We spent the day today cleaning up around yard and getting things (mostly tools) that I had moved out of the coach back in it. Kathy did cleaning, laundry and shampooed the carpet under the table.
I took the thirty 50 gallon trash bags full of leaves out into the woods and dumped them. (Kathy and I had filled them and used them to "skirt" the coach.)
I also regened our water softener. The well water here is quite hard. I have to manually regen our softener every 6 days. Regening requires mixing 2# of table salt with water to make the brine, disconnecting the softener, slowly pumping the brine backwards through the softener, then flushing it and reconnecting it.
Doesn't sound like a lot but it sure seemed like I was busy all day.
The final item on my checklist was to check the pressure in the tires. I knew the front tires were a little low. They are supposed to be inflated to 115 psi, and you are supposed to be able to do it using the onboard compressor the provides air pressure for the air brakes. The dash gages indicate an onboard pressure of around 120 psi. The most pressure that I can get in the tires, according to my tire gage, is 110 psi. I borrowed a portable 150 psi compressor from Andy & Kelsey. I managed to get the pressure up to 115 psi, but it took a long time. When checking the rear duals I learned that the drivers side inside dual is flat. BUMMER! I knew that the tire shop I normally use is not open on Saturday. I called one of the other ones in California, MO and asked if they had on-site service on Saturdays. Like virtually everyone in the country he said he is to understaffed to provide Saturday no-site service (so few people want to work)s. He told me he would fix the flat if I drove over to their shop in the morning, about 10 miles. He said that shouldn't hurt the tire. We will see.
The plan was that we would leave mid-morning tomorrow/Saturday, drive to a campground we have stayed at before, in the Cape Gerardo, MO area, about 220 miles; and spend the night there. Sunday we would drive the remaining 225 miles to Lakeshore Custom RV in Iuka, MS and spend the night there. Monday and Tuesday they are scheduled to do some work on our coach.
Having problems like slide motor failures and flat tires (on the car in Traverse City, MI and now on the coach here in Centertown) isn't fun, but.... For years I've had a scripture in my mind, one that I apparently memorized many years ago but forgot the book, chapter and verse. I had been unsuccessful the many times, I searched different translations looking for it. Yesterday I found it while reading the New Testament portion of my daily "read through the Bible in a year" devotional.
I always remembered it as, "nothing shall befall you except that which is common to man." From the NET bible, I Corinthians 10:13 reads, "No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it."
While the things we have been faced with are nothing more than inconveniences it does help me to think about this scripture when dealing with them. While here on Earth I will have the same types of problems as everyone else, similar problems for believers and non-believers. The difference is that when I experience those problems, in my experience, God minimized the impact.
When we had the flat tire on the Flex and had to order a new set of tires, we were at a campground that had enough vacancies so that we could extend our stay. The flat didn't occur when we were towing the Flex behind the motorhome. If it had we might not have known the tire was flat until we saw pieces of it flying off, shredding the fender.
When the slide motor failed we were parked at my Mom's pond. I had plenty of time to figure out the problem and learn how to temporarily lock the slide in for our trip back to Missouri. Not being able to find an RV technician in the entire Jefferson City area who would change the motor was annoying, but it really wasn't that bad of a job for me to change; a learning experience.
The coach not starting when we needed to go get the propane tank filled was a bother but it all worked out OK. They had a guy in the area who stopped by where we are parked and filled up the tank. They don't normally do that, you have to drive to their place. The starting problem turned out to be a blown fuse. I got a service tech from Tiffin on the phone and he directed me to the blown fuse.
Thankfully I checked the tire pressures tonight, I don't always check them when we leave a campground. We could have been a hundred miles from here when the tire came apart because of running it flat.
It will be interesting to see what the Lord has in store for us tomorrow.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours.
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