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OleManOleCan
Nov 16, 2019Explorer
OleManOleCan wrote:OleManOleCan wrote:
An unexpected cold front dipped temps. to 16 deg.
Bad knees and hip... Job's got to be done.
Got to winterize my 75 Fleetwood Prowler...
I redid the plumbing this spring, so It's gonna get done today.
My wife bought the Pink Stuff.
Gonna get a cane and get with it.
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I got the camper winterized.
It was the heat of the day... Temps climbed to 32 degrees.
I blew out the lines, drained the low points.
The Black and Grey Water tanks were already empty.
I put about a gallon of Pink Stuff divided into those tanks.
I put Pink Stuff in the Lines, Traps and Toilet.
I'm probably thru camping this year.
Tomorrow I go back to my Orthopedic Dr. to see if they are
going to do a Knee Replacement on my Left leg.
That would keep me sidelined until Spring.
I got the news from my Ortho Dr. today.
Possibly Next Wednesday they are gonna take the pins and screws out of my left leg. These pins and screws have been in that leg since 1978... They will
Let it heal for 3 months, then do Robotic Surgery on the knee.
Maybe April before I get a new knee.
I hope to go camping again maybe late summer, or early Fall.
Guess I'll have time to catch up on my reading till then.
On the plus side my Vintage Camper has been modernized and restored, so It's ready when I am.
BTW: Fall and Winter are great times to camp in the Deep South.
Campgrounds aren't too crowded, except on the Gulf Coast...
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