Sewing Machine

By Uncle Hans

A few months back there was a blog about a new sewing machine and how machine triumphed over man, specifically this man.....

.....I was able to cut off a pair of jeans, but they looked like they were done by a 6 year old.  Recently, on a trip in the motorhome, Renee decided to get out the book and figure it out......

.....Tinker helped her......

.....pretty soon, the fool thing was humming......

..................... she and Tinker cut off another pair of jeans and they look really professional.

By Uncle Hans

MORE HEAT

Monday, 24

108 | 79 °F

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Tuesday, 25

106 | 82 °F

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Wednesday, 26

111 | 84 °F

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Thursday, 27

115 | 88 °F

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Friday, 28

118 | 88 °F

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THAT’S OUR WEATHER FORCAST FOR NEXT WEEK.

I THOUGHT BUYING THE PARK MODEL UP ON THE MOUNTAIN WOULD MAKE OUR LAST SUMMER ON THE DESERT GO FASTER AND SHORTER, ESPECIALLY WITH SIX WEEKS OF VACATION.  IT’S NOT HAPPENING, WE ARE EVEN MORE MISERABLE THAN USUAL KNOWING WE COULD BE THERE INSTEAD OF HERE.

ON TOP OF THAT WE CAME HOME LAST NIGHT TO WATER PROBLEMS IN THE RV PARK, AS IN NO WATER. NO CHANGE THIS MORNING, STILL NO WATER.  I CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT THE RESIDENTS THAT RELY ON SWAMP COOLERS ARE GOING TO DO THIS AFTERNOON?

LUCKILY WE USE TWO AIR CONDITIONERS AND HAVE A FULL FRESH WATER TANK OF WATER TO USE, SO I HAD MY MORNING COFFEE AND SHOWER.

ANOTHER PROBLEM IS CAT HAIR.  IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER WE HAVE CAT HAIR EVERYWHERE !!  “AZ” ALLOWS DAILY BRUSHING, BUT SUSIE WON’T SIT STILL FOR THAT.

JEES, WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTRIC BILL?

I COULD GO ON PISS’N AND MOAN’IN, BUT I THINK YOU GET THE IDEA. I’D RATHER BE IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING HAVING AN ICE COLD BEER WITH UNCLE NEIL AND AUNT KATHY OR ON THE PONTOON WITH UNCLE HANS AND RENEE ON CABLE LAKE.

RELIEF COMES RIGHT AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY WHEN WE GO HOUSE/DOG SITTING WHERE THERE IS A BACKYARD POOL FOR A WEEK, FOLLOWED BY TWO WEEKS ON THE MOUNTAIN, BACK TO LAUGHLIN AND WORK FOR TWO WEEKS, AND THEN RETURN FOR TWO WEEKS TO THE MOUNTAIN. BY THEN IT SHOULD BE CLOSE TO LABOR DAY AND AT LEAST THE OVERNIGHT TEMPS SHOULD IMPROVE.

   “SUNNY &107”

Morel Mushrooms

By Uncle Hans

Rex and Mary spent part of their Wisconsin vacation time hunting the elusive morel mushroom.  Their timing was correct but mother nature was late with spring by about a month.  A week after they left, Hannah showed up at our house with a nice collection someone had work had given her......

......after a rinse, they were cut up for frying........

  .....sorry if this painful, Rex,............

     .....but they sure went down easy!!  mmmmmmmm!

  .....there are a few ways to make them, but I prefer fried in butter and served with brown gravy over pasta or potatoes....

By Uncle Hans

P.S.   to add insult to injury for Rex, we found this sign in the window of a restaurant.

HERE’S THE HEAT

HERE’S THE HEAT, AND I’M NOT TALKING BASKETBALL, I’M TALKING WEATHER. WE’RE INTO TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I DUG THE SECOND AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF THE SHED, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN THE BEDROOM, THE WINDOW EXHAUST HOSE WAS MISSING. I CALLED THE 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND AFTER BEING ON HOLD FOR 43 MINUTES I ACTUALLY TALKED TO AN ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON. I EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM AND SHE TOOK MY SHIPPING ADDRESS AND SAID, “OK”. WAIT !!! WAIT !!! DON’T YOU WANT MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER, ETC? NOPE IT’S COVERED UNDER WARRENTY……

AFTER WAITING FOR THE PART FOR A WEEK, I FINALLY LOOKED UP ANOTHER SUPPLIER ON THE INTERNET AND ORDER THE PARTS AGAIN. THIS TIME I NEEDED THAT CREDIT CARD…..

PARTS NOT IN THE WAREHOUSE, EXSPECT SHIPMENT IN 11 – 17 DAYS, SAID THE E-MAIL. JESUS, IT’S GOING TO BE THE FOURTH OF JULY BEFORE I GET BOTH AIR CONDITIONERS WORKING RIGHT. I TEND TO GET A LITTLE GROWLY WHEN IT’S TOO HOT. OK, I’LL AMEND THAT, I’M A RAVING LUNITIC AND HUGH ASSHOLE WHEN IT’S TOO HOT!

MY KIDS LIKE TO REMIND ME OF AN OLD FRANKVILLE STORY WHEN I WAS PUTTING IN A WINDOW A/C ON A HOT DAY IN IOWA AND ENDED UP KICKING OUT THE GLASS WINDOW…..

JUDY WAS SO PISSED OFF THAT I HAD TO DRIVE MYSELF TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR STITCHES.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FREE PARTS FINALLY ARRIVED YESTERDAY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT INTO THE BEDROOM WITH NO PROBLEMS, OR STITCHES, THIS MORNING.  IT COOLED DOWN THE BEDROOM FROM 97 TO TO 80 IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES !!!

AS LONG AS I’M LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE, THE COUNTER ON MY HOMEPAGES SAYS 38 MORE DAYS UNTIL WE HEAD TO “THE MOUNTAIN”, EVEN THE CATS JUMP UP ON THE TABLE TO CHECK THE COUNTER EVERY MORNING WHEN I BOOT UP THE COMPUTER.

   “SUNNY & 110”

Trash Talk

By Uncle Hans

Renee's favorite sunning recliner finally gave up the ghost.  What to do?  it is too big for the trash bin, but a trip to the dump is nasty expen$ive, $75 the last time I went.  The trash pick-up is automated, the guys don't leave the truck.  So it does not pay to leave it at the curb with the trash.......

.......solution?  This little beast is a battery powered sawzall, will shred anything.  Like a hand held billy-goat....

.......this is what a sawzall will do to a chaise lounge in 3 minutes.......

......also, it helps to know someone who owns one and knows how to run it (oh, and meet Chase,the pup, the newest member of the family!).......

.......now it fits neatly into the trash bin.  We even recycled it because it was aluminum. 

The right tool for the right job!!

By Uncle Hans