Maintenance

In talking (via forum) to some fellow RVers, I'm getting some information about my non-functional microwave oven.

As was suggested, I found the power cord plugged into its own power receptacle in the kitchen cupboard next to the microwave. I unplugged it from there and tried the other kitchen receptacle - yep, it's still tripping the breaker. I tried the bathroom receptacle, and, yes, it trips that breaker as well. So, despite all my observations of "Yeah, but how many times have you seen a microwave oven go bad? It's a perfected technology!", it seems my microwave oven has - yes - gone bad. Color me clueless, as usual.

Another poster suggested that, if I don't want to wait/sit in Camping World's waiting room (which is, by the way, 80 miles in the opposite direction of where I'm headed), I could go to Walmart and buy a similar (size being the important criteria) microwave and install it myself. I know I could do this. I can see how the frame around the oven is mounted: just pull it off, toss the old/bad oven, and replace the new one. There's no wiring to be done; looks pretty simple. However, this is a warranty issue. Why should I pay/do the work when it's Camping World's job? I'll wait 'til I reach New Mexico, where I plan to spend quite a little time, and have it done there.

I'm up early this morning, aroused by the incessant barking of the dogs down the road. They're there to guard the goats from coyotes. No one lives there, and I don't know if the dogs are fed/watered daily or what, but they sure make a racket. It is, however, a gorgeous day: bright blue sky and no humidity, although it's slowly making its way from the Gulf. I can feel it breathing down my neck, literally. The nape of my neck gets damp.

Speaking of maintenance, I'm off to do some laundry. A woman's work is never done, but, in my case, at least there's no one telling me what work to do. Ah, (retirement, as well as the single-) life is grand!

Late afternoon update: Took the indoor vent screen off the furnace to clean off all the dust. In the two months I've been using the RV fulltime, I've noticed an inordinate amount of white dust. I have several white or offwhite cotton rugs and I wonder if those are the source. While laundering them today I added fabric softener, in hopes that the rugs'll stop "shedding". When I finally got in the driver's seat after a month in Brookshire, the dashboard was covered with fine white dust. I noticed it's even inside the oven. (Note to self: Clean the oven before you light it. :))

I've also noticed that whatever the roads in the RV Park are made of, they're hell on the rugs. It looks like fine gravel covered with tar. It's throughout the Park. After I washed the rugs today, I stepped onto one of them after having taken the dogs for a walk and left a nice, dark footprint. Phooey! All that work for nought.

I'm not sure what today's high is, but I've had the air conditioner running ever since around 11:AM. The humidity's only 33%, but in the sun, it's hot out there! I notice no one's out walking around today. Smart folks.