Not much exciting yesterday. The day was mostly sunny but seemed a little cooler, probably high 50's. Not that cool because when we went out to eat last night I wore a short sleeve shirt and we walked up and down several blocks of Emeryville. I was cool but not chilled.
I had ordered 8 replacement, 18" fluorescent tubes for the RV, less than $2/each, online. We ahve 6 - 2 bulb fixtures that use them. I replaced the 2 bulbs that had quit working and 4 more that had significant discoloration at one, or both, ends. Still have a couple for spares. Now I have to find a hazardous waste disposal place to get rid of the old bulbs.
I took final measurements on the RV slide out cover and placed an online inquiry for an estimate. I got the estimate back, $165, which seems reasonable. Camping World quoted me about the same price but I think the other place has a better material. I am waiting for a response to a clarification question I asked. I will place the order as soon I get the response.
I went up in Drew's attic and checked out the cause of the sag in an area of his roof. The front of the house is an addition that was added a LONG time ago. The lumber is rough sawn full section (a 2x4 is actually 2"x4") lumber. The original roof was a full hip roof. When the addition was installed the triangular roof section that made up the front of the roof was removed and the builders appear to have done a poor job of temporarily shoring the old construction prior to finishing the installation of the new. Also, the original rafters are 2x4's and a couple of them, in the same area, have quite a bow in them. I have some ideas about how to build a truss in place to stiffen the area. By doing some jacking while installing the truss members we should be able to get rid of some of the sag. Actually it is a little more complex because there are four places where some remedial work (jacking/stiffening) needs to be done. The truss will be the most complex. Also, while I said we, I doubt that I will be here to help do more than start the process. The jacking needs to be done over a period of time to allow the existing structure to "absorb" the movement. It probably would be a good idea to spread the work out evenly over at least an entire year, maybe two years.
We had another camp, Mt. Gilead Bible Camp, respond to my inquiries about coming to volunteer. http://www.mtgilead.org/ In reply to their interest I sent them some background check information they requested. I will call them today as a follow up. The camp is in Sebastopol, CA. It is about 70 miles north of Drews. The camp looks like it is located less than 10 miles from the ocean. We probably need to drive up there, meet the people and check out the camp. Drew said that there is a lot of interesting stuff in that area. They have some volunteers, RV'ers, working there now but they are leaving towards the end of Feb. That would fit well with our schedule.
Kathy did more cleaning and painting yesterday. She unrolled the "bamboo" shades in the conservatory and brushed them clean. She said that when she took a shower yesterday afternoon she leaned against the shower stall and dirt that rinsed off her ran down the side of the stall.
We picked Drew up when he got off the bus last night, his bus stop is about 4 blocks from his house, and went to the Elephant Bar for supper. It was an interesting, somewhat upscale, place. The menu offered a wide variety. I ordered a blackened tuna item and was disappointed because it was so bland. No one in the north seems to know how to make blackened fish. It is supposed to be Cajun and spicy hot. It wasn't bad, just not what I expected. The "noodles" in Kathy's dish were overcooked, but she managed to eat all of it. After diner we strolled around the area. When we got back home we had already "buttoned up" for the night when we had a knock on the door. Drew came over and wanted to go through some photo files, of old slides we had taken when the boys were young, to get an idea of when and where they were taken. It was an enjoyable evening.
Today we going to the San Francisco Botanical Garden. It should be a marvelous day to walk around and enjoy the beauty of God's creation. It is sunny and the high is supposed to be 65.
Have a great day and may God bless you and yours.
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