Sunday, March 18, 2012

Stormy days!

It's just this kind of day:




As soon as I pick up the camera, Katie opens her eyes. It's really hard to get a shot of her asleep.

I had such a scare yesterday morning.  I turned on my computer and my desktop screen was exactly the way it was when brand new, my documents, photos, the Internet connections, all my notes and programs, everything was missing.  Scared the heck out of me.  I turned my computer off at midnight the night before, and it seemed fine, normal. First thing yesterday morning, nada.  I thought I had been hacked or had a virus or something that wiped everything out.

Then, I calmed down, prayed a lot, and pulled up my blog on my phone.  It was there, and the photos were still in the posts, so I knew they were also somewhere on my computer.  I remembered that in Windows 7 there is a function that allows you to "restore" your computer to a previous set point that has been established, usually when something new was installed. I had installed updates to some Apple programs the day before, iTunes and a couple of others, and there must have been a conflict.  The "restore" worked, and everything is back.  Boy, was I holding my breath. :)

Like I don't have enough going on already!

Windy, rainy, stormy yesterday and today.  The smell of rain was so nice, and I knew about the wind alerts, so I was expecting another day or two of high winds and sand creeping in everywhere.  But - with the rain, the wind isn't blowing the sand around, so this is kind of like a regular storm.  It rained so much last night, I woke up and started thinking, "Okay, I'm right next to a wash, but they told me I'm on high ground here.  I wonder what's going on outside?"  So I got my flashlight and shined it out the windows to see if there was any water creeping over the wash, but everything looked okay.  Then I went back to sleep.

Today is cloudy, intermittent rain, sunshine, and windy.  Possible thunderstorms. Tomorrow will be a bit better, and the rest of the week the forecast is for sun and temps in the 70's and 80's.  That will be nice. :)


I didn't hear from the Utah RV shop, so I guess he's just not going to answer me.  My friend here told me there's a 2-year warranty on my converter, so I went to their website to get the information on what I should do.  It says the shop you bought it from needs to send it in for warranty, so I e-mailed them and told them the seller won't respond to me, and can I send it in myself or use a local shop to handle the warranty, because I'm in a different state now. The only problem is that the receipt he gave me lists the converter as a 60 Amp, and the one he installed is an 80 Amp, so I don't know if the company will even honor a warranty, since I can't prove I bought the 80 Amp.  So now I'm waiting to hear from them before I go after the Utah guy.  If they will fix the converter or send me a new/refurbished one, I'll take that cost off the bill he owes me.  What a mess.

I was so tired of dealing with all the converter issues, when I woke up yesterday morning, after I figured out the computer "restore" thing, I tore into The Palms, stripped the bed and re-made it, vacuumed every inch of space I could find.  Dusted and re-organized some stuff, visited for a while with a fellow camper, and all of a sudden the day was over.  And no dust, sand or dog hair in sight.  It turned out to be a good day. 

Today is just quiet inside, noisy outside.  Katie is sleeping and I've read blogs all day.  I think I'll see if there are any good TV shows I've missed on Hulu.

Oh yeah, I wanted to show you the latest thing in RVs that I saw at the Post Office last week.  An RV with a back porch:

   Can't you  just see yourself sitting back there on a hot day, brew in hand?

From me and Katie, see you next time!  :)

18 comments:

  1. I can visualize bicycles... maybe a motorcycle... heck, maybe even a horse tethered back there. Looks kind of funky to me, but what the heck? If it works for them....

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  2. Hi,

    After I install any update or anything on my Mac, I restart it.

    If you have trouble, again, you can start in safe mode by shutting your computer down, then hold down the shift key and press the start button. Keep the shift down. It runs a check for you. Then, restart your computer normally. I just went to Lion, and I like it.

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  3. I'm not sure I could live with sand indoors.

    The Utah RV guy isn't going to give you a break, is he? I hope you can make arrangements directly with the company. Maybe write a letter to the BBB in Utah? I have heard the BBB is mostly a political organization now - don't know how much truth there is to that, or whether they are interested in an individual who has problems with one of their local businesses. Remember, you can always write the lady who has a column in Trailer Life (?) - I think she is with Good Sam, but she helps a lot of folks get satisfaction when a company won't even talk to them.

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  4. Interesting mods on that camper with the porch. However, maybe SOMEBODY should have their saws-all taken away from them. :)

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  5. Good luck with the Utah RV guy...hope he doesn't ignore you.
    I enjoyed the pics of Katie, seems that she enjoys her naps!
    Not so sure I would enjoy an outdoor patio at the expense of giving up much needed indoor space...but what the heck, if it works for him that's all that counts.
    Take care a good luck with the converter issue.

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  6. My poor Scooter had a terrible day today because of all the thunder we had. No sleeping for her. Katie looks so cute all curled up and comfy. I like Gypsy's suggestion of Good Sam helping you out.

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  7. We see that guy around all over the place. He took care of that tricky front window problem, too.

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  8. An RV with a back porch.. now that's the life.

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  9. Well, that's something you don't see everyday. Sure hope that Utah guy decides to respond to you. That's just WRONG!!

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  10. Katie is such a cutie. I can see why you enjoy her so much.

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  11. a sleepy sunday for Katie!!..sounds like a great way to spend the day!!

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  12. I think that's a good idea about writing to Good Sam. Maybe you could also post the info on both Rv-Net and IRV2 forums. The more places you tell about his poor/criminal service, the fewer people will use this company. At least you can get some satisfaction that way. Don't give up!

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  13. http://rvservicereviews.com/


    Here is a good place to post your experience with your rv repair facility.

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  14. http://rvservicereviews.com/


    Here is a good place to post your experience with your rv repair facility.

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  15. I was also going to recommend that you post in http://reservicereviews.com. Everyone should do that with both bad and good services so other RVers can check places out before they use them. The Motorhome and TrailerLife help provided by Good Sam is also worth a try.

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  16. Everyone has you covered on the RV service. Great info! Just an FYI on the computer stuff - not sure how you have yours backed up, but after several recommendations and thorough research, I chose carbonite.com. I have my hard drive backed up to an external but carbonite gives me peace of mind. Just a thought. Happy snuggles to you and Katie.

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  17. Cute pictures of Katie. Hope you get things resolved with the converter. Don't think I have seen an RV quite like that one.

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  18. I'd love a back porch on my RV. Katie is so cute.

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