ONE CONTROL

I'm not one to be on point since I'm usually sliding off to one side or the other.  Yesterday I think I was on point more than usual since I was sitting in one spot most of the day.

I did forget to pass along this little tip from the Slippery Salesman who showed me the Grand Design Reflection I purchased.  Apparently he owned a carpet business back East before retiring to Arizona.  Here's his big tip.  Barbasol.  

Supposedly, which I have not verified, Barbasol will remove anything from your carpets, including grease.  When I opted out of the $500 cost of spraying the furniture with $15 worth of protection, this was his solution to all those grease spots I was going to get.  Oh ... but he said the WHITE can.  I didn't see any white cans, but just thought I'd pass that little nugget along.  Be sure and do a test spot first.

Next on the long list of things to check out was the included tire pressure monitoring system.  I found the box and proceeded to read the instructions.  How hard can it be, right?  Put the little gizzies on the tires and see what they say.  

TireLinc became my nemesis of the day.  It seems there is this thing called One Control that you download to your phone.  Wasn't I surprised to find it could control the lights inside and out.  Well that's pretty cool!!  

Next up I had to ADD an accessory to that program.  That became quite the problem for about three hours.  The directions kept telling me there was a device in the rig, like a modem, with an antenna, that had a specific name and password on it that needed to be entered.  Most likely in the kitchen cupboards.  

I gave up twice, but you know how stubborn I am.  At long last I noticed a small sticker with the name One Control.  Sure enough THERE was the password.  It took some doing, but another hour later, I had all the gizzies installed on the tires and could check the pressure on my phone.  How cool is that?  

Just for fun, I tapped the little white circles and turned all the lights on and off.  Now I can do that from inside my truck before even getting out!!  Or if I forget ... I can turn them off from inside the house when at home, assuming of course I have phone service!!!  I can even put the slide and awning in or out using my PHONE!!  This is going to be fun to play with!!

My next big question was finally answered when I went outside, flipped the breaker off and plugged in my phone to the USB connections in the bedroom.  Yahoo!!  They work on 12 volt.  At least I can plug in my phone ... but not my computer.  

The next three hours were spent on the internet trying to find a cable that would plug my computer into the USB connection.  I have no idea if it will actually charge anything, but we shall see.  It was cheap at $8.00.

In the meantime, this not-so-big guy came for a drink.  I'm always surprised to see them wandering around in the daytime.  This baby looks a little worse for wear.

Today's challenge ... figure out how to put water in the fresh water tank.  There are six or seven little levers that have to be in the correct position in order to perform this task.  SO much different than my other rig!!!  Luckily for me, they put pictures on the wall for the uninformed and uninitiated.