Pretty soon we'll have all our major systems replaced here at El Casa Móvil De Pennington, as it seems like I'm running out of things that break and/or wear out. Last night it was our furnace... the blower motor quit blowing. And the blower motor is indeed gone, as verified by Andy the RV Doctor a few minutes ago. I suppose this sorta thing is to be expected, as nothing is forever... especially where machines are concerned. The good news is the furnace should be repaired by tomorrow evening. The BEST news is the furnace waited to fail until the weather warmed up considerably.
But Hey! This is all small stuff compared to events elsewhere in the world, eh?
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Speaking of those events... Blog-Bud Deb sends along a link to a NY Times feature with a series of before and after satellite images of the Japan tsunami devastation. A couple o' screen caps:
Before
After
The BEST news is the furnace waited to fail until the weather warmed up considerably. Amen to that, could have been a complete freeze-up! And thanks for the link Buck. I'll have to get mine arse in gear and clear my desk (5 jobs closing between now and the end of the month) and get back to posting.
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Welp. Normally, I'd say something like "Man, you can't catch a break" but when looking at your blown blower in juxtaposition with Japan's latest issue, I guess all I can really say is "It coulda been worse"...
ReplyDeleteAt least it wasn't your fridge, eh? Beer's still cold, right?
I saw these pictures, the special effect of the slider really makes the difference of before and after so stark.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like an end of the world scene. Which I guess for those poor souls in Japan it was, or at least pretty darn close.
It does make the heater issue a little less impactful, but its not selfish to have concern over your own well being, even if others have it much worse.
Good luck on the repairs.
Sorry about your furnace, but glad it'll be repaired quickly. Buck, thanks to you (and Deb) for that NY Times link. The devastation is unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteGlad you have someone that can work on RV's. Several of our friends who have them have to wait for weeks to get any kind of repair.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of the devistation in Japan are hard to look at. The people caught up in this thing are the one's I feel sorry for, whole families just wiped out. Unreal.
At least was a furnace blower and not the beer 'fridge.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that, could have been a complete freeze-up!
ReplyDeleteWell, we DID have a complete freeze-up while we were off to the Holiday Inn, and that was a result of furnace-failure of another sort... which will be fixed tomorrow, as well. Stuff just gets old.
Matt and Inno: DON'T be talkin' about fridge-failure! That's prolly the next item to go... Doctor Andy and I had just that discussion this morning. My RV is 11 years old and the systems have a predictable and useful life of about ten years. So we're holding our breath in this space, with the knowledge that Failure WILL happen, eventually.
Anon: Looking at those photos is a most-sobering experience. One is left with the feeling "that there but for the grace of God," and all that.
Dan and Ed: Andy the RV Doctor is a treasure of the first order. I only hope I die before he retires... and I'm half-serious.
What would we do without Andy the RV Doctor!!
ReplyDeleteAnd as for those photos of Japan -- I have a really hard time looking at them. I understand what a long, long road Japan faces -- and Japan was pretty well prepared.
Damn.
Wow. The most striking thing, to me, is the color of the foliage on the trees. I realize there may be some difference in contrast and color just from the time of day or whatever, but still.
ReplyDeleteAlso keep in mind that most RVs are meant to be used a few times a year, not everyday as yours is. Still, it seems the smaller the item, the more it costs to replace (ie the fridge in an RV is ridiculous!)
ReplyDeleteI understand what a long, long road Japan faces -- and Japan was pretty well prepared.
ReplyDeleteYou more than most, Moogie. I've hesitated making comparisons between the tsunami and Katrina but I can't help but feel the tsunami was worse. Residents of N'Awlins, Gulfport, Biloxi, and other cities might tend to disagree, though.
Jim: I hear ya... some of the difference might be seasonal, too.
Jenny: I hear ya. ESPECIALLY about the fridge... $1,500.00 for sumthin' that small is a whole boat-load o' ridiculous.
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