Many of you read of my excursion to buy my little trailer and the circus that it was. The key players in that Circus were Jimindwnver and Pat, without whom I would have been out a couple of thousand dollars I am sure. I have Good Sam, I can get the rig towed at no cost but then the repairs and parts are ate dealer prices. I could have been done but with the help of Jim and Pat I saved a lot of money and made two good friends.
Good enough friends not to mention the difficulties I had getting up and down to do anything and when i managed to be upright I was tired. Or more exactly I had a loss of stamina. Sitting in my trailer and have Jim bring over a hot cup of coffee and a bowl of Pasole for breakfast is a habit I could get used to. I don't know about the rest of his cooking but that was outstanding.
In the real world, where I usually exist, I don't see myself getting down to drain tanks, fill water and the myriad of other things a person needs to do to independently survive.
Depending on Jim or someone else to do the mundane things that need to be done is not me.
I will tell a little about myself only known to Jim and maybe Pat; I am Pacemaker dependent,
when the pacemaker stops, so do I. permanently. In April I will enter the 5th year of battery life on my Pacemaker that has a 5 year life expectancy. I am told they can replace the unit (whole unit has to be replaced, not just batteries) but it will have to be under a local anesthetic as my body cannot withstand general anesthesia. There is a time during the exchange of units my heart is stopped and has to be cranked back up. Rob's not keen on this idea.
I bring this up because I plan on gifting the trailer to someone. It's a California one owner trailer with no rust and no leaks I could find. It had a slight propane type smell but I tracked that down and it's going to be taken care of. Refrigerator works great on electric but the thermocoupler wasn't firing up the propane pilot. Easy fix. Jim could not get the furnace pilot to light and I didn't get it checked out yet. Then there's the little 'whoopsie' dent from my adventure. That's going to be something the new owner get repaired but it looks easy to repair.
Final details have not been worked out but the plan is set in stone, tho I do reserve the right to visit and sleep on the small bunk on occasion.
I think Jim and Pat would have gone to their graves without telling of my issues but they worked their asses off and were patient and kind at all times. Gentlemen, the both.
I will stay on the forum and my home is always open to any traveler and a standing offer of a meal is there too.
Gunnery Sgt. Rob J.
Good enough friends not to mention the difficulties I had getting up and down to do anything and when i managed to be upright I was tired. Or more exactly I had a loss of stamina. Sitting in my trailer and have Jim bring over a hot cup of coffee and a bowl of Pasole for breakfast is a habit I could get used to. I don't know about the rest of his cooking but that was outstanding.
In the real world, where I usually exist, I don't see myself getting down to drain tanks, fill water and the myriad of other things a person needs to do to independently survive.
Depending on Jim or someone else to do the mundane things that need to be done is not me.
I will tell a little about myself only known to Jim and maybe Pat; I am Pacemaker dependent,
when the pacemaker stops, so do I. permanently. In April I will enter the 5th year of battery life on my Pacemaker that has a 5 year life expectancy. I am told they can replace the unit (whole unit has to be replaced, not just batteries) but it will have to be under a local anesthetic as my body cannot withstand general anesthesia. There is a time during the exchange of units my heart is stopped and has to be cranked back up. Rob's not keen on this idea.
I bring this up because I plan on gifting the trailer to someone. It's a California one owner trailer with no rust and no leaks I could find. It had a slight propane type smell but I tracked that down and it's going to be taken care of. Refrigerator works great on electric but the thermocoupler wasn't firing up the propane pilot. Easy fix. Jim could not get the furnace pilot to light and I didn't get it checked out yet. Then there's the little 'whoopsie' dent from my adventure. That's going to be something the new owner get repaired but it looks easy to repair.
Final details have not been worked out but the plan is set in stone, tho I do reserve the right to visit and sleep on the small bunk on occasion.
I think Jim and Pat would have gone to their graves without telling of my issues but they worked their asses off and were patient and kind at all times. Gentlemen, the both.
I will stay on the forum and my home is always open to any traveler and a standing offer of a meal is there too.
Gunnery Sgt. Rob J.
