Black Tank Mess

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

I wasn’t necessarily going to blog about this and I certainly had no plans to take pictures of it.  However, Mr. Dahl recently mentioned he thought he had a grey tank leak.  I wanted to let him know we did have a leak and it wasn’t a grey tank leak either.   It also wasn’t on the motorhome.  It was at the cabin.  The hose to our black tank had a leak and we’re not exactly sure how long it had been leaking.  The only thing we know …. it was too long.  Yes … let your imagination run away with that picture!!

We got the call we expected Tuesday afternoon.  It was actually the call I was dreading.  It was from our mechanic.  I walked out of the room while Terry talked to him.  All I could think about was the cash register calculating.  However, it was actually good news.  Well, not just good news but great news.  There had been no damage to the engine on our Jeep Wrangler.  There had been no damage to the valves.  The timing belt along with all the other hoses and belts were replaced including the water pump for about $550.  Needless to say we were both very much relieved.  Yippee!  Yahoo!!

Wednesday was a busy day.  I started it off by getting the smoker ready to go with water in the water bowl, wood chips for flavoring and a nice even heat.  Next I added a brisket, chicken and a pork roast.  Nummy!

Next out came the hoses.  We scrubbed the motorhome and both vehicles.  That’s always an invitation to rain.  We had a few little sprinkles in the morning but by mid-morning it was really a nice day.  However, considering that we had just washed everything, we knew it would probably rain overnight.  It didn’t but it’s heading this way or at least that’s what the weatherman is telling us.

While we were on a roll we also cleaned up our two Weber’s and had two propane tanks filled.  We have one set we leave at the cabin and one we take on the road.  Our traveling Weber was then put into one of our recently cleaned out basement bins in the motorhome.  It’s ready to take south.

In the evening we had time to attend Jordie’s soccer game.  She played high school soccer and now she’s playing college soccer.  I guess she has no choice but to play since she also received a soccer scholarship. Besides that … she loves it.

Best news of all  …. we even heard from Justin.  He is well and I'm a happy camper.  'Nuff said.

This will be a busy weekend.  I’m off to Texas tomorrow for another reunion so I’ll catch up later. (Yes, Marsha, a first cousin’s reunion – it’s an excuse, of course!)  It’s always tough to try to pack when the temperatures you’re in are much different than where you’re going.  The only time I’ll need a jacket is just while I’m sitting on a plane.

‘Tis life on the road.
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