it off. Hee hee. Yep, wouldn't start again. When it was all said and done, my little Transit cutaway has TWO starting batteries and both tested with dead cells. So I got two new starting batteries ($267 each). It is a 2021, but the chassis is a 2020, so the batteries were 4 years old. I don't want to have problems, so I told them to change them both. They tried to put a disconnect on them, but they were not able to fashion something that would work, so I will be starting it every month. I actually do that on a regular basis as well as exercise the generator, but I was gone on that European trip and didn't do that while I was gone. So it's all good now. She starts right up and I will be leaving the end of September to go to St. Augustine, then Virginia to see the kids. After the kids, my daughter and I along with my granddaughter are going out to Kiptopeke State Park in Virginia. We have to take the bridge tunnel to get there! Whoo hoo! So glad to be back traveling in the medium I find most pleasurable. No more cruises for me!
