120 in 110

Another week (and some) has passed here in our old hometown. And, we continue to keep ourselves busy. We're just about done with our health care stuff. This week it was the cats' turn. They paid a visit to the vet we loved for a decade or two. They're both doing great. Of course, our boy kitty was recommended a "dental plan" to the tune of nearly $700. Apparently, that's common practice for vets who practice in one of the 100 most affluent counties in the country. We passed on that. Instead, we'll let the boy chew on rocks or something until we can get a second opinion.

I've been working diligently to get our travel blog up to date. I'm not quite there yet, but there are new posts for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Crested Butte, Gunnison and Colorado Springs. More to come, of course. But, it's sure been fun reliving our wonderful Summer days in Colorado. We can't wait to get back!

Here in our old, decrepit home park, we've been dealing with other issues. When we arrived a couple of weeks ago, we were assigned the same site we had in September. It's long enough, relatively level (which is a big plus for this place) and satellite-friendly, which is a rarity in this tree-covered park. A problem we noticed during our five-day stay in September was that the voltage was frequently low. On those 90-degree days back then there were air conditioners humming all over the place, and we were running on just one compressor, so we didn't worry about it. And, since we've returned, the mild weather hasn't required the power demands of summer. But, in the last few days Mother Nature has turned down the thermostat around here. Things have definitely gotten chilly, and the power demands in the park increased. With that, our voltage plummeted.

We've been monitoring the situation carefully for the last few days, keeping a steady eye on our digital multimeter. This morning the voltage was so low we worried about turning on the toaster. It was time to do something.

A week or so ago we brought the situation to the attention of park management, and they promptly dispatched an electrician. His diagnosis was that we were sharing a "Y" with our neighbor from the main line. (That would explain why our power dropped when his AC came on!) There was a problem with the Y, but he couldn't locate it. The park offered to move us as soon as the place cleared out. And, today was the day.

We were reassigned to Site 110, just two sites up. It's just as long and more level than the place we had been calling home. The big question was if we would still be able to get a satellite signal. (This is the same site we called home without satellite in the very chilly days of December 2009.) After packing everything up (Whether you're moving two sites or 200 miles, you have to do that!), we made the move and carefully placed the moose in the hopefully most satellite friendly spot in the new site. We plugged in and headed straight for the TV. It worked! With that, we put down jacks, extended slides and called the new place home.

And, oh yeah, we pulled out the multimeter and put the new site to the real test. We're so happy to report we are rock steady at 120 volts in Site 110.

Life is good!