DIY---WINE GLASS RACK

Remember last year when we took out the stereo system and replaced it with a rack that holds nine bottle of wine??? That modification created another problem...where do the wine glasses go?? So many months later, after thinking this situation over, I had my plan in place for my "wine glass rack".


Step one was to buy a piece of wood 12"x4"x3/4". Then I needed to sand it which I did in the Arizona sunshine.


Step two was to walk over to the neighbors, Marty and Sandy's, and borrow a can of Min Wax to stain my chunk of wood. Then I obviously stained my wood.

I purchased the actual metal rack online last summer while we were in Lake Tahoe....it has been waiting to go to work every since.....never fear, the day has arrived!! It got screwed to my sanded, stained piece of wood.

Now I have placed my new wine glass rack in the cupboard next to the wine rack....in this picture it is being held in place with wooden wedges until the adhesive strips set and hold.

The finished product.....doesn't it look nice?? It actually holds three glasses, but one of them wasn't empty... Cheers!!

Reverse Phone Number Look Up

Who's phone number is that? Where is that company located? Where do those RV Friends live? Do these questions ever come across your desk?

Well now you can find the answer quickly and for free. Just use this free website:

http://www.nationwidephonelookup.com/

It's simple, enter the phone number of the incoming call and this website will search for an exact match, and report the city and state of the phone number you entered.

Great tool for searching out a company you just ordered from so you can figure how long it will take for the shipping of a product you just ordered on the Internet. Crap, my last purchase is coming from Florida, that's gonna take all week to get here!!

http://www.nationwidephonelookup.com/

CONVERTER

THE MOUNTAINEER TRAVEL TRAILER HAS AN ELECTRICAL CONVERTER. WHAT DOES A CONVERTER DO?

The converter in your RV basically does two jobs.

1) When you are plugged into electricity it converts a portion of the 120 volts coming into the RV down to 12 volts so all of the 12 volt devices like overhead lights and fan motors will operate without draining the RV battery.

2) It has a battery charger built in the converter to keep the RV battery charged (topped off).

The noise you are hearing is most likely the fan on the converter. The converter gets warm when it is on so the manufacturer adds a fan to help keep it cool. Some are very noisy. You DO NEED the converter on when you are plugged in. If the converter wasn't on, or wasn't operating properly you would run the RV battery down because you are using the 12-volt appliances and devices.

THE CONFUSION IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CONVERTER AND AN INVERTER. WHAT DOES AN INVERTER DO?

Inverters take 12V DC from the batteries and changes it to 120V AC so most 120 Volt AC electric items may be operated without "plugging in" or running a generator.

WE DON'T HAVE AN INVERTER IN OUR TRAILER, SO IF WE AREN'T PLUGGED IN, ALL WE HAVE IS A SINGLE BATTERY TO RUN OUR 12 V SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES LIGHTS, THE FURNACE BLOWER, AND THE IGNITER FOR THE REFRIGERATOR TO BE ABLE TO RUN ON LP. NO MICRO WAVE, NO AIR CONDITIONING, NO TV, ETC. IF WE'RE BOONDOCKING AND NOT PLUGGED IN.

THE OTHER DAY WHILE PLUGGED IN HERE AT BLACKSTONE RV PARK, WE LOST OUR 12 VOLT LIGHTS INSIDE AND THE FURNACE WOULDN'T RUN. HOW CAN THAT BE? THE MICRO WAVE, A/C, AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL PLUGS WORK JUST FINE. TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT, WE NEEDED TO REPLACE OUR ELECTRICAL CONVERTER.

WHERE IS THIS MAGIC BOX, THE CONVERTER? THE ELECTRICAL STUFF IS LOCATED IN A FUSE BOX THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

ALL THE FUSES, BOTH 12 VOLT LIKE IN YOUR CAR, AND 110 VOLT BREAKERS LIKE IN YOUR HOUSE ARE IN THIS CASE.

SO HERE IS THE CONVERTER UNDER ALL THE THE FUSES AND BREAKERS.

LOOKS KINDA COMPLICATED DOESN'T IT? YUP, AND IT'S NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE EITHER. HERE IS THE TECH JUST FINISHING UP.

THERE IS A LESSON TO LEARN HERE. THE REASON MY CONVERTER DIED IS BECAUSE I LET MY 12 VOLT BATTERY GO DRY, TOO MANY TIMES. PROPER BATTERY MAINTENANCE NOT ONLY PROLONGS THE LIFE OF YOUR BATTERY, BUT SAVES YOUR EXPENSIVE CONVERTER. CHECK YOUR BATTERY WATER OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE CAMPING IN DESERT THE SOUTHWEST WHERE THE WATER EVAPORATES QUICKLY.

"SUNNY & 80"

THE PUNCH LINE
"The economy is so bad that today on Oprah Winfrey's show, she gave everybody in the audience a car . . . company." - David Letterman

HOOCH'S, GOLDEN SHORES, AZ

WE FINALLY MADE IT TO HOOCH'S FOR MONDAY TACOS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE .75 CENTS TACOS THAT USED TO BE .50 CENTS ARE STILL .75 CENTS.

I HAD MY CAMERA RIGHT IN MY POCKET WHEN THE WAITRESS LAID OUT OUR HALF DOZEN TACOS. DID I REMEMBER TO TAKE A PICTURE BEFORE WE SUCKED 'EM UP? HELL NO !!

GUESS YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO JOIN US SOME MONDAY AFTERNOON IN GOLDEN SHORES, ARIZONA FOR .75 CENT TACOS AT HOOCH'S TO SEE FOR YOUR SELF.

OH, I ALMOST FORGOT WE ENJOYED OUR TACOS ON THE OUTSIDE PATIO, CAUSE IT'S "SUNNY & 80".




THE PUNCH LINE
"There's going to be an auto show in Washington -- $10 to get in, $25 billion to get out." -- Jay Leno

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK

GEEES, ANOTHER PACKER LOSS? AGAIN, I CALL FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE TED THOMPSON CONTRACT AS THE GM IN GREEN BAY. WHAT IF ......?

ON SUNDAYS I HAVE TWO CHANCES TO CATCH THE PACKER GAME ON TV. EITHER A PHOENIX OR LAS VEGAS AFFILIATE WILL CARRY THE GAME. THIS WEEK NEITHER MARKET PICKED UP ON THE SO-SO PACKERS. AFTER WORKING TILL 3 AM, I WOKE UP MARY AT 11 AM, AND ASKED HER TO TAKE ME TO LAUGHLIN TO SEE THE SECOND HALF OF THE GAME AT ONE OF THE LOCAL CASINOS.

(NOTE TO GRANDMA: DOESN'T THAT BLUE SKY AND PALM TREE LOOK BETTER THAN THE RAIN, SNOW, AND ICE OF GREEN BAY? SEE YA IN TWO WEEKS!!)


WE WATCHED THE SECOND HALF OF THE PACKER GAME AT LOSER'S LOUNGE IN THE RIVERSIDE CASINO. I ALWAYS GET A CHUCKLE OUT OF A COCKTAIL LOUNGE IN A CASINO CALLED, "LOSER'S LOUNGE".

HERE IS A PICTURE OF HOW TO WATCH ALL THE GAMES ON SUNDAY.



YUP, 10 DIFFERENT TV'S ALL WITH SUNDAY FOOTBALL GAMES !!!

WE WEREN'T THERE IN TIME TO GO TO THE SPORTSBOOK TO BET ON THE PACKERS TO WIN THE GAME, BUT SINCE IT WAS HALF TIME WE MADE A SMALL BET THE PACKERS WOULD OUT SCORE THE PANTHERS IN THE SECOND HALF, AND WON $9.10 FOR THE BELIZE FUND.

SPEAKING OF BELIZE, TODAY WINDS UP "UNCLE HANS" & WENDY'S FALL PILGRIMAGE TO BELIZE. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE PAIN INVOLVED LEAVING THE SUNNY CARIBBEAN TO RETURN TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. BELIZE BLOGS BY "UNCLE HANS" UPCOMING !!

THE PUNCH LINE
"The economy is so bad, the White House turkey turned down the pardon. He says he lost all his money in the stock market and has nothing left to live for." -- Jay Leno