MURPHY'S LAW

FIRST OFF I WAS RAISED IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE MID-WEST WITH THE FARMERS. VERY EARLY ON I LEARNED TO PISS’N MOAN JUST LIKE THE FARMERS. I SWEAR THEY COMPLAIN WHEN IT’S RAINING AND THEY COMPLAIN WHEN IT ISN’T.

WE BACKED UP THE TRUCK TO THE ROAD READY TRAILER AND THE ELECTRIC FRONT JACK WOULDN’T WORK. NOW WHAT? TURNS OUT THE BATTERY IN THE CAMPER WAS DEAD. OVER THE WINTER IN THE DESERT CLIMATE THE WATER IN THE BATTERY EVAPORATES RENDERING THE BATTERY WORTHLESS.

OH WELL WE’RE ON THE WAY TO MOHAVE RV PARTS AND SERVICE TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARING REPACKED, WE’LL HAVE THEM INSTALL A NEW ONE.

THE WEATHER FORECAST IS FOR WIND IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 40 MPH. SO WE TOOK OFF EARLY FROM LAUGHLIN TO PAHRUMP. WE MADE OUR REGULAR PIT STOP IN SEARCHLITE.

BY 10:00 AM THE WINDS IN VEGAS WERE ALREADY ROARING……. IT WAS A SLOW TRECK OVER THE HUMP TO PAHRUMP IN 3RD GEAR AT 40 MPH DUE TO THE MOUNTAIN PASS AND THE HIGH WINDS, AND JUST AS SLOW ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE.
WE DID SUCCESSFULLY ARRIVE AT TERRIBLE’S LAKESIDE RV PARK, SITE OF THE GNRVA, A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. IT’ A BEAUTIFUL POND SURROUNDED BY GREEN GRASS, TREES, DUCKS, AND DUCK SHIT, ALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT.

DURING THE SET UP OF THE CAMPER, FIRST THING WAS A NEW SEWER HOSE TO ATTACH THE OLD ENDS TO. UP TO MY REGULAR LUCK WITH TOOLS THE FIRST THING I DID WAS POKE MY HAND WITH A RUSTY WIRE ON THE SEWER HOSE, JESUS, HAVE I HAD A TETANUS SHOT SINCE I WAS 12? HEY UNCLE HANS CAN YOU E-MAIL ME A TETANUS SHOT?

WHEN I WENT TO HOOK UP THE NEW SEWER HOSE AND REMOVED THE OUTER CAP I GOT A FULL SHOT OF SHIT…… LITERALLY…… THE BLACK WATER TANK WAS OPEN. HOLY CRAP, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

TURNS OUT DURING THE TRIP FROM LAUGHLIN THE VIBRATIONS CAUSED THE BLACK WATER TANK VALVE LEVER TO COME DISCONNECTED. SO IT’S UNDER THE CAMPER ON MY BACK, WITH TOOLS IN HAND, TO FIX THE DAMN THING. AFTER TWO HOURS ON MY BACK I GOT IT TO WORK, IT’S BYE NO MEANS A PERMANENT FIX…….

DESPITE THE FARMER LIKE COMPLAINING, WE’RE BACK TO “SUNNY & 80” WEATHER, RUNNING BAREFOOT IN THE GRASS, AND SUNBATHING BY THE POOL……..