ON THE HUNT .....

 Yup ... it's still hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk.  As I saw on my phone yesterday ... I better start being nice because there's no way I could survive Hell when I can't even stand 105 degrees here!!  I admit part of that is because I'm being super careful with the AC.  This is my true-up month, which up to this point has always been ZERO.  This year however, being home and running the air when it's this hot is going to cost me!

To help out, I noticed (literally overnight) that my solar panels were more than dirty.  I keep a close eye on it's production and it is slightly below normal.  Time to call the Bathtub Crew to clean them up.  It's cheap ... $5.00 a panel ... for him to use a small soft rotating brush and tons of treated soft water.  Definitely worth it in my book.

And here we are ... shiny and purdy ... free of the big splats from overhead hawks and buzzards.  My production jumped up quite a bit.  Doing this three times a year instead of twice, would probably be prudent.

Since one set of panels are on the other side of the garage, I had to move the RV.  I'm sure at some point it will become automatic, but right now, I really have to think about how to start it up.  Shifting gears is another thing ... there's no gear shift.  Just a little thing sticking out that you TAP for reverse and TAP for drive.  Tap the little button and you are in park.  That's going to be really hard to get used to when I'm an old gear shifting granny used to double clutching!!

Hooking the electrical back up was a hassle.  Here's the first cheesy thing I've found on this rig.  A cheap plastic ring to secure the electrical cord that would not thread on straight no matter what I did.  After much frustration, I finally just left it.

Then I was off ... in my easy to drive Chevy truck ... on the hunt to find DEF in a smaller container that I MIGHT be able to find a space for.  Trust me, space is 100% more limited than I realized.  If I find it, it will live with my clothes in the closet.

I actually ordered two containers like this from Amazon.  Apparently they dropped them, or smashed the containers because I got a message saying they were damaged.  I hit up every truck stop and auto supply within 30 miles and NO ONE carried the small containers.  That's a problem since the big ones are really heavy ... and I have to lift it up chest high to fill the tank.  

I actually have a 2.5 gallon jug of the stuff, so if I can find an empty smaller container, I'll just transfer it over.  Maybe even a one gallon water jug?

That was a wasted trip since the only thing I came home with was a bag of seed for Jonathan.  I paid $28.00 for a bag that used to cost me $10.  Cooper's dog food that was $18.00 is now $35.00.  I may soon be living off of Van Camps pork n beans!!!

Lunch was interesting ... not that this diet stuff is working ... it's a TLT.  Turkey, lettuce and tomato with a little cheese thrown in for good luck.  

While scrounging in the freezer for something to eat, I discovered I was OUT of Jonathan biscuits.  That can't happen ... and lucky for me, I found a can of yams without having to go back to town.  These parrots have to have orange stuff ... because that contains the vitamins they need to stay healthy.  Of course Jonathan hates anything orange.  This batch has yams, sunflower seeds, crushed peanuts and an egg, which is probably why he's still alive.

Company showed up around 5:00 with a smiling face.  She brought lots of food, but I just wasn't hungry.  I think the heat is wearing on me.  We spent the rest of the evening watching the Calgary Stampede from cooler than cool 70 degree Canada.  

Today I have nothing on my plate until 2:00 ..... because it's time for BINGO!!!!  This is when I tell all the nice ladies that BRA money is not allowed.  I'm sure you can figure out why!  Yessirree ... there'll be no stealing their purse as they walk down the street ........