Alabama and Hiccups

Arrived in Alabama on November 24th and got everything set up. It was a good trip with no unexpected problems and just a few crazy drivers that are in such a hurry that their life means nothing to them. I guess we will always have them.

Had Thanksgiving at Denise's sisters house. Most of Denise's kids and grand kids were there.

I think this is the first year I haven't over stuffed my self on Thanksgiving. It wasn't because of the food wasn't good. It was great. I've had the hiccups for 8 days straight and just didn't feel like eating much. Had a Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Exam done on the 25th. For all that don't know what that is (like me) they ran a tube with a camera down my throat to see what makes me tick. They said I had significant acid reflux. Put me on Prilosec.

So far Prilosec hasn't worked and I'm going in Monday for a cat scan. (Guess that will tell them what makes me tick). Any way it has been 11 days now I have been hiccuping and it is NOT fun. Hopefully the cat scan will find the problem. Will post later on what we do to get rid of these hiccups.

We're In Arkansas

We left Oklahoma at 8:30 this morning and made it as far as Little Rock, Arkansas Staying at Trails End RV Park just on the northern edge of Little Rock. The weather was good in the mid 70s and mostly cloudy I like the cloudy days when driving as it don't give me a head ache like the sun does. Staying for the night and going to Alabama tomorrow.

Slideouts Working YEEEEEEAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok I finally got the slides working. The RV place here in Lawton wanted $180.00 service call to come out and look at the slides. Then if they had to come out with parts to fix it it would cost another $180.00. SO I DECIDED I COULD FIX IT MY SELF. Got the electrical tester out and checked everything out and decided I had a bad relay. Well maybe 2 relay switches bad. One was cheap at $13.00 and one more at $79.00. Well the cheap one didn't solve the problem alone so we ordered the expensive one. Finally received it today. It wasn't exactly the same but they said it would work. Took it home and hooked it up and NOTHING. Shit. Damn. Poopy. Now what to do. Called where we bought it and they couldn't or wouldn't tell me anything helpful. So I called American RV in Grand Rapids, Michigan and talked to the service manager Doug and he walked me through it. It was as simple as hooking a ground wire to the extra terminal on the new switch. That is the difference between the two places. One just wanted the service call money and American RV is willing to help any way they can.

Anyway I did it YEEEEEEEAAAAAA. Saved at least $360.00 in labor and know a little more about our house now. Some day I might know what I'm doing. LOL

Oklahoma

We left Coldwater and spent a week in Marion, Indiana. Visited with Denise's family. I went fishing with a buddy of mine while there. The fishing sucked but the time with Sonny was fun. Denise spent time with her Mom and Dad and also her Daughter and grand kids.

We left on Sunday November 7th heading for Oklahoma. Took our time and arrived at Ft. Sill on Tuesday the 9th. The trip was smooth sailing except for the wonderful American highways. There is spots so rough it would be better off if they were dirt roads so they could just grade them. Seems like every time you would get close to a major city the roads just crumbled and be so rough it will tear up your equipment. Luckily we got through with nothing broken. Starting to think back roads would be a better rout. Will take longer to get somewhere but you can at least slow down when the roads get rough. Enough bitching about our wonderful highway system.

When we got to Ft. Sill our slide outs wouldn't go out, so I jumpered them and got them out. I guess I had some relays go bad. Will know for sure Friday when the new ones that I ordered come in. It's always something. LOL

A Good Time in Coldwater

After we left Manistee we stopped in Coldwater, Michigan for a week to visit family and friends. We had a good time. Stayed in my Mom and Dads driveway. Always nice to spend time with family. My mom made dinner for my brother, his wife, my sister, her husband, me and Denise. Mom was in heaven having all her kids home at once.

On Wednesday night we went out to eat with friends. Ned and Beth Yearling, and Ron and Katrina Moser. It was a lot of fun reminiscing about old times and the camping trips we all went on together. Always enjoy getting together with them.

Spent some time over at my brothers house to change a coupler on my boat trailer. Seeing how he has every tool available to man it made the job easy.

Well off to Marion, Indiana to see Denise's family and friends. Hopefully I will get some fishing time in with my old fishing partner Sonny. Will write later about that.