When we were at the LTV RV gathering at Quartzsite back in January, some of the folks were using a very nifty and well made folding chair whenever we gathered together outside. It was called a Pico Chair and after we both sat in one and saw how it folded up, we decided to replace our bulky chairs we carried with something much more in tune with the smaller size of our RV.
Out of the box and set up. We discovered collapsing the chair was easy, but it took us more than a few times to get the knack of unfolding it. It is amazing how sturdy and solid they are.
This was what we really liked when we saw them, how small they are when collapsed and how easy they are to carry. They are definitely not cheaply made, but then neither are the cheap. However, the space savings is well worth the cost. Right sized chairs for a right sized RV. The photo also shows off my Teva tan. Shoes! Who needs shoes when you can wear Teva’s. And even better. Teva’s! Who needs Teva’s when you can go barefoot.
We removed this vining weed from our one of our flower beds. Looking to find leaves like this on the web, we didn’t have any luck.
It has tubers and this one was sprouting.
Above ground it is a vine, below ground there was far more to the root system than we expected. For scale, the squares are 18 inches (46 cm) on a side and 26 inches (66 cm) on the diagonal Fortunately there is thick layer on mulch on the flower bed and the root system was growing mostly on top of the soil making it somewhat easy to dig out.
What a difference a day makes. No more cords running everywhere. Between replacing ethernet cables that were far to long with shorter cables and enclosing what wiring I could in split tubing wire loom, there is no longer a jungle in here. But even better, I disconnected the power to the UPS, the battery instantly kicked in, and everything that was supposed to stay on did. Good job Rob
Bought a new UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply). It looks like grand mess and it is, hence the title of todays post.
Note to self – Next time I do this unplug one power cord from the old UPS and plug it into the new UPS. Some go on the battery side and some go on the non battery side. I ended up having to trace each power cord back to its peripheral to know which side to plug it into. And I always thought the older you get, the smarter you are.
Troubles, we got troubles, yes sir, we got troubles!
She who commands “requested” that I who obey should dig out the three Meyers Ferns in the front driveway flower bed and move them to the west side of the pergola. Grabbing my shovel I soon had the first one dug out and transplanted in the spot she designated.
The trouble was, in my hast to make her happy, I managed to slice open the irrigation tubing in the front driveway flower bed with the shovel. Understand that I was cursed at birth to have the “always cut the water line when digging” gene. My initials should be RRR instead of RR. The middle R standing for repair. The type of pipe doesn’t matter. PVC or polyethylene it doesn’t matter. To show how cursed I am, I once put a hole through the galvanized iron pipe from the water meter to house we were living in at the time. The red you see on the water line is “rescue tape” a fusible tape I have used in the past to repair my errant digging. This time it didn’t work, mainly because this wasn’t he only place I had damaged the tubing.
Hours later the job was finished when it was strongly suggested by you can guess who that I come up with a better way to irrigate the bed. I installed soaker hose in an oval intertwining it through the plants. It looked great and should have worked great except for the one little but very, very major problem.
Back at the pedestal where the Orbit irrigation controller is mounted (the red arrow) I set the no. 1 irrigation line to manual operation and nothing happened. No water any where it was supposed to be. I wasn’t born yesterday and when things like this happen, yes they have happened before and more than once (remember my irrigation curse) I knew what to do. The blue arrow shows the cover the irrigation box with cover removed. A twist of the manual valve and and water was flowing as should have when I turned the automatic controller on using the manual setting. A life of living in California where an irrigation system is a necessity has left me well trained in such things. As far as the problem with the controller box. It turned out to be a faulty GFCI electric outlet that supplied power to the controller. It was the second GFCI to go bad over the years, and this was after having installed a WR version for outdoor use the last time I replaced it. As before, I once again replaced the GFCI and now all is well. Like I said in the beginning,” Even If It Doesn’t Rain, It Can Pour.”
