Kathy got up early so that she could be at Kohl's in Jefferson City when it opened at 8 AM. They were having some type of super sale. She bought a few things.
After she got home we went over to Lohman, about 10 miles, to check out an auction. They had some old Craftsman tools (table saw, jig saw, planer, etc) that might have been of interest to me next year, but not now. Kathy bought a lamp and a couple of other minor items. We actually saw a couple of people we know while we were there.
We then went into Jefferson City to pick up a prescription refill for me, at Walmart. I had called it in early this morning but they couldn't get in ready in time for Kathy to pick it up. We had hamburgers at Freddie's. They were a little overdone, but the fries were great.
Once we got home we moved the motor home around so that it was level. When Kathy started it, it seemed as though the chassis batteries were almost discharged. It is the first time that has happened. There is an button that allow you to momentarily connect the "house batteries" to the "chassis batteries" when you are starting it. She tried that and it started OK. Perhaps the chassis batteries are shot. Hopefully they will get me to Texas and, if necessary, I can replace them while there. I finished draining the sanitizing water and filled the water tank with fresh water. We turned on the refrigerator and she started filling it. I still have to check the tire pressures, load a few minor things and then I will be ready to go.
I mowed the lawn this afternoon. The leaves are a bother. There are so many of them that the mower acts like a snow plow. At one time there were so many wadded up around the engine that I stopped and removed some of them. I was concerned that the engine couldn't get enough air flow around it for cooling.
With these temperatures, high 49/low 30, our wood boiler/furnace went 17 hours (from 5 PM yesterday until 10 AM this morning) without adding wood. The wood that we filled it with yesterday was trashy oak and cedar. With decent wood I'm reasonably sure that it will only have to be filled once a day until the high/lows are quite a bit colder. I think Kathy turned the thermostat down to 71 overnight. It has been set at 73-75 while Lydia was here.
Have a good evening. May God bless you and yours.
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