So where'd Li go???

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So where'd Li go???

Postby flick4411 » Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:43 pm

I'm assuming that you've been wondering about my whereabouts. :roll: Suffice it to say, work went to hell in a handbasket...I lost my cool at work after being antagonized by one of my subordinates for weeks. She is one of the passive-aggressive types and only works enough to LOOK busy. I challenged her on a work assignment and she turned on her hystronics and started yelling, crying, and accusing me of all sorts of crap. I just lost it and started yelling too. :o :oops: :o I shouldn't have, but I did. That being said, I "fired" myself--my boss and I are switching jobs. She's way tougher than I am, so the subordinate is in for a surprise. We'll do the switch on the 24th of April.

But I had a great day today, and I got Foo Foo ready for the shake down run. My neighbor, Sterling, said I should go ahead and bring her home and get rid of the antifreeze. I hooked up the "city" water and added water into the tank and figured out how to dump that quickly by flipping the lever in the water service area. I ran out all the antifreeze from all the faucets. Then I filled it up again, and tried to use the water pump. I went over and over the directions, making sure I'd already opened the valve for the hot water heater. But with no city water, I had no water. I could hear the pump running, but nothing was happening. So I turned it all off, and went through all the directions again. Still no water, but the pump is running. What am I missing? I looked at all the pictures in the book again, and one of them showed yet another valve by the pump. Now the pump is under the bed, so Sterling helped me move the mattress, and then I unscrewed two screws on the bed platform. Sterling and I are staring at the pump, when he sees the valve. Not in the same place as the picture, but there it is. He flips the valve. So I go back to the panel, and hit the pump and it works! Yea!!! So we put the platform back into place, screws back in, and put the mattress back down. So now there's tank water working. So next is the hot water heater. I had already flipped the bypass valve such that the water flows into the tank. I also went outside and flipped the TP lever and water was coming out so that's all good. I turned on the electric water heater and now to wait. I also turned on the fridge to electric and waited. But nothing was happening. Hummmmmm...then it hit me. Well, DUH...I'm not hooked to shore power! And the generator is not on either! Double DUH! So I then went around and turned on the propane. That was a bit of an issue too, as it started to blow out frozen gas from the valve. So i turned it off, went back to the book. There is some semi convoluted sentence about venting. So I go back to the tank, and turn the valve on again...the "venting" stops. I try turning it off and on again, and this time there's no venting. I then checked the line for leaks by painting soap water on the lines. All is well. So I go back inside, and I first check the stove...all three burners light. Then I go to the panel and turn on the gas power to the hot water heater. And finally, I turn on the fridge. I went outside and checked the hot water heater and there's a nice blue flame burning. Yea again! So then I start to put away a bunch of things I brought out to the RV, working for about a half hour. I checked the hot water at the faucets..and voila! There's hot water. And the fridge is getting cool. So I have water, I have fridge, hot water, and a working water pump! All is well, and she's ready for the trip.

So lastly, I wanted to be sure I could do all the steps for emptying the tanks. So I get my hose out, hook it up and pull the valve of the grey tank. Aint nothing but water in there so I let it go down the gutter. I empty out the grey tank, then thought I should just pull the black lever and make sure it worked. There was nothing in the black tank except the water I put in there after the additive. So I pulled the lever and out comes minty fresh blue water. So I close everything back up. I drain the hose, and put it back away. So I then lock everything up outside, turn off the propane, ensure there's nothing left to fall over on the inside, and finally I drove her back to the lot. I am ready to go get her on Wednesday after work, park her outside the house, cool down the fridge, and load her up for Thursday. I am oh so ready to go...Just gotta get to the store on Tuesday night for vittles.

I know how to turn everything on, plug everything in, and spend the night Thursday night. I always knew the best way to learn is by doing...and this RV is certainly proving that theory! :roll: :roll: So combine that OJT with my having written down everything I could think of, it should be a piece of cake come Wednesday. ;) ;)

Hope you are all doing well. I will catch up on the many postings I have missed in the last two weeks once I am settled into the campsite this weekend! (Oh it is so cool t be able to say that....) :lol: :D :lol: :D
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby AlmostThere » Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:48 pm

Wow, great job!! I hope to be doing that soon.
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby BarbaraRose » Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:59 pm

Sounds like you are getting it all figured out! Good for you!
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby Rufflesgurl » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:02 pm

You go girl - Enjoy!!

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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby Bethers » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:07 pm

Good job all around. Sounds like you took care of the work situation. And you got the idea on rving - practice makes perfect. You did good, good good. I think you're more than ready for your trip.
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby cpatinjones » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:42 pm

Good job! You are ready.
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby dpf » Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:15 pm

YOU ROCK GIRL! Have a great time on your shake down trip!
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby avalen » Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:31 am

wow, you go girl!!
and YES, I was wondering why you hadn't posted in a while.
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby Irmi » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:09 am

Li, I'm so glad things are working out for you. Have a great time on your shake down cruise.
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby Pookie » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:42 am

Li,
So excited for you and all of us who are getting ready to set out soon. Sounds like you've got things heading in the right direction, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Can't wait to hear about your adventures :D :D



p.s your use of hystrionics is cracking me up :lol: :lol: :lol: Sounds like your co-worker is in for a rude awakening for sure :lol: :lol: :lol: .
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby Liz » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:51 am

Fun, Fun, fun...figuring it all out. Now comes the real fun...the shakedown cruise! No better way to dissipate stress from work. You did good!
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby khenrie » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:25 am

Oh fun! I am right behind you. We have no outside water yet (still too cold to turn it on) so that'll have to wait a few weeks, but LOVED reading about your experience! Can't wait to hear about your trip out.
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby BirdbyBird » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:03 am

...with pictures, right? :)

and congratulations for surviving Cr@#P at work. :)
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby bluepinecones » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:41 pm

Welcome back. Good job on checking things out so FOOFOO will be ready for your adventures - actually she was ready, now you are too.
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Re: So where'd Li go???

Postby Travelinana » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:36 pm

We're all so excited for you...and most of us relived everything you said...Oh, how I remember hurriedly getting that book out, begin scanning each page wishing even praying for that answer to miraculously jump out of the page. We all know from experience there is an answer and a solution to each snag but still we think maybe this will have to go back to the factory to be rebuilt or maybe something crucial is missing and this is why I got the good deal..we've all experienced it. Go and celebrate the solution found at work to a problem and your new first excursion in Foo Foo.
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