The Heat Is On!

Saturday we passed a big milestone in finishing the house for Odie to live in. Yay!!! The house now has central heat and air!

Dad and Steve spent most of the day at the house overseeing the work. I was able to drive Saturday and go about the process of getting everything into place for revival because they left me nothing to worry about. I can not tell you what a blessing and help that is.

Our HVAC contractor, Jeff, brought a crew of men and went right to work. They had to set the inside unit, set the outside unit, finish the duct work between the inside unit and the ceiling, run and connect the copper, hook up the electrical inside and out, put in the vent covers and hook up the thermostat.

You will see in the pictures below that there is a 4" hole in the outside block. I think that is Jeff feeding the copper lines through the opening and up into the slab floor to the inside unit. That was a dandy idea to put that pipe in before pouring the slab. It saved a lot of work Saturday and will make replacement easier if necessary in the future.

I do not know how they decided who would work on the outside unit but it was a very cold day so I am sure his job was pretty miserable. Everyone stayed right with it until the job was complete.

They did have some delay because of a faulty thermostat but the furnace was blowing nice warm air by the end of the day. Jeff will come back with a thermostat and install a vent in the side of the inside unit and then it will be completed.

Dad checked everything on Sunday and Monday. The house is cozy warm. Hallelujah! I really should have had Jeff complete this before the first hint of winter but I made the best decisions I could at the time. I am very glad it is done now.

Steve served as the official photographer for the final stage of the HVAC project and the pictures are below. I hope you enjoy. We sure were happy to see these pictures!

As soon as the outside temperatures warm up a little, the installation of the siding should begin. It is beginning to look good.

Thank you for stopping in to read today.

Davy

Weekend Woundup and Weview January 8, 2018

Odie made a last minute visit to our beloved Acapulco with cousin Lisa on Wednesday and snapped a few pictures of the salsa drinkers in action.

Come on, girls! You are going to have to get the straw down in the salsa bowl to make it at least look real!😀😀

I will begin the Weekend Woundup and Weview on Thursday when we left Ohio.

I already mentioned that we made it out of the frigid cold north without any problems on Thursday. Once we crossed the state line into Kentucky we even had some sunshine. There was not much sun to be seen at the Lazy OD Ranch though.

You can see some sun in this dash cam shot on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky less than 2 1/2 hours later.

We pulled out of the drive at 1:35 PM and hit traffic in Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville at the perfect time. We hardly every do that but it worked great this time.

We were in need of an oil change in the BoggsMobile and I had intended to stop at the Speedco in Franklin, Kentucky right near the Tennessee state line. I called about 15 minutes before the exit and they were backed up at least two hours and maybe (probably) more. Since I had the option of stopping at another Speedco further south and Nashville traffic was clear, we decided to press on south.

We scooted right around Nashville and onto I-40 west with no problems at all. I foolishly passed the first rest area thinking the next one would have open parking places but it did not. We finally stopped just east of Jackson, Tennessee at an closed weigh station turned truck parking area. We had driven 417 miles.

I slept a few good hours and would have left way before daylight but we were blocked in by trucks. I guess it is a good thing we were not in a sure enough hurry. I parked where I did so as not to block other trucks. The only truck in the picture below that was there when we arrived was the flatbed that you can barely see on the center right.



It was a cold night but Friday became progressively warmer the farther we drove. By the time we arrived in Jackson, Mississippi it was 45 degrees! I mean every syllable when I say Praise the Lord!

The total mileage for the day was only 317 miles but that included a 3 1/2 hours visit to Speedco in Jackson. There were two trucks in the lanes and two trucks in lines when we arrived. They had me pull in the open bay and then wait for the other four trucks to be completed. No problem at all.



I took a little nap and two+ hours after we pulled in they started on the BoggsMobile. They were super nice and I had a great conversation with the workers and two drivers. The slowdown was the tech on the bus had never serviced a bus so he was in training.

There was a nice 1990 Peterbuilt with a Cat engine that has never been rebuilt according to the owner. He said it only had 1.5 million miles. He pulls a stainless refer trailer with red accents.



The engine oil analysis machine was not functioning. It was not functioning last March when we were at this same Speedco. I did the same thing I did then. I had them put some of the old oil in a little jar and I will stop at another Speedco and have them run the analysis.

The RV spots at the Flying J at the same exit were filled with cars so we rolled about an mile to the Bass Pro. We parked there overnight and I think we all slept pretty good.



The drive the rest of the way to Pine Prairie was less than 250 miles but 145 miles of it was not interstate. We took it nice and slow and pulled into the Christian Tabernacle before 1:00 PM Saturday.

Crossing the Mighty Mississippi!

It is very good to be back with our friends here. We love these folks and they have proven their love for us through the years as well. We had a good evening Saturday, a wonderful Homecoming service Sunday along with a great meal and special fellowship most of the day Sunday evening.

Pastor Gautreaux and Christian Tabernacle are celebrating 21 years as a church in Pine Prairie. Their new building was dedicated two years ago and it is so nice. It seems to be just the right size and is very beautiful.

Yesterday they had a temporary ramp ready for Miss Odie Podie. Odie loves that!

Bro and Sis. Juneau

Pastor Barry Gautreaux, Sis. Teresa with me and Kelly Jo

We will have many more pictures before the week is over. I am quite sure God is going to meet with us in revival and we will all be blessed.

That wraps up our weekend. Thank you for tuning in.

Davy